Good To Be Alive (2021) Horse

Foal Date
21-Mar-21
Colour
bay
Sire
Shirocco
Dam
Because Of You
Prize Money
29430
Trainer
O Murphy
Owners
Bective Stud
About

Good To Be Alive is a 4yo b trained by O Murphy. Its sire is the stallion Shirocco and its dam is Because Of You. To date the horse has recorded a single victory. On 5 February 2025 at Fairyhouse it claimed its biggest triumph, securing the $9,999.00 Mdh prize. The animal has been a rewarding choice for bettors; anyone who backed it from the start would have doubled their stake, earning a 100% return.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
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 ) 3.00L See full resultsR T Dunne 72.1kg 2.50L2 (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 resultsT Hutsby 77.1kg 0.50L2 (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 resultsS Bowen 71.7kg 19.25L5 (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 resultsS Ewing 69.9kg 28.50L4 (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 resultsS Ewing 73kg1 (13)