Horse

Rich Belief (GB)

9yo gelding · by Make Believe out of Realt Eile (Dark Angel) · Trainer Karl Thornton · Owner I J Keeling

8 wins from 66 runs, placed in 26.

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Runs

Win rate

12%

8 wins

Placed

39%

26 of 66

Official rating

113

peak 129

Prize money

£103k

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Form over time finishing position and official rating

May 24 → Oct 26

Run history

Date	Course	Race	Dist	Going	Class	Draw	Pos	Beaten	Weight	OR	Jockey	Trainer	SP	BSP
01 Oct 26	Clonmel	Slievenamon Claiming Hurdle	2m 3f 145y	Good	—	—	5/13	22L	11-2	113	Ben Harvey	Karl Thornton	10.0	13.3
26 Aug 26	Bellewstown	Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Claiming Hurdle	2m 4f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	—	2/13	8L	11-4	113	Ben Harvey	Karl Thornton	9.00	11.7
06 Aug 26	Sligo	Westcare Home Care Claiming Hurdle	2m 1f 193y	Good	—	—	3/8	5¼L	11-8	114	Ben Harvey	Karl Thornton	4.33	5.17
12 Jul 26	Dundalk	Fairways Hotel Dundalk Apprentice Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	11	6/11	3½L	9-11	64	Jack Cleary	Karl Thornton	51.0	120.0
09 Jun 26	Sligo	Yeats Irish Whiskey Claiming Hurdle	2m 2f	Good	—	—	3/10	10L	11-8	117	Ben Harvey	Karl Thornton	3.50	3.72
27 May 26	Wexford	Wexford Claiming Hurdle	2m 1f	Good To Yielding	—	—	1/9	—	11-8	117	Ben Harvey	Karl Thornton	10.0	13.5
25 Apr 26	Navan	Cusack Hotel Group Family Day July 11th Handicap	1m 5f	Good To Yielding	—	23	19/20	10½L	9-11	67	Robbie Colgan	Karl Thornton	34.0	70.0
08 Apr 26	Gowran Park	Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap	1m 6f	Soft	—	6	6/10	7½L	9-2	68	Robbie Colgan	Karl Thornton	41.0	60.0
22 Sep 25	Listowel	Treo Eile Retraining Irelands Racehorses Handicap	1m 6f	Heavy	—	7	8/15	19¾L	9-8	69	Gavin Brouder	Karl Thornton	41.0	71.8
11 Sep 25	Clonmel	John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap (Div I)	2m 110y	Soft	—	2	2/12	2L	11-13	67	Mr D McGill	Karl Thornton	17.0	21.0
07 Aug 25	Leopardstown	Tote Fegentri World Championship (Q.R.) Handicap	1m 7f	Good	—	8	7/11	17L	11-3	71	Mrs C Schnyder	Karl Thornton	29.0	65.0
30 Jul 25	Galway	Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap	2m 110y	Soft	—	1	17/18	75¾L	9-9	75	Robbie Colgan	Karl Thornton	51.0	168.7
18 Jul 25	Down Royal	Ampion Your Partner In Electrical Testing Handicap	1m 2f 110y	Good	—	9	8/10	15½L	9-13	77	Andrew Slattery	Karl Thornton	51.0	170.0
07 Jun 25	Navan	Balreask Bar Catering At Navan Racecourse Handicap	1m 6f	Good	—	14	13/21	13¾L	9-12	78	Andrew Slattery	Karl Thornton	51.0	133.6
13 Oct 24	Naas	Colm White Bookmaker Beggars End Handicap (Premier Handicap)	2m	Yielding	—	16	18/20	45L	8-7	80	Andrew Slattery	Karl Thornton	126.0	—
05 Oct 24	Gowran Park	Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle	3m	Good	—	—	7/11	22¾L	10-9	123	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	26.0	34.3
31 Aug 24	Chester	Powells Jewellery Handicap	2m	Good	C4	9	6/9	8¾L	9-12	81	Robbie Colgan	Karl Thornton	12.0	14.5
13 Jul 24	Chester	Horseradish Catering & Events Handicap	1m 6f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	2	5/10	5½L	10-1	81	Jason Watson	Karl Thornton	4.50	5.00
15 Jun 24	Chester	Precision Facades Handicap	2m	Soft	C4	11	1/10	—	9-5	76	Robbie Colgan	Karl Thornton	4.50	4.51
25 May 24	Chester	Net World Sports 15th Anniversary Handicap	2m	Good To Soft	C5	4	3/10	1L	9-8	76	Sean D Bowen	Karl Thornton	9.00	12.0
