Rich Belief (GB)
Owner: I J Keeling Trainer: K Thornton Sex: colt Age: 8
Breeding: Make Believe / Realt Eile (Dark Angel)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 22 | 2 | 4 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in Places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good To Firm In Places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in Places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 4 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Standard | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Standard / Slow | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 3 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 69 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2025 | Listowel | Heavy | 1m 6f 55y | 0 | Ehteyat | 9st 13lbs | 8 of 15 | G Brouder | 40/1 |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along approaching straight, 7th and ridden over 2f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2025 | Clonmel | Soft | 2m 144y | 0 | The Mediator | 11st 13lbs | 2 of 12 | Mr D McGill | 16/1 |
| mid-division, took closer from 4f out, briefly short of room 3f out and soon pushed along in 8th, ridden on outer over 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong to go 2nd close home, never nearer | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2025 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 7f | 0 | Louiescall | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 11 | Mrs C Schnyder | 28/1 |
| slowly into stride, in rear, took keen hold, 8th 3f out, ridden in 9th 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2025 | Galway | Soft | 2m 110y | 0 | Teed Up | 9st 9lbs | 17 of 18 | R C Colgan | 50/1 |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression 4f out, detached entering straight and eased final furlong, tailed off | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2025 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f 140y | 0 | Purple Sky | 9st 13lbs | 8 of 10 | A J Slattery | 50/1 |
| towards rear, 9th and pushed along halfway, no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor | |||||||||
| 07 Jun 2025 | Navan | Yielding (Good in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Ragmans Corner | 9st 12lbs | 13 of 21 | A J Slattery | 50/1 |
| slowly away, always behind, pushed along over 2f out, no impression, modest late headway | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2024 | Naas | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 23y | 0 | Comfort Zone | 8st 7lbs | 18 of 20 | A J Slattery | 125/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and no extra 4f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2024 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Rocky's Diamond | 10st 9lbs | 7 of 11 | Donagh Meyler | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, slight mistake 6 out, ridden in 8th after 3 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2024 | Chester | Good | 1m 7f 196y | 4 | Spirit Mixer | 9st 12lbs | 6 of 9 | R C Colgan | 11/1 |
| mid-division on outer, ridden along over 2f out, soon outpaced, bit short of room over 1f out, plugged on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2024 | Chester | Good to Soft | 1m 6f 87y | 4 | Sea Grey | 10st 1lbs | 5 of 10 | Jason Watson | 7/2 |
| mid-division, driven between horses 2f out, no telling impression | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2024 | Chester | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 7f 196y | 4 | Rich Belief | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 10 | R C Colgan | 7/2 |
| midfield, went second over 3f out, made challenge going best over 1f out, soon led, headed inside final furlong, rallied to regain lead final 110yds | |||||||||
| 25 May 2024 | Chester | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 196y | 5 | Animato | 9st 13lbs | 3 of 10 | S D Bowen | 8/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along off pace 2f out, rapid late headway for 3rd | |||||||||
| 20 May 2024 | Roscommon | Good | 1m 4f 14y | 0 | Sixpack | 9st 12lbs | of 10 | R C Colgan | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2024 | Navan | Good to Yielding | 1m 5f | 0 | Nostra Casa | 10st 1lbs | 8 of 19 | R C Colgan | 40/1 |
| rear of mid-division on outer, ridden in 8th over 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2023 | Down Royal | Good | 2m 2f | 0 | Crassus | 9st 13lbs | 8 of 17 | R C Colgan | 14/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and some headway in 5th over 2f out, 7th and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2023 | Killarney | Yielding (Good to Yielding in Places) | 1m 6f 40y | 0 | Jake Peter | 10st 2lbs | 4 of 10 | D King | 13/2 |
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, went 5th travelling well entering straight, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2023 | Bellewstown | Good | 2m 188y | 0 | Wouldn't You Agree | 11st 2lbs | 8 of 19 | Donagh Meyler | 14/1 |
| mid-division on outer, not fluent 2nd and 4th, pushed along from 3 out, soon lost place and weakened, slightly hampered last | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2023 | Limerick | Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Tronador | 9st 12lbs | 4 of 11 | Adam Caffrey | 9/2 |
| soon settled mid-division, ridden in 6th 3f out, no impression in 5th over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2023 | Cork | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Star Kissed | 8st 13lbs | 9 of 14 | J A Heffernan | 16/1 |
