Better Not Fly (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

21-Oct-14

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Snippetson

Dam

Will Fly

Prize Money

50550

Trainer

James Baker

Owners

Galah Racing (Mgr: Miss C R Burey)

About

Better Not Fly is a 11yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by James Baker, who is based at Mount Isa. He is sired by the stallion Snippetson out of the dam Will Fly. Better Not Fly has managed to win 3 races in his career so far. On 7th Sep 2018 at Tuncurry, Better Not Fly scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $22000.00 The Pearl Bm 66 Hcp. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Better Not Fly throughout his career you'd have achieved a 73% return on investment. Better Not Fly has concluded his racing career, last running on the 11th Apr 2020 at Charleville.

Raced At

Port Macquarie • Cessnock • Taree • Scone • Tuncurry • Kempsey • Grafton • Muswellbrook

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Charleville 11-Apr-20 800m GOOD R2 Bm65 $2,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:45.610, SP: $2.30 In-running: 400m 2nd 1st Splashette ( T Townsend 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Better Not Fly ( S Mcgovern 62 ) 3.50L 3rd Alpha Ena ( J Missen 57 ) 5.50L See full results	S Mcgovern 62kg 3.50L	2 (3)
Port Macquarie 27-Oct-19 1106m GOOD 4 R6 Bm58 $540 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:07.350, SP: $10 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.860 1st Evil Cry ( L Magorrian 61.5 ) 2nd Dr Demon ( M Bennett 57 ) 1.00L 3rd Gold Rhapsody ( J Kehoe 57 ) 2.57L 6th Better Not Fly ( L Rolls 60.5 ) 5.35L See full results	L Rolls 60.5kg 5.35L	6 (10)
Port Macquarie 11-Oct-19 1100m GOOD 4 R8 Bm66 $800 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:06.960, SP: $6.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.850 1st Salad Dodger ( P Graham 56.5 ) 2nd More Patasi ( R Murray 59.5 ) 0.41L 3rd Natural Image ( A Adkins 56.5 ) 3.61L 6th Better Not Fly ( L Rolls 57 ) 4.29L See full results	L Rolls 57kg 4.29L	6 (13)
Port Macquarie 01-Feb-19 1206m GOOD 4 R7 Prev cl4 $500 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.890, SP: $5 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.130 1st No Qualm ( W Peel 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd Monaco Sniper ( T Wolfgram 55.5 ) 1.24L 3rd Ruby Two Shoes ( R Murray 54.5 ) 1.97L 10th Better Not Fly ( B Smith 57 ) 4.49L See full results	B Smith 57kg 4.49L	10 (11)
Port Macquarie 25-Jan-19 1100m GOOD 4 R6 Bm66 $540 (of $22,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:06.610, SP: $6 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.380 1st Typhoon Bonny ( T Harrison 57.5 ) 2nd Budawang ( M Weir 54 ) 2.27L 3rd He's Our Toy Boy ( M Mcguren 57 ) 4.14L 6th Better Not Fly ( C Graham 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 6.60L See full results	C Graham 59kg, Cd 57.5kg 6.60L	6 (10)
Cessnock 08-Jan-19 1150m FIRM 2 R4 Cl3 $2,100 (of $22,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:07.230, SP: $3.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.730 1st Undaoaf ( J Duggan 56 ) 2nd More Chilli ( L Day 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.49L 3rd Better Not Fly ( C Graham 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 0.99L See full results	C Graham 58.5kg, Cd 57kg 0.99L	3 (8)
Taree 23-Dec-18 1250m SOFT 5 R5 Cl3 $1,100 (of $22,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:14.580, SP: $5.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.250 1st Roy's Command ( A Gibbons 56.5 ) 2nd Typhoon Bonny ( N Tomizawa 57 ) 0.92L 3rd More Chilli ( D Mclellan 58.5 ) 0.94L 4th Better Not Fly ( B Smith 58.5 ) 2.36L See full results	B Smith 58.5kg 2.36L	4 (13)
