Better Land

(AUS)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

22-Sep-11

Colour

brown

Sire

Shamardal

Dam

Amelia's Dream

Prize Money

$139765

Trainer

Toby Edmonds

Owners

Ramsey Pastoral Company Pty Ltd (Mgr S B Ramsey), Laurel Oak Shamrock Synd (Mgr L J Mihalyka), D J Tamblyn, Mrs J M Tamblyn, D J Tamblyn, R V 8 (Mgr R V Dulhunty), M R Tudehope, Rdfit Pty Ltd (Mgr S C Cook) & A W Reichard

About

Better Land is a 13-year-old brown gelding from Australia, trained by Toby Edmonds from Bundall. Sired by Shamardal out of the dam Amelia's Dream, Better Land has won 4 races in its career. Its most notable victory was on 22nd Oct 2016 at Eagle Farm, where it won the $40,000 Class 3 Plate. Better Land has retired from racing, with its final race on 8th Jul 2017 at Doomben.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Doomben 08-Jul-17 1350m SOFT 6 R7 Cg&e cl6 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:20.690, SP: $5 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.340 midfield, asked 250m, response bit one-paced	J Byrne 54.5kg 3.50L	7 (11)
Doomben 24-Jun-17 1350m SOFT 5 R1 Cl6-sw $2,400 (of $60,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:20.810, SP: $8.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400 slow away, 10l back, weaved home hard late	H Bowman 56kg 0.40L	4 (10)
Eagle Farm 27-May-17 1200m HEAVY 8 R1 Bm95 (of $60,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.030, SP: $10 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.180 2nd last, picked up a couple but never a factor	J Lloyd 54kg 7.70L	9 (12)
Doomben 13-May-17 1110m SOFT 6 R1 Cl6-sw (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.890, SP: $4.60 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 midfield, bumped 400m, never threat but sound work	J Lloyd 56kg 2.90L	6 (14)
Gold Coast 02-May-17 1000m GOOD 4 R4 OPN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.720	L Rolls	1 (8)
Sunshine Coast 21-Dec-16 1400m GOOD 3 R4 Bm80 $3,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.600, SP: $2F In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.130	D Browne 59kg 4.00L	2 (6)
Eagle Farm 10-Dec-16 1400m SOFT 6 R4 1mw (of $60,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.190, SP: $5.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 midfield, not far off 200m, gave ground quickly	J Byrne 57kg 6.50L	10 (12)
Eagle Farm 19-Nov-16 1400m GOOD 4 R8 Cl6-sw $5,400 (of $60,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:23.789, SP: $3F In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.360 4L back, ran home strongly, bunched finish	J Byrne 56kg 0.30L	3 (13)
Doomben 05-Nov-16 1350m GOOD 3 R5 Cg&e bm80 $10,800 (of $60,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.150, SP: $3.50F In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.490 back, hard ridden early, thundered home, 2nd	J Lloyd 58.5kg 1.30L	2 (15)
Eagle Farm 22-Oct-16 1200m GOOD 4 R5 Cl3-sw $25,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.039, SP: $4.20F In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 7L back, 3 wide, loomed up 250m, too strong late	J Lloyd 59kg	1 (14)
Gold Coast 06-Oct-16 1000m GOOD 4 R3 OPN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.670	J Lloyd	1 (5)
Gold Coast 13-Sep-16 1000m SOFT 6 R3 OPN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.250	J Lloyd 5.90L	6 (8)
Sportsbet-Ballarat 01-Jun-16 1400m SOFT 7 R8 Bm78 $600 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.340, SP: $2.80F In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.400 shared lead, stuck to rail, felt pinch, tired 100m	B Rawiller 58kg 5.90L	8 (16)
Sportsbet-Ballarat 18-May-16 1400m SOFT 6 R8 Bm70 $16,500 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:26.260, SP: $2.10F In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060	B Rawiller 60	1 (10)
