Better Late (AUS) Horse
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Better Late is a four-year-old bay gelding foaled in Australia, sired by Maurice out of Late Change. He races under trainer Nathan Doyle and is owned by P L Jelfs, L Foy, P R Gemell among others. In ten starts he has claimed three victories, placed second twice and third once, accumulating $109,350 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Rosehill Gardens on 26 September 2026, where he finished fourth of ten runners. He last won at Beaumont on 25 August 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 31-Oct-26 1100m GOOD 4 R10 CATANACH'S JEWELLERS HANDICAP Barrier 6, SP: 11.00 | B.Nock 52.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 26-Sep-26 1300m GOOD 4 R1 MIDWAY BM72 $6,250 (of $120,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.070, SP: 1.80 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.770 1st Call Me Sassy ( M Fitzgerald 52 , Cd 50 ) 2nd Miss Spacegirl ( S Grima 60 , Cd 58 ) 0.10L 3rd Vexxy ( A Adkins 52 ) 0.38L 4th Better Late ( J Mcdonald 57 ) 0.50L See full results | J Mcdonald 57kg 0.50L | 4 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 12-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 MIDWAY BM72 $21,750 (of $120,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.810, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 1st Formal ( J B Mcdonald 57 ) 2nd Better Late ( T Clark 56 ) 0.67L 3rd Call Me Sassy ( M Fitzgerald 52 , Cd 49 ) 1.39L See full results | T Clark 56kg 0.67L | 2 (12) |
| Beaumont 25-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 6 R7 PROV BM68 $21,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.090, SP: 3.90 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.680 1st Better Late ( A Morgan 57 ) 2nd Grinzinger Pod ( C Schofield 59 ) 2.39L 3rd Brown Sugar ( D Gibbons 57 ) 3.61L See full results | A Morgan 57kg | 1 (9) |
| Gosford 06-Aug-26 1200m GOOD 4 R7 CG&E BM64 $7,450 (of $42,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.020, SP: 2.60 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.580 1st Forest King ( T Berry 59 ) 2nd Better Late ( A Morgan 58.5 ) 0.73L 3rd Zubba Storm ( B Nock 60.5 ) 1.20L See full results | A Morgan 58.5kg 0.73L | 2 (7) |
| Gosford 22-Jul-26 800m HEAVY 8 R7 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:49.680 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.210 1st Better Late ( A Morgan ) 2nd Gringotts ( L Day ) 0.82L 3rd Under Focus ( A Gibbons ) 1.37L | A Morgan | 1 (7) |
| Wyong 08-Jul-26 845m HEAVY 9 R5 OPEN-BT | S Llewellyn 0.68L | 1 (4) |
| Newcastle 12-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R7 CG&E BM64 (of $42,000) Barrier 6, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | A Morgan 59kg 7.01L | 6 (9) |
| Wyong 21-Feb-26 1100m GOOD 4 R8 BM64 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | C Lever 59kg 1.76L | 3 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 31-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R10 3&4Y BM72 (of $160,000) Barrier 2, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | R Bayliss 54kg 5.01L | 8 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 17-Jan-26 1100m HEAVY 8 R4 3Y BM72 (of $160,000) Barrier 3, SP: 4.40 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | A Morgan 54.5kg 1.24L | 5 (6) |
| Port Macquarie 06-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R5 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 2.10 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | A Morgan 59kg 0.76L | 1 (7) |
| Wyong 23-Dec-25 1000m GOOD 4 R3 OPEN-BT | L Magorrian 1.44L | 2 (7) |
| Gosford 09-Dec-25 800m GOOD 4 R10 OPEN-BT | A Morgan 1.85L | 5 (8) |
| Scone 19-Aug-25 900m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-SW (of $27,000) Barrier 6, SP: 1.80 In-running: 400m 2nd | A Morgan 56.5kg 2.18L | 1 (7) |
| Gosford 07-Aug-25 800m HEAVY 8 R12 3YCGMDN-BT | W Stanley 0.2L | 2 (6) |
| Gosford 23-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 6 R6 2Y-BT | M Fitzgerald 4.84L | 6 (8) |