Horse profile
Fantasy Believer (GB)
11yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer John Quinn · Last owner The Fantasy Fellowship B
by Sure Blade (USA) out of Delicious (GB) (Dominion)
61 runs · 16 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Jul 2009 — 6,319 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 · 2nd of 5
6 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 64
KTB Profile