Good To Be Alive (2021) Horse
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Good To Be Alive is a 5yo colt trained by O Murphy. It is sired by the stallion Shirocco out of the dam Because Of You. The horse has won two races so far. On 27th Jan 2026 at Plumpton, Good To Be Alive secured its biggest victory, earning $23437.00 in the Class 3 Handicap. It has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing the horse throughout its career would have yielded an 86% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kelso 01-Mar-26 4196m SOFT R5 CL2 HcpH $7,176 (of $29,511), SP: 3.50 1st Both Barrels ( C Nichol 159 ) 2nd Good To Be Alive ( S Bowen 165 ) 1.25L 3rd Frontier Prince ( J J Burke 152 ) 14.25L See full results | S Bowen 74.8kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Plumpton 27-Jan-26 4129m SOFT R4 CL3 HcpH $12,582 (of $23,437), Winning Time: 05:14.400, SP: 3.00 1st Good To Be Alive ( S Bowen 167 ) 2nd He's A Latchico ( T P Queally 155 ) 0.75L 3rd Lucky Manifest ( S Sheppard 164 ) 2.50L See full results | S Bowen 75.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Hereford 20-Dec-25 3957m SOFT R6 CL3 HcpH $6,221 (of $25,182), Winning Time: 04:59.780, SP: 9.00 1st Came From Nowhere ( L Williams 152 ) 2nd Good To Be Alive ( R T Dunne 159 ) 2.50L 3rd Lightningupourdays ( J Hogan 152 ) 0.50L See full results | R T Dunne 72.1kg 2.50L | 2 (9) |
| Huntingdon 22-Nov-25 3170m GOOD R4 CL4 HcpH $2,187 (of $8,854), Winning Time: 04:01.060, SP: 8.00 1st Mr Mcloughlan ( T Bellamy 166 ) 2nd Good To Be Alive ( T Hutsby 170 ) 0.50L 3rd Static ( C Maggs 166 ) 2.00L See full results | T Hutsby 77.1kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Kelso 07-Apr-25 3640m GOOD R1 CL4 NvH (of $7,869), Winning Time: 04:26.800, SP: 4.33 1st Cloonainra ( C Pritchard 159 ) 2nd Go Go Chicago ( J Hamilton 166 ) 2.25L 3rd Saracen Beau ( J Power 166 ) 2.50L 5th Good To Be Alive ( S Bowen 158 ) 19.25L See full results | S Bowen 71.7kg 19.25L | 5 (9) |
| Naas 24-Feb-25 3120m HEAVY R2 CL1 H $1,500 (of $30,000), Winning Time: 07:04.600, SP: 3.50 Held up, towards rear halfway, progress into 3rd before 4 out, slight mistake 4 out, 2nd before next, ridden entering straight, no extra before 2 out, one paced in 4th before last 1st Bacchanalian ( S O'keeffe 158 ) 2nd Kool One ( I Ryan 154 ) 11.00L 3rd Shoda ( J J Slevin 147 ) 6.50L 4th Good To Be Alive ( S Ewing 154 ) 28.50L See full results | S Ewing 69.9kg 28.50L | 4 (5) |
| Fairyhouse 05-Feb-25 3220m HEAVY R5 MdH $6,000 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 06:54.300, SP: 10.00 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd after 3 out, headway and not fluent next, pushed along and led last, ridden and kept on well run-in 1st Good To Be Alive ( S Ewing 161 ) 2nd Sundance Sioux ( B W Harvey 161 ) 6.00L 3rd Atlantic City ( E Walsh 154 ) 12.50L See full results | S Ewing 73kg | 1 (13) |