I Could Do Better (2016) Horse
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I Could Do Better is a ten-year-old bay gelding, by Canford Cliffs out of Shebelia. Training is handled by Clint Marshall and ownership belongs to Mrs J L Taylor, Ms K B Darveniza, A M Darveniza & R H Ratcliffe. Over 74 starts he has secured eight victories, placed second five times and third nine times, accumulating $234,282 in earnings. The latest start took place at Balnarring Picnic on 7 November 2026, where he finished 3rd out of a field of 9. His most recent win was recorded at Casterton on 9 August 2026.
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Balnarring Picnic • St Arnaud • Kilmore • Casterton • Naracoorte • Wangaratta • Wodonga • Bairnsdale • Mornington • Seymour • Penola • GunbowerRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Balnarring Picnic 07-Nov-26 2000m SOFT 7 R6 THE SCHWATSON STAKES Open Trophy Race Handicap Barrier 2, SP: 4.80 | R.P.Douglas 66kg 11L | 3 (9) |
| St Arnaud 24-Oct-26 2000m GOOD 3 R7 BM52 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | N Farley 58.5kg 4.22L | 6 (10) |
| Hamilton 10-Oct-26 2200m SOFT 5 R8 0-56 (of $22,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:20.930, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 13th 1st Pee Bee Noir ( J Hill 57.5 ) 2nd Black Rutile ( W Gordon 60 ) 0.40L 3rd Vision Thing ( C Hefel 55 ) 0.86L 11th I Could Do Better ( R Hurdle 57 ) 5.44L See full results | R Hurdle 57kg 5.44L | 11 (13) |
| Kilmore 13-Sep-26 2000m GOOD 4 R6 0-56 $990 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:06.160, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.580 1st Makusha ( T M Nugent 56 ) 2nd Pro Velocity ( L King 58 ) 3.25L 3rd Larryoctane ( B Rawiller 59 ) 3.27L 4th I Could Do Better ( J Duffy 57 ) 3.33L See full results | J Duffy 57kg 3.33L | 4 (12) |
| Casterton 30-Aug-26 2000m SOFT 5 R6 0-56 $825 (of $22,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:05.560, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.920 1st Octahedron ( C B Thompson 59 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Black Rutile ( W Gordon 60 ) 2.00L 3rd El Sordo ( D Yendall 57.5 ) 2.40L 4th I Could Do Better ( R Hurdle 57 ) 2.86L See full results | R Hurdle 57kg 2.86L | 4 (12) |
| Casterton 09-Aug-26 2000m SOFT 7 R7 0-56 $12,100 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:10.380, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.760 1st I Could Do Better ( B Rantall 65 ) 2nd Octahedron ( D M Parker 69 ) 0.25L 3rd Smokin' Rohie ( L Remondet 69 ) 1.00L See full results | B Rantall 65kg | 1 (9) |
| Naracoorte 24-Jul-26 2000m HEAVY 8 R5 0-56 $725 (of $19,500) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:17.140, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th 1st Hasta La Amnesty ( D Caboche 55 ) 2nd Irlandais ( H Grace 56.5 ) 3.14L 3rd Shasam ( A J Warren 54 ) 4.40L 7th I Could Do Better ( A Stead 55.5 ) 9.41L See full results | A Stead 55.5kg 9.41L | 7 (11) |
| Wangaratta 06-Jul-26 2000m HEAVY 10 R5 BM52 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 3rd | J Duffy 56.5kg 2L | 2 (9) |
| Wodonga 27-Jun-26 2050m HEAVY 8 R4 BM52 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | J Duffy 56kg 0.2L | 2 (12) |
| Bairnsdale 12-Jun-26 2200m HEAVY 8 R5 BM52 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 8th | A Mc Cabe 56.5kg 8.27L | 6 (14) |
| Kilmore 01-Jun-26 2007m SOFT 7 R5 BM56 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 6th | A Mc Cabe 55.5kg 4.5L | 3 (12) |
| Mornington 25-May-26 2050m SOFT 5 R5 0-56 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 13th | A Mc Cabe 55kg 8.57L | 10 (13) |
| Kilmore 04-May-26 1600m HEAVY 9 R8 BM56 (of $22,000) Barrier 10, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 8th | J Darose 55kg 6.55L | 5 (13) |
| Seymour 13-Apr-26 1600m SOFT 5 R5 BM56 (of $22,000) Barrier 3, SP: 81.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | L Wood 52kg 14.66L | 9 (10) |
| Bairnsdale 22-Mar-26 1000m GOOD 4 R4 0-62 (of $35,000) Barrier 11, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | S Clarke 54kg 10.27L | 11 (11) |
| Penola 17-Oct-25 2000m GOOD 4 R4 0-56 (of $19,500) Barrier 2, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | C Tootell 57kg 9.32L | 6 (9) |
| Gunbower 04-Oct-25 1800m GOOD 3 R4 BM52 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | J Keating 59.5kg 6.85L | 6 (9) |