The recent form makes for interesting reading. Two wins in the last six races is a genuinely strong return — that is winning 1 in every 3 — and it suggests this horse is in the form of its life right now. Those back-to-back victories, including a win at Fairyhouse in November 2025, were followed by a second place and then a couple of quieter efforts, which is a pattern worth keeping an eye on. The horse raced just yesterday, so it is very much in the thick of things.
The partnership with jockey Mark Walsh is one of the more telling details in this profile. Walsh has ridden Better Times Ahead in 13 of its 24 races and won 3 of them — a win rate of 23%, or roughly 1 in every 4 rides together. When a jockey keeps coming back to the same horse and keeps winning on it, that usually means something. Walsh clearly knows this horse, and the horse clearly responds to him.
Behind it all is trainer Robert Tyner, operating out of Kinsale in County Cork. Fifteen winners sent out this season is a healthy total for any yard, and it speaks to a stable in good form. Better Times Ahead has been part of that momentum, with its first career win dating back to Naas in March 2022 — so this is a horse that Tyner has developed and kept competitive over several years. At nine years old, with a win as recently as four months ago, it is proof that some horses simply keep giving.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
8 | 2 wins, 1 second, 5 other | 6 Apr | 25% |
| Naas Galloping |
5 | 1 win, 4 other | 8 Mar | 20% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
4 | 1 second, 3 other | 22 Jan | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 2 other | 20 Mar | 33.3% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 4 May | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Dec | 0% |