Better Off Alone (2019) Horse

Foal Date

21-May-19

Colour

bay

Sire

Ocovango

Dam

Tina's Truffles

Prize Money

6974

Trainer

M Keighley

Owners

David Maughan

About

The Wincanton R6 BetMGM Who Wants A Nine-Darter Handicap Chase (GBB Race) features Better Off Alone, a 7yo gelding trained by M Keighley. It is by the stallion Ocovango out of the dam Tina's Truffles and has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in seven starts. In its most recent start at Uttoxeter on 19 Dec 2025, ridden by Freddie Keighley, it finished third behind winner Largy Force.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Uttoxeter 19-Dec-25 4023m SOFT R1 CL4 HcpCh $1,081 (of $8,755), SP: 3.25 1st Largy Force ( S Bowen 152 ) 2nd Doyouknowwhatimean ( B Macey 170 ) 0.75L 3rd Better Off Alone ( F Keighley 153 ) 8.75L See full resultsF Keighley 69.4kg 8.75L3 (9)
Worcester 06-Sep-25 4630m GOOD R2 CL4 HcpCh (of $8,755), Winning Time: 05:52.490, SP: 9.00 1st Almazhar Garde ( P O'brien 164 ) 2nd Harrys Hope ( B Jones 158 ) 1.75L 3rd Bagheera Ginge ( S Twiston-davies 158 ) 1.25L Better Off Alone ( S Bowen 157 ) 0.00L See full resultsS Bowen 71.2kg 0.00LUPD (7)
Lingfield 01-Feb-25 4630m SOFT R1 CL4 MdH $1,932 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 10:10.620, SP: 126.00 1st Pierrot Jaguen ( S Bowen 158 ) 2nd Better Off Alone ( J Best 158 ) 4.50L 3rd Taita Hills ( F Mitchell 158 ) 4.75L See full resultsJ Best 71.7kg 4.50L2 (7)
Cheltenham 25-Oct-24 4010m GOOD R6 CL2 NvH (of $17,706), Winning Time: 04:46.550, SP: 51.00 Off the pace in last pair, lost touch before 4 out, tailed off 1st Potters Charm ( S Twiston-davies 159 ) 2nd Minella Sixo ( D Gilligan 159 ) 2.25L 3rd First Confession ( B Powell 154 ) 12.00L 7th Better Off Alone ( S Bowen 154 ) 126.75L See full resultsS Bowen 69.9kg 57.5kgL7 (8)
Worcester 27-Sep-24 4020m SOFT R3 CL4 MdH $484 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 05:05.600, SP: 15.00 Chased leaders, losing ground from 7th, well held 3 out, not fluent 2 out, went remote 4th last 1st Potters Charm ( S Twiston-davies 158 ) 2nd Chancycourt ( C Brace 158 ) 3.50L 3rd Typhoon Flyer ( L Scott 158 ) 29.00L 4th Better Off Alone ( S Bowen 158 ) 0.00L See full resultsS Bowen 71.7kg 0.00L4 (10)
Bellharbour 04-Feb-24 4828m SOFT Md (of $4,193), SP: 3.25 Tr ld, 1l 2nd 1/2way, slwr jmp 4out, jnd ldr next, drpd to cl 2nd bef last, 1/2l dwn last, ko bt nt mtch wnr flat 1st Jakar Du Moulin ( R James 170 ) 2nd Better Off Alone ( P A King 170 ) 1.50L 3rd Rockvale ( D O'connor 170 ) 8.00LP A King 77.1kg 1.50L2 (4)
Loughanmore 08-Apr-23 4830m SOFT Md (of $4,193), SP: 6/1 Ww, 8th 1/2way, b mstk 5out, gd prog into 4th bef 3out, hmprd 2out & rdn, no ex bef str & drpd to rr of grp 1st I Play County ( B Dunleavy 165 ) 2nd Clondaw Royale ( D N Nevin 160 ) 2.00L 6th Better Off Alone ( D O'connor 165 , Cd 0 ) 29.50LD O'connor 74.8kg, Cd 0 29.50L6 (12)