| in touch, 6th over 4f out, under pressure 3f out, soon lost place, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 May 2023 | Curragh | Good | 1m 6f | 0 | Dame Rapide | 9st 4lbs | of 21 | J A Heffernan | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 16 May 2023 | Killarney | Good to Yielding | 2m 182y | 0 | Grappa Nonino | 10st 2lbs | 4 of 13 | J A Heffernan | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out and 4th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2023 | Navan | Heavy | 1m 5f | 0 | Rich Belief | 9st 13lbs | 1 of 23 | J A Heffernan | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 4th and pushed along 2f out, 2nd and ridden 1f out, headway to lead 100 yards out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2022 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft | 2m 141y | 0 | Autumn Evening | 9st | 14 of 24 | J M Sheridan | 28/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led 3f out, ridden and headed 2 1/2f out, 3rd 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2022 | Down Royal | Good (Good To Firm In Places) | 2m 1f 175y | 0 | Sheishybrid | 9st 12lbs | 3 of 16 | W J Lee | 5/1 |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression over 2f out, ridden and went 6th 1f out, kept on one pace into moderate 3rd final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2022 | Killarney | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Effernock Fizz | 10st 11lbs | 9 of 11 | B J Cooper | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along early straight and dropped towards rear 2 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2022 | Killarney | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1m 6f 40y | 0 | Anna Bunina | 10st | of 11 | J M Sheridan | 0/0 |
| 04 Aug 2022 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 7f | 0 | Rich Belief | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 12 | W J Lee | 7/4 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd on outer halfway, headway to dispute lead 4f out and led approaching straight, ridden and 2 lengths clear over 1f out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2022 | Galway | Soft | 1m 6f 14y | 0 | La Hacienda | 9st 10lbs | 4 of 21 | R C Colgan | 16/1 |
| held up, ridden into 9th 2f out, under pressure in 7th 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2022 | Galway | Good | 2m 11y | 0 | Tudor City | 10st 10lbs | of 23 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| 02 Jul 2022 | Bellewstown | Good | 2m 188y | 0 | Anna Bunina | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 19 | Donagh Meyler | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 3 out, no impression on leaders in 3rd before last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2022 | Limerick | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Waterville | 9st | 2 of 9 | R C Colgan | 11/2 |
| mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on well between horses inside final furlong to go moderate 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 29 May 2022 | Kelso | Good to Firm | 2m 51y | 2 | Rich Belief | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | Donagh Meyler | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, led narrowly after 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed last, stayed on well to assert run-in | |||||||||
| 15 May 2022 | Killarney | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Celestial Horizon | 10st 10lbs | 2 of 18 | Donagh Meyler | 20/1 |
| soon in touch, 7th after 5th, headway approaching straight, led before 3 out, jumped left 2 out, soon asserted and ridden, ran on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2022 | Navan | Good (Good to Firm in Places ) | 1m 5f | 0 | Magnetic North | 9st 9lbs | 8 of 23 | S M Crosse | 9/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along and no impression on outer under 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2022 | Limerick | Good | 2m | 0 | Rich Belief | 12st | 1 of 7 | Donagh Meyler | 10/3 |
| held up in touch, 5th halfway, progress after 3 out and went 2nd entering straight, challenged when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on well run-in, led final 50 yards | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2022 | Navan | Good | 1m 5f | 0 | Scott Lang | 10st 2lbs | 6 of 21 | R C Colgan | 22/1 |
| prominent, led 2 1/2f out, ridden and headed 2f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2021 | Down Royal | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 190y | 0 | Eskylane | 10st 1lbs | of 14 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 0/0 |
| 13 Oct 2021 | Punchestown | Good | 2m 4f 80y | 0 | Aldo The Apache | 10st 10lbs | 6 of 11 | Donagh Meyler | 5/1 |
| towards rear, closer in 6th 2 out, soon ridden and no impression | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2021 | Gowran Park | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Good Time Jonny | 10st 8lbs | 2 of 12 | J S McGarvey | 18/1 |
| held up in touch in mid-division, 6th halfway, headway after 3 out and went 3rd next, ridden in 2nd and no impression before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2021 | Perth | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 35y | 4 | Brief Ambition | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 5 | B S Hughes | 13/8 |
| chased leaders on inside, went 2nd at 5th, chance when hit last, stayed on run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2021 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Rich Belief | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 11 | Donagh Meyler | 7/2 |
| mid-division and 5th halfway, closer in 3rd after 4 out, not fluent in 2nd 2 out and soon ridden, led shortly after last and kept on well to extend advantage run-in | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2021 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 2f 35y | 0 | Flying Scotsman | 10st 4lbs | of 14 | M P O'Connor | 0/0 |
| 02 Aug 2021 | Cork | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Jon Ess | 10st 6lbs | 8 of 13 | Donagh Meyler | 9/2 |
| mid-division, chased leaders travelling well approaching 3 out, ridden and no extra after next, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2021 | Killarney | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Baltinglass Hill | 12st | 2 of 14 | Donagh Meyler | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, improved to dispute lead 3 out, led travelling well after 2 out, slight mistake at last and ridden, strongly pressed and joined inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure, headed at line | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2021 | Cork | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Ricky Bobby | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 21 | Donagh Meyler | 8/1 |
