Better Be Slick (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

14-Nov-20

Sex

gelding

Colour

brown

Sire

Better Than Ready

Dam

Goldslick

Prize Money

101520

Trainer

Bodine Bailey

Owners

Mrs K J Casey, Mrs P J Moore, K R Moore, D M Vella, A E F Fa'aoso & J Knight

About

Better Be Slick is a 5yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Bodine Bailey in Cairns. He is by Better Than Ready out of Goldslick. He has chalked up three wins so far. On 22nd May 2024 at Ipswich, he secured his most notable victory, taking the $40000.00 3yo Maiden Set Weight. The horse has been a profitable pick for bettors, offering roughly a 21% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Townsville • Cairns • Sunshine Coast • Ipswich • Doomben • Eagle Farm • Gatton

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Townsville 09-Sep-25 1400m SOFT 5 R6 CL3-SW $1,950 (of $21,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:22.760, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 1st Arctic Bear ( A Holt 60 ) 2nd Hyde Park ( I Fry 60 ) 2.21L 3rd Better Be Slick ( K Zechner 60 ) 3.52L See full results	K Zechner 60 3.52L	3 (13)
Cairns 23-Aug-25 1250m GOOD 4 R8 CL3-SW $18,000 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.080, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.620 1st Better Be Slick ( L Morrison 58.5 ) 2nd Chartwell ( M E Apel 60 , Cd 58 ) 0.33L 3rd Thormendous Miss ( J L Taylor 56.5 ) 3.30L See full results	L Morrison 58.5kg	1 (12)
Cairns 16-Aug-25 1250m SOFT 5 R5 BM65 $1,700 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.400, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.840 1st Burraneer Buoy ( A Sewell 56 ) 2nd Ellie's Dream ( S N Cormack 56.5 ) 1.65L 3rd Almighty Jab ( L I Martyn 63 , Cd 60 ) 2.18L 4th Better Be Slick ( L Morrison 60 ) 2.51L See full results	L Morrison 60 2.51L	4 (11)
Cairns 24-Jul-25 950m SOFT 6 R5 BM60 $650 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:54.970, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840 1st Injada ( L J Morrison 57 ) 2nd Gamadale Nip ( R B Shred 57 ) 0.03L 3rd Bloomin' Ripper ( T H Leslight 58 ) 0.21L 5th Better Be Slick ( A Thomson 62.5 ) 0.52L See full results	A Thomson 62.5kg 0.52L	5 (9)
Cairns 15-Jul-25 950m SOFT 5 R6 BM 65 Hcp $650 (of $21,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:54.460, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.780 1st Lady Damus ( R Wiggins 60.5 ) 2nd Russian Mint ( A Butler 61.5 ) 0.17L 3rd Snitzaroo ( I Fry 61.5 ) 1.81L 5th Better Be Slick ( A Thomson 60 ) 4.89L See full results	A Thomson 60 4.89L	5 (9)
Sunshine Coast 28-Feb-25 1400m GOOD 4 R4 CL2 Hcp $4,800 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.200, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.230 1st More Trouble ( J W Mcmurray 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Better Be Slick ( D Thornton 59 ) 0.80L 3rd The Player ( V Duric 57 ) 1.00L See full results	D Thornton 59kg 0.80L	2 (9)
Ipswich 12-Feb-25 1350m SOFT 6 R7 3YO+ CL3 Hcp (of $38,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:20.440, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.450 1st Free Carry ( E P Lang 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Red Defcon ( M Wishart 55 ) 1.57L 3rd Badda Boom Baby ( A T Allen 58 ) 3.55L 11th Better Be Slick ( S Rutledge 58.5 ) 9.38L See full results	S Rutledge 58.5kg 9.38L	11 (13)
Ipswich 26-Jan-25 1350m SOFT 5 R4 BM 65 Hcp $15,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:19.980, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Better Be Slick ( S Rutledge 58 ) 2nd Sobute ( J W Mcmurray 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.09L 3rd Under The Palais ( J B Murphy 58.5 ) 0.44L See full results	S Rutledge 58kg	1 (8)
Sunshine Coast 29-Dec-24 1400m GOOD 4 R7 CL1 Hcp $1,000 (of $28,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.680, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.250 1st Banana Slide ( K Wilson-taylor 57 ) 2nd Peaceful Prince ( D Thornton 57.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Black Opium ( M Rodd 56.5 ) 1.20L 5th Better Be Slick ( J Huxtable 58.5 ) 2.20L See full results	J Huxtable 58.5kg 2.20L	5 (10)
Doomben 06-Dec-24 1200m SOFT 7 R8 CL1 Hcp $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.550, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 1st Cressbrook ( R D Dolan 54.5 ) 2nd About To Explode ( J M Orman 59 ) 1.63L 3rd Lozen ( K H Zechner 54 ) 5.95L 6th Better Be Slick ( S Collett 58.5 ) 9.66L See full results	S Collett 58.5kg 9.66L	6 (9)