27 Apr 24	Navan	SBK Betting Podcast Handicap	1m 5f	Good To Yielding	—	16	8/19	5¼L	10-1	76	Robbie Colgan	Karl Thornton	41.0	80.5
08 Sep 23	Down Royal	Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap	2m 2f	Good	—	9	8/14	11¾L	9-13	76	Robbie Colgan	Karl Thornton	15.0	22.9
24 Aug 23	Killarney	Irish Examiner Apprentice Handicap	1m 6f	Yielding	—	8	4/9	1L	10-0	77	Daniel King	Karl Thornton	7.50	8.80
08 Jul 23	Bellewstown	Bar One Racing Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle	2m 1f	Good	—	—	8/11	21½L	11-2	126	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	15.0	19.5
23 Jun 23	Limerick	Twilight Package At Limerick Races Handicap	2m 1f	Yielding	—	11	4/10	9L	9-7	78	Adam Caffrey	Karl Thornton	5.50	5.81
16 Jun 23	Cork	Cork Derby (Premier Handicap)	1m 4f	Yielding	—	8	9/13	5¾L	8-13	79	Seamie Heffernan	Karl Thornton	17.0	22.9
16 May 23	Killarney	Donie Broderick Plumbing Handicap	2m 1f	Good To Yielding	—	1	4/12	6½L	10-2	80	Seamie Heffernan	Karl Thornton	13.0	19.0
22 Apr 23	Navan	Donaghmore Handicap	1m 5f	Heavy	—	14	1/19	—	9-13	74	Seamie Heffernan	Shane Crawley	9.00	11.5
08 Oct 22	Curragh	Friends Of The Curragh Pollardstown Handicap	2m 110y	Yielding To Soft	—	18	14/22	22½L	8-11	74	J M Sheridan	Karl Thornton	29.0	49.2
02 Sep 22	Down Royal	Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap	2m 2f	Good	—	—	3/15	7¾L	9-12	75	W J Lee	Karl Thornton	6.00	8.63
19 Aug 22	Killarney	Larkins Bar & Francie Sheahans Bar Handicap Hurdle	2m 1f	Good	G	—	9/10	30¼L	10-11	128	B J Cooper	Karl Thornton	5.50	5.43
04 Aug 22	Leopardstown	Awards & Gifts Handicap	1m 7f	Good	—	9	1/10	—	9-3	69	W J Lee	Karl Thornton	2.75	3.03
29 Jul 22	Galway	Hop House 13 Handicap	1m 6f	Soft	—	3	4/15	4¾L	9-10	69	Robbie Colgan	Karl Thornton	17.0	18.5
02 Jul 22	Bellewstown	Bar One Racing Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle	2m 1f	Good	—	—	4/16	7L	11-6	128	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	9.00	10.0
17 Jun 22	Limerick	Regeneron Ireland Day At The Races Handicap	2m 1f	Good	—	8	2/9	6L	9-0	69	Robbie Colgan	Karl Thornton	6.50	7.79
29 May 22	Kelso	Elliot Henderson Group Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)	2m	Good To Firm	C2	—	1/6	—	11-12	129	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	5.50	6.13
15 May 22	Killarney	Kelly Farm Modernisation Ltd Handicap Hurdle	2m 1f	Good	G	—	2/16	7L	10-10	120	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	21.0	24.0
23 Apr 22	Navan	Donaghmore Handicap	1m 5f	Good	—	22	8/20	7L	9-9	70	Shane Crosse	Karl Thornton	10.0	14.5
07 Apr 22	Limerick	House And Amber Limerick Rated Novice Hurdle	2m	Good	—	—	1/6	—	12-0	116	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	4.33	4.66
29 Mar 22	Navan	Tote Guarantee On All Win Bets Handicap	1m 5f	Good	—	15	6/18	4¾L	10-2	70	Robbie Colgan	Karl Thornton	23.0	36.0
13 Oct 21	Punchestown	Punchestown Annual Membership Handicap Hurdle	2m 4f 110y	Good	—	—	6/10	16¾L	10-10	116	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	6.00	6.91
01 Oct 21	Gowran Park	Golf @ Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle	2m 4f	Good	—	—	2/11	5L	10-8	114	Jody McGarvey	Karl Thornton	19.0	22.0
06 Sep 21	Perth	Auto Services Perth Ltd 24Hour Recovery Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)	2m 4f	Good	C4	—	2/5	½L	11-2	121	Brian Hughes	Karl Thornton	2.62	2.90