Warrnambool 04-May-16 1400m HEAVY 10 R10 Bm70 $2,700 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:28.220, SP: $3.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.720	B Rawiller 60 1.50L	3 (12)
Ladbrokes Park Hillside 09-Apr-16 1800m GOOD 4 R5 Bm78 (of $50,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:50.680, SP: $3.80F In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.960 9L back, wide home turn, couldn't run on	L Nolen 56.5kg 5.75L	12 (16)
Moonee Valley 24-Mar-16 1500m GOOD 4 R1 Bm78 $9,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:29.590, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820 5L back, 3 wide from 1100m, hit lead turn, big run	L Meech 56.5kg 1.25L	2 (9)
Ladbrokes Park Lakeside 02-Mar-16 1400m GOOD 3 R6 Bm84 $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.470, SP: $2.70F In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.440 one out one back, 5L back turn, made late ground	L Meech 54kg 1.35L	4 (10)
Sportsbet-Ballarat 11-Feb-16 1400m GOOD 4 R6 Bm70 $16,500 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.710, SP: $6 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160	L Meech 58.5kg	1 (11)
Sportsbet-Ballarat 27-Jan-16 1200m GOOD 4 R8 Bm70 $2,700 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.860, SP: $4.40 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600	D Stackhouse 58.5kg 1.50L	3 (11)
Canterbury Park 02-Sep-15 1250m GOOD 4 R7 Cg&e bm70 $1,885 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.490, SP: $7.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.630 beyond midfield, ran home strongly in straight	T Angland 57.5kg 0.60L	4 (12)
Canterbury Park 19-Aug-15 1250m GOOD 4 R7 Cg&e bm70 $450 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.910, SP: $4 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.500 one out 3L back, chance 200m, peaked soon after	B Avdulla 57.5kg 2.90L	6 (11)
Royal Randwick 31-Jul-15 1050m SOFT 7 R5 BT-34-OPN, Winning Time: 01:03.900	B Avdulla	1 (5)
Rosehill Gardens 21-Jul-15 900m HEAVY 9 R4 BT-3CG-OPN, Winning Time: 00:56.000	B Avdulla 1.00L	2 (6)
Bendigo 21-Mar-15 1400m GOOD 3 R8 LR Bdgo guineas $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.940, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 box seated, failed to finish off, every chance	L Meech 56kg 3.10L	8 (15)
Flemington 21-Feb-15 1400m GOOD 3 R6 G3 CS HAYES (of $150,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:22.270, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.600 worse than midfield, weakened from turn	V Duric 54kg, Cd 54.5kg 7.55L	10 (12)
Flemington 31-Jan-15 1200m GOOD 3 R3 BM70 $480 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.260, SP: $4 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.800 1L behind leaders, under pressure 300m	L Nolen 57kg 4.15L	7 (11)
Rosehill Gardens 13-Sep-14 1400m GOOD 4 R7 G1 GOLDENROSE (of $1,000,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.000, SP: $5.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.580 forward but 3 wide no cover, tired badly from 200m	B Shinn 56.5kg 11.80L	15 (15)
Royal Randwick 23-Aug-14 1300m HEAVY 9 R3 G3 UP&COMING $6,250 (of $125,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:18.780, SP: $3.20F In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.310 one out one back, hampered 300m, not tested late	G Schofield 54kg 0.80L	4 (9)
Royal Randwick 09-Aug-14 1200m GOOD 3 R5 LR ROSEBUD $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.780, SP: $6 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780 one out one back, flew home out wide	K Mcevoy 54kg 0.80L	2 (8)
Doomben 22-Jul-14 1000m GOOD 3 R7 2Y-TRL Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.860 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.630	M Cahill	1 (7)
Sale 06-Apr-14 1100m HEAVY 8 R1 2Y MDN-SW $10,500 (of $17,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:07.490, SP: $2.25F In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.240	L Nolen 58kg	1 (9)