Taree 17-Dec-18 1000m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.370 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.810 1st Better Not Fly ( B Hodder ) 2nd Arise Augustus ( C Graham ) 0.20L 3rd Munsa Magic ( R Spokes ) 10.51L	B Hodder	1 (5)
Scone 21-Sep-18 1400m GOOD 3 R3 Bm66 $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.200, SP: $5 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 1st Net Effect ( G Buckley 54 ) 2nd Velaro ( R Thompson 59.5 ) 1.86L 3rd Winner's Lane ( S Bogenhuber 58.5 ) 2.88L 5th Better Not Fly ( B Looker 59 ) 5.00L See full results	B Looker 59kg 5.00L	5 (9)
Tuncurry 07-Sep-18 1200m SOFT 7 R8 Bm66 $16,650 (of $22,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:14.820, SP: $3.90F In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Better Not Fly ( B Looker 56.5 ) 2nd Twelfth Raj ( A Chau 56 ) 0.56L 3rd Achi Baba ( L Day 62 , Cd 60.5 ) 0.76L See full results	B Looker 56.5kg	1 (10)
Taree 19-Aug-18 1250m GOOD 3 R6 Bm67 $680 (of $30,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:14.070, SP: $5 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.440 1st Imperial Eagle ( R Thompson 57 ) 2nd Patriot ( M Paget 60.5 ) 0.03L 3rd Silent Dream ( B El-issa 54 ) 0.37L 5th Better Not Fly ( B Looker 56 ) 1.73L See full results	B Looker 56kg 1.73L	5 (13)
Taree 09-Aug-18 1250m GOOD 3 R5 Cl1 $11,085 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:15.510, SP: $18 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.460 1st Better Not Fly ( T Treichel 57.5 ) 2nd Titus ( J Hull 59 ) 0.72L 3rd Retribution ( L Cumberland 58 ) 0.87L See full results	T Treichel 57.5kg	1 (10)
Kempsey 30-Jul-18 1000m GOOD 4 R1 3y mdn $11,085 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.550, SP: $4F In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd 1st Better Not Fly ( T Treichel 57 ) 2nd Savanna Jeune ( M Paget 56 ) 0.13L 3rd Dream a Lot ( A Gibbons 54.5 ) 0.52L See full results	T Treichel 57kg	1 (11)
Grafton 28-May-18 1115m SOFT 5 R4 Cg&e mdn $1,870 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.560, SP: $26 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760 1st Almas ( M Mcguren 55.5 ) 2nd Navy ( P Hammersley 58 ) 0.87L 3rd Better Not Fly ( K Fujii 56.5 ) 1.57L See full results	K Fujii 56.5kg 1.57L	3 (11)
Taree 14-May-18 1000m SOFT 7 R4 Mdn $300 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:01.280, SP: $8 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.110 1st Thirty Knots ( A Layt 59 ) 2nd Spirited Belle ( P Graham 55.5 ) 1.48L 3rd Bonnie Forever ( J Kehoe 55.5 ) 2.59L 8th Better Not Fly ( G Buckley 58.5 ) 4.56L See full results	G Buckley 58.5kg 4.56L	8 (13)
Muswellbrook 04-May-18 900m GOOD 3 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.440 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.300 1st Better Not Fly ( G Buckley ) 2nd Schedule ( A Bullock ) 1.13L 3rd Salsa Man ( J Adams ) 1.87L	G Buckley	1 (8)
Taree 23-Apr-18 1007m HEAVY 8 R4 3y mdn-sw $300 (of $20,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:02.080, SP: $31 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.620 1st Northern Lights ( A Gibbons 55 ) 2nd Oakfield Romance ( T Wolfgram 55 ) 2.45L 3rd Ten Carat ( A Bullock 57 ) 2.50L 9th Better Not Fly ( C Graham 57 , Cd 55 ) 11.04L See full results	C Graham 57kg, Cd 55kg 11.04L	9 (12)
Port Macquarie 13-Apr-18 1000m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.580 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.000 1st Better Not Fly ( C Graham ) 2nd Fort Cheval ( R Spokes ) 0.19L 3rd Dark Secret ( B Looker ) 1.80L	C Graham	1 (9)
Taree 07-Apr-18 1000m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:01.040 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010 1st Bare Naked Lady ( A Bullock ) 2nd Allzin ( G Mcdonnell ) 0.44L 3rd Oakfield Time ( A Chau ) 1.03L 6th Better Not Fly ( C Graham ) 2.85L	C Graham 2.85L	6 (10)