27 Aug 21	Down Royal	Pinnacle Sports Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle	2m 4f	Good	—	—	1/11	—	11-9	105	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	4.50	5.52
02 Aug 21	Cork	Fermoy Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good To Yielding	—	—	8/13	9½L	10-6	105	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	5.50	7.30
16 Jul 21	Killarney	Daily Jackpots At BoyleSports Vegas Handicap Hurdle (Div II)	2m 1f	Good	—	—	2/14	nse	12-0	101	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	4.50	5.79
09 Jul 21	Cork	Mallow Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good To Yielding	—	—	3/17	4¼L	11-5	100	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	9.00	13.0
18 Jun 21	Limerick	Shanagolden Handicap	2m 1f	Good	—	2	7/9	6¾L	9-9	75	Tom Madden	Karl Thornton	26.0	32.0
11 Jun 21	Fairyhouse	Racing TV Handicap	1m 5f 110y	Good To Firm	—	5	6/10	5¼L	10-2	76	Tom Madden	Karl Thornton	12.0	15.9
13 May 21	Clonmel	Team Powerstown Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Good	—	—	5/13	13½L	11-8	100	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	4.50	4.80
15 Apr 21	Limerick	Patrickswell Handicap Hurdle	2m	Yielding	—	—	2/13	1½L	10-11	95	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	4.00	4.45
22 Mar 21	Navan	Nobber Handicap Hurdle	2m	Yielding	—	—	12/17	51½L	10-11	97	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	12.0	16.3
02 Mar 21	Gowran Park	Sea Moon & Jukebox Jury At Burgage Stud Maiden Hurdle (Div II)	2m	Heavy	—	—	7/16	23L	11-9	—	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	29.0	—
08 Feb 21	Fairyhouse	ITBA_official 2020 Awards Maiden Hurdle (Div II)	2m	Heavy	—	—	10/16	45L	11-0	—	Phillip Enright	Karl Thornton	51.0	—
31 Dec 20	Punchestown	Tote Supporting Punchestown 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle	2m	Heavy	—	—	11/17	95¾L	11-2	—	Niall P Madden	Karl Thornton	23.0	—
27 Oct 20	Catterick	Millbry Hill Handicap	1m 4f	Soft	C4	5	2/6	5½L	9-0	78	Kevin Stott	James Bethell	3.00	3.15
02 Aug 20	Newcastle	Final Furlong Podcast Handicap	1m 4f 110y	Standard	C4	1	3/5	2¾L	9-6	79	P J McDonald	James Bethell	23.0	27.0
11 Jul 20	Newcastle	attheraces.com Handicap	1m	Standard	C4	2	6/9	10L	9-6	84	Jason Hart	James Bethell	23.0	24.9
06 Jun 20	Newcastle	Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap	1m	Standard	C2	8	7/7	11½L	8-7	86	Hollie Doyle	James Bethell	15.0	18.0
12 Oct 19	York	Play Correct4 For Free With Coral Nursery Handicap	1m	Soft	C2	8	4/9	2L	9-7	87	P J McDonald	James Bethell	13.0	17.0
06 Sep 19	Newcastle	Gowland & Dawson Ltd Blaydon Races Nursery Handicap	1m	Standard To Slow	C2	6	3/5	hd	9-3	83	Jane Elliott	James Bethell	8.00	8.80
16 Aug 19	Wolverhampton	BRC Is Turning Fans Into Owners Nursery Handicap	7f	Standard	C4	1	3/3	7½L	9-0	78	Robert Winston	James Bethell	2.10	2.02
09 Aug 19	Haydock Park	Britannia Nursery Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Nursery Qualifier)	7f	Soft	C4	6	2/7	—	9-6	78	Robert Winston	James Bethell	3.60	4.00
01 Jul 19	Wolverhampton	smartvetmeds.com EBF Novice Stakes	7f	Standard	C5	4	1/5	—	9-5	—	Robert Winston	James Bethell	5.50	5.99
11 Jun 19	Thirsk	racingtv.com EBF Maiden Auction Stakes (Div I)	6f	Good	C5	2	4/10	3L	9-5	—	Paul Hanagan	James Bethell	5.50	6.79
19 May 19	Ripon	Castlehouse Construction Supporting Wooden Spoon Charity Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race)	6f	Good	C4	8	5/9	12¼L	9-5	—	Pat Cosgrave	James Bethell	26.0	27.5