| held up, rear of mid-division, progress after 4 out, ridden into 10th entering straight, stayed on into 4th 2 out, kept on same pace from last | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2021 | Roscommon | Soft | 2m 29y | 0 | Punters Poet | 11st 8lbs | of 17 | Donagh Meyler | 0/0 |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Limerick | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Run For Mary | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 9 | T P Madden | 25/1 |
| pushed along early, soon led, pushed along again into straight and joined, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2021 | Fairyhouse | Good to Firm | 1m 5f 110y | 0 | New Society | 10st 2lbs | 6 of 10 | T P Madden | 11/1 |
| held up mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 13 May 2021 | Clonmel | Good | 2m 148y | 0 | Feel Des Mottes | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 17 | Donagh Meyler | 7/2 |
| mid-division, closer in 5th halfway, ridden in 4th on rail and hampered by loose horse entering straight, under pressure in 3rd and hampered again 2 out, no extra before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2021 | Punchestown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 100y | 0 | Cousin Harry | 9st 12lbs | of 26 | M P O'Connor | 0/0 |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Limerick | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Cratloe | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 17 | Donagh Meyler | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, travelled well entering straight and headway in 4th 2 out, ridden approaching last, went 2nd early run-in, kept on | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2021 | Navan | Yielding (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Cousin Harry | 10st 11lbs | 12 of 20 | Donagh Meyler | 11/1 |
| towards rear, moderate 12th after 5th, no impression, never a factor | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2021 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Iberia | 11st 9lbs | 7 of 19 | Donagh Meyler | 28/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden and no impression before 3 out, kept on one pace straight | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2021 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Grand Paradis | 11st | 10 of 19 | Phillip Enright | 50/1 |
| towards rear, never a factor, no threat from 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2020 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 50y | 0 | Riviere D'etel | 11st 2lbs | 11 of 19 | N P Madden | 22/1 |
| waited with, soon well off pace towards rear, never a factor | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2020 | Catterick | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 4f 13y | 4 | Beechwood Jude | 9st | 2 of 6 | K Stott | 2/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along to chase winner over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2020 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 4f 98y | 4 | Galata Bridge | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 5 | P J McDonald | 22/1 |
| led, nudged along 3f out, headed 2f out, kept on until no extra final 100yds | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2020 | Ripon | Good | 1m 1f 170y | 4 | Fishable | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 9 | P J McDonald | 25/1 |
| tracked leader until pushed along 4f out, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2020 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 5y | 4 | Canagat | 9st 6lbs | 6 of 9 | Jason Hart | 22/1 |
| held up towards rear and keen, ridden and no impression 3f out, faded over 1f out | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2020 | Haydock | Good to Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 37y | 3 | Strait Of Hormuz | 9st 1lbs | of 12 | P J McDonald | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2020 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 5y | 2 | Palace Pier | 8st 7lbs | 7 of 8 | Hollie Doyle | 14/1 |
| carried right start, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2019 | York | Soft | 7f 192y | 2 | Lucander | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 10 | P J McDonald | 12/1 |
| dwelt, behind, headway over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra closing stages | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2019 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 1m 5y | 2 | Gallaside | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 6 | Jane Elliott | 7/1 |
| held up in touch, headway over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, soon hung left, headed and no extra close home | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2019 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 36y | 4 | Above | 9st | 3 of 3 | R Winston | 11/10 |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no chance with winner over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2019 | Haydock | Soft | 6f 212y | 4 | Rich Belief | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 7 | R Winston | 13/5 |
| held up, headway over 3f out, challenged 2f out, led and edging left from 1f out, brushing rival inside final furlong, bumped rival towards finish, holding rival close home | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2019 | Goodwood | Good | 7f | 2 | Governor Of Punjab | 8st 11lbs | of 17 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2019 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 36y | 5 | Rich Belief | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 6 | R Winston | 9/2 |
| pressed leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2019 | Thirsk | Good (Good to Soft in Places) | 6f | 5 | Ardenlee Star | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 10 | P Hanagan | 9/2 |
| chased leaders, outpaced halfway, stayed on into 4th inside final furlong, never on terms | |||||||||
| 19 May 2019 | Ripon | Good | 6f | 4 | Misty Grey | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 9 | P Cosgrave | 25/1 |
| slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never nearer | |||||||||