The one win came at Chester on 3 August 2025, and it is worth noting that Chester is one of the most unusual tracks in Britain — a tight, almost circular circuit where positional racing and familiarity with the bends can matter as much as raw speed. Breaking through there was no small thing. That said, the win is now ten months in the rearview mirror, and the last six runs — finishing 7th, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 19th, and most recently 4th — paint a picture of a horse hovering just outside the winner's enclosure without quite being able to kick the door open again.
Ubetterseethis is at its best over seven furlongs to a mile, where it has won 1 from 9 races (around 11%). That is a workable record at that trip, and the bulk of its competing has come at Class 5 level — the entry-level tier of British racing — where it has won 1 from 5 (20%), which is actually a solid return. The challenge now is stringing together another winning run at that level before the yard look to step it up.
Craig Lidster trains the horse from his yard in Norton, North Yorkshire, and this season the team has sent out 20 winners — a healthy output that suggests the stable is in decent form. With Ubetterseethis having raced just yesterday and clearly in active training, another run is surely not far away. Whether it can recapture that Chester magic remains the question, but given the placed runs keep coming, the ingredients for another win are probably there — it is just a matter of when.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontefract Undulating |
4 | 1 second, 1 third, 2 other | 20 Oct | 0% |
| Chester Tight |
3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 other | 12 Jun | 33.3% |
| Beverley Undulating |
2 | 2 thirds | 15 Apr | 0% |
| York Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 23 May | 0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 1 Sep | 0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 13 Oct | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Jun | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Sep | 0% |