Doomben 19-Nov-24 840m SOFT 7 R21 CL3-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:52.290 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.710 1st Take A Bow ( R Maloney ) 2nd Caspernova ( M R D Plessis ) 0.50L 3rd Better Be Slick ( S Collett 0 ) 1.25L	S Collett 0 1.25L	3 (6)
Eagle Farm 10-Jul-24 1400m SOFT 7 R7 3YO BM 70 Hcp $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.860, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.170 1st Rimbaud ( J Guthmann-chester 57.5 ) 2nd Spicy Legend ( C D Collis 60 , Cd 57 ) 1.76L 3rd Inca Trail ( D Thornton 56.5 ) 1.78L 7th Better Be Slick ( J Huxtable 57.5 ) 6.40L See full results	J Huxtable 57.5kg 6.40L	7 (7)
Gatton 20-Jun-24 1600m GOOD 4 R7 CL1 Hcp $3,500 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.220, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.340 1st Brave Agenda ( A Jones 57 ) 2nd Better Be Slick ( J Huxtable 60 ) 1.30L 3rd Dark Thinker ( J Guthmann-chester 56.5 ) 1.50L See full results	J Huxtable 60 1.30L	2 (12)
Sunshine Coast 09-Jun-24 1400m SOFT 6 R7 CL1 Hcp $1,450 (of $28,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.450, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.050 1st Acid Wash ( C Williams 60 ) 2nd Malarina ( J Guthmann-chester 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Rich Again ( K Wilson-taylor 58 ) 6.00L 4th Better Be Slick ( J Huxtable 59 ) 6.80L See full results	J Huxtable 59kg 6.80L	4 (11)
Ipswich 22-May-24 1350m GOOD 4 R3 3YO Mdn Set Weight $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:21.890, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.020 1st Better Be Slick ( J Huxtable 58 ) 2nd Victory Melody ( B Ainsworth 58 ) 0.58L 3rd Cryptic Sound ( C Graham 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.24L See full results	J Huxtable 58kg	1 (9)
Eagle Farm 08-May-24 1400m SOFT 7 R6 Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.390, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.730 1st Watermelon ( M Potgieter 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd United Front ( J L Bayliss 58.5 ) 0.53L 3rd Rosso Levanto ( J M Orman 56 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.58L 10th Better Be Slick ( M R D Plessis 58 ) 7.04L See full results	M R D Plessis 58kg 7.04L	10 (13)
Ipswich 01-May-24 1200m SOFT 5 R2 CH&G Mdn Set Weight $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.150, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.240 1st Taltarni Fields ( C Graham 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Perigean ( R Maloney 57.5 ) 2.65L 3rd Better Be Slick ( M R D Plessis 57.5 ) 3.16L See full results	M R D Plessis 57.5kg 3.16L	3 (10)
Doomben 17-Apr-24 1110m GOOD 4 R2 3YO Mdn Hcp $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.370, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.330 1st Adranos ( R Maloney 59.5 ) 2nd Mercian ( B Wheeler 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.07L 3rd Taltarni Fields ( C Graham 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 0.36L 8th Better Be Slick ( M R D Plessis 59.5 ) 5.77L See full results	M R D Plessis 59.5kg 5.77L	8 (10)
Doomben 14-Mar-24 840m SOFT 6 R19 3Y MDN/CL1-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:51.580 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.370 1st Little Show ( J P L Byrne ) 2nd Margot's Bullseye ( D Thornton ) 0.50L 3rd Better Be Slick ( M R D Plessis 0 ) 1.50L	M R D Plessis 0 1.50L	3 (6)
Ipswich 09-Nov-23 1350m GOOD 4 R4 MDN $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:20.320, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.050 1st Mighty Judd ( J Stanley 57 ) 2nd More Trouble ( C Bayliss 57 ) 1.30L 3rd Better Be Slick ( D Thornton 57.5 ) 1.40L See full results	D Thornton 57.5kg 1.40L	3 (14)
Ipswich 18-Oct-23 1350m GOOD 4 R1 3Y MDN-SW $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:19.990, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Bonded Affair ( B E Thompson 57 ) 2nd Rich Again ( D Thornton 57 ) 3.00L 3rd Better Be Slick ( J Huxtable 57 ) 3.20L See full results	J Huxtable 57kg 3.20L	3 (11)
Ipswich 04-Oct-23 1200m GOOD 4 R4 3YC&G MDN-SW $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.110, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.620 1st Cunnamulla Fella ( D Thornton 57 ) 2nd Zin Zan Ready ( K Matheson 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Better Be Slick ( J Huxtable 57 ) 1.50L See full results	J Huxtable 57kg 1.50L	3 (11)
Doomben 26-Sep-23 1000m SOFT 5 R8 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.600 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.840 1st Zin Zan Ready ( K Matheson 0 ) 2nd Better Be Slick ( S Collett 0 ) 2.50L 3rd Bangetta ( A J Mallyon 0 ) 3.50L	S Collett 0 2.50L	2 (6)