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Horse profile

Believe In Love (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Sep 2022) · Last trainer Roger Varian · Last owner Koji Maeda
by Make Believe (GB) out of Topka (FR) (Kahyasi)
19 runs · 11 courses · from Jul 2019
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Sep 2022 — 1,517 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2022 · 3rd of 8 7 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Believe In Love was a mare who won seven of 19 starts in the archive including three Group 3 wins. Her biggest success came in the Group 3 William Hill Bronte Cup Fillies' Stakes at York in May 2022 when she carried an official rating of 107 on good to soft going. All seven wins came over 1m2f – 1m4f or 1m5f – 2m. She finished third of eight in the Coral Park Hill Fillies' Stakes at Doncaster in Sep 2022 off an official rating of 106.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating106↓ 3lb off peak
106 71–109

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Doncaster, 8 Sep 2022

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 17 figures · best 135A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)594A84—
Soft4135A86—
Good to Soft3110A90—
Good3116A112—
Good to Firm290C76.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m9135A96—
1m2f – 1m4f595A84—
1m – 1m1f294A80—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 8 Sep 2022 Official rating 106 at the last run, 8 Sep 2022

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 17 figures · best 95B · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)584B79—
Soft487A83.5—
Good to Soft393A89—
Good395B93—
Good to Firm276A75.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m995B80—
1m2f – 1m4f593A84—
1m – 1m1f272A64.5—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 3,620 runs since Apr 2019 (298 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+9—
Good to Firm3424312.6%+1.61 from 2
Good8739911.3%+0.32 from 3
Good to Soft4385612.8%+1.81 from 3
Soft7027210.3%−0.71 from 5
Heavy276259.1%−1.91 from 1
Standard (AW)98410410.6%−0.41 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8178.6%−2.4—
6f – 7f8489511.2%+0.20 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,05310810.3%−0.70 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f7929411.9%+0.92 from 5
1m5f – 2m5417113.1%+2.15 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f232229.5%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m6323.2%−7.8—
Over 3m10110%−1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2019 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Topka (FR) (Kahyasi)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Top Trip (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m1½f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Top Trip (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Top Trip (GB)1331m1½f–1m3fGroup 2
Mac O'polo (IRE)190——
Make It Up (IRE)100——
Topza (FR)10——
Kingdom Come (FR)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% −1.25
Standard (AW) 5 1 20% −1.50
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +0.75
Good 3 2 67% +14.50
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +0.25
Heavy 1 1 100% +0.90

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 7 1 14% −3.25
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 2 2 100% +4.00
Class 3 2 1 50% +10.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +2.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 3 2 67% +3.00
Lingfield (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
York 2 1 50% +1.75
Goodwood 2 1 50% +10.00
Kempton (AW) 2 1 50% +1.50
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +4.50
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 1 100% +0.90

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 11 5 45% +6.15
1m2f – 1m4f 5 2 40% +10.50
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrea Atzeni 7 1 14% +5.00
Ray Dawson 6 3 50% +3.75
Jack Mitchell 3 1 33% +0.50
Ronan Whelan 1 1 100% +4.50
Mickael Barzalona 1 1 100% +0.90
Nicola Currie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 4 1 25% −0.25
2021 4 1 25% +1.50
2020 9 5 56% +14.40
2019 2 0 0% −2.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2022 · 4 runs
08 Sep 22+68d Doncaster Coral Park Hill Fillies' Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 2) Class 1 · 1m6½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 2 9-7 106110A93A Andrea Atzeni 7/1
02 Jul 22+42d Haydock bet365 Lancashire Oaks (Fillies And Mares' Group 2) Class 1 · 1m4f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 2¼ 9-7 10776A87A Ray Dawson 14/1
21 May 22+16d York William Hill Bronte Cup Fillies' Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m6f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-2 10790A89B Ray Dawson 11/4F
05 May 22+215d Chester tote.co.uk Proud To Support Chester Racecourse Ormonde Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m5½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 3¾ 8-13 10981A78A Andrea Atzeni 9/1
2021 · 4 runs
02 Oct 21+63d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de Royallieu (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Grande Course) (Turf) 1m6f · Very Soft · 10 ran 2/10 hd 9-4 ——— Andrea Atzeni 13/1
31 Jul 21+23d Goodwood Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 2) Class 1 · 1m6f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 4¾ 9-6 10596C80C Ray Dawson 17/2
08 Jul 21+47d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Stanerra Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3) 1m6f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 10-0 105112A95B Ronan Whelan 9/2
22 May 21+210d York William Hill Bronte Cup Fillies' Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m6f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 99 9-3 107-22C72C Ray Dawson 7/2
2020 · 9 runs
24 Oct 20+44d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Belle de Nuit (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 1m6f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 8-10 ——— Mickael Barzalona 9/10F
10 Sep 20+12d Doncaster bet365 Park Hill Fillies' Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 1m6½f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 ½ 8-9 107116A77A Andrea Atzeni 11/8F
29 Aug 20+14d Newmarket Close Brothers Premium Finance Handicap Class 2 · 1m6f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 8-9 97135A87A Ray Dawson 11/4
15 Aug 20+18d Newmarket Read Andrew Balding On Betway Insider Fillies' Handicap Class 2 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 1/4 8-4 8890C75B Ray Dawson 5/4F
28 Jul 20+139d Goodwood British European Breeders Fund EBF Fillies' Handicap Class 3 · 1m4f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 8-10 8095A93A Andrea Atzeni 11/1
11 Mar 20+15d Kempton (AW) 32Red.com Handicap Class 4 · 1m3f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 1/6 9-3 7684A84B Jack Mitchell 5/2
25 Feb 20+24d Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes 'Play 1-2-Free' On Football Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 hd 9-5 7393B79B Andrea Atzeni 7/2
01 Feb 20+21d Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 hd 9-5 7169A79A Jack Mitchell 5/1
11 Jan 20+37d Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Fillies' Novice Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 1½ 8-4 —94A57A Nicola Currie 11/2
2019 · 2 runs
05 Dec 19+145d Kempton (AW) Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 2/12 3¾ 9-0 —66A72A Jack Mitchell 8/1
13 Jul 19 Newmarket Rossdales British EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10) Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 1¼ 9-0 —63A76A Andrea Atzeni 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Believe In Love won?
Believe In Love (IRE) won 7 of 19 archived starts between 2019 and 2022, a strike rate of 36.8%. Placed 12 times in total (63.2% of starts).
Who trained Believe In Love?
Believe In Love (IRE) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 8 September 2022.
Who is Believe In Love's sire?
Believe In Love (IRE) is by Make Believe (GB) out of Topka (FR), whose sire is Kahyasi.
What going does Believe In Love prefer?
Believe In Love (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Believe In Love's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 8 September 2022. The highest on record is 109.
What is Believe In Love's sire's record?
Make Believe (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 3,620 runs since Apr 2019 (298 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Believe In Love's siblings?
Out of Topka (FR), Believe In Love (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Top Trip (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Top Trip (GB)). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m3f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2019. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.