Scone (NSW)
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R3
9h27m
Muswellbrook Ford (Bm58)
1000m | 1:40pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 58 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$27,000
 
 
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R3
7 - Simply Better (8)
  • 7 Simply Better (8)
  • J: 59.5kg
  • T: W T Wilkes
  • 1-4-3-4-9-9-5-x-2-1
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RACE COMMENT
Fair effort first-up 1 len 2nd of 12 (2) $12.00 57.0 Iknowyou 1000m Tamworth (Bm58) Soft(5) Jun 15. Finished off strongly 1/2 len win of 10 (10) $10.00 57.5 Chicken Legs 1000m Quirindi (Bm58) Soft(7) Jul 13. Bided her time at the back and let down smartly at Quirindi second-up. New to Scone. Strikes a harder race.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
21-2-0-1
GOOD
0-0-0-0
TRACK
21-5-1-1
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
18%
WIN S/RATE
33%
PLACE S/RATE
40-7-2-4
CAREER
$186,525
PRIZE MONEY
1000 - 1100
WIN RANGE
18
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 40-7-2-4 18% 33% N/A
Distance 21-5-1-1 24% 33% N/A
Track 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 5-1-1-0 20% 40% N/A
2nd up 5-1-0-0 20% 20% N/A
3rd up 4-2-0-0 50% 50% N/A
4th up 4-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 1 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Listed 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Win distances: 1000m (5), 1100m (2)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 21-2-0-1 10% 14% N/A
Soft 14-4-2-1 29% 50% N/A
Heavy 4-1-0-2 25% 75% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 18-5-2-3 28% 56% N/A
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
Trainer 12mth 170-18-21-18 11% 34% N/A
W T Wilkes
Trained at: Muswellbrook
Owners: M J Maxwell
Colours: Pink, Black Circles, Hooped Sleeves, Pink Cap, Black Circles, Black Pom Pom
Age/Sex: 6 year old bay mare
Breeding: Better Than Ready - Sweet As
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 10 28
Quirindi (Soft) 13/07/2026, Race 7, 1000m, (Bm58)
Finished 1/10 0.5L, $13950, Jockey B Looker, Barrier 10, Weight 57.5kg
$10.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:35.12s
1st Simply Better
2nd Chicken Legs 59.5kg 0.5L
3rd Kawatiri 54.5kg 1.3L
2 of 12 148
Tamworth (Soft) 15/06/2026, Race 7, 1000m, (Bm58)
Finished 2/12 1L, $5050, Jockey Ms M Weir, Barrier 2, Weight 57kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 6th,
1st Iknowyou
2nd Simply Better 57kg 1L
3rd Solar Blast 61.5kg 1.1L
5 of 11 12
Cowra (Good) 18/01/2026, Race 4, 1200m, Country Boosted (Bm58)
Finished 5/11 1.4L, $975, Jockey M A Cahill, Barrier 4, Weight 57.5kg
$61.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 5th,
1st Wonderful Mistake
2nd Our Little Star 59.5kg 0.3L
3rd Can Do It 59kg 0.4L
9 of 10 14
Orange (Good) 06/01/2026, Race 5, 1280m, (Bm66)
Finished 9/10 14.7L, $500, Jockey C J Hillier, Barrier 2, Weight 55kg
$51.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 9th,
1st Zale
2nd Ishikari (NZ) 56.5kg 0.2L
3rd Baby Hazel 58kg 2.0L
9 of 9 40
Bathurst (Good) 23/12/2025, Race 7, 1100m, Country Boosted (Bm58)
Finished 9/9 7.5L, $725, Jockey Ms C Keatings, Barrier 7, Weight 58.5kg
$15.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 7th,
1st Crook
2nd Can Do It 58kg 0.1L
3rd Glowing Rapids 59.5kg 0.6L
4 of 9 19
Quirindi (Good) 13/11/2025, Race 4, 1000m, F&M (Bm58)
Finished 4/9 1.3L, $1300, Jockey Zoe Hunt, Barrier 7, Weight 59.5kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:33.34s
1st Broken Wings
2nd This One Time 59kg 0.4L
3rd Kantishna 61.5kg 0.6L
3 of 7 21
Mudgee (Soft) 25/10/2025, Race 4, 1100m, (Bm50)
Finished 3/7 0.6L, $1000, Jockey Nicholas Hyde, Barrier 3, Weight 59kg
$3.40
1st Gold Smiles
2nd Barcoo River 59kg 0.3L
3rd Simply Better 59kg 0.6L
4 of 6 12
Mudgee (Firm) 04/10/2025, Race 2, 1100m, (Bm50)
Finished 4/6 1L, $625, Jockey Jacob Stiff, Barrier 4, Weight 59kg
$3.00
1st Rebelious Red
2nd Ultra White 55kg 0.2L
3rd Gold Smiles 60kg 0.7L
1 of 12 21
Narromine (Heavy) 22/09/2025, Race 5, 1100m, Country Boosted (Bm58)
Finished 1/12 0.2L, $15000, Jockey Shayleigh Ingelse, Barrier 9, Weight 57kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd,
1st Simply Better
2nd Wonder Step 60.5kg 0.2L
3rd Keadool 58kg 0.3L
6 of 14 17
Wellington (Soft) 01/09/2025, Race 7, 1100m, (Bm58)
Finished 6/14 2L, $600, Jockey Zoe Hunt, Barrier 12, Weight 56kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 4th,
1st Grins
2nd Pee Dee 56kg 0.4L
3rd Powderfinger 53kg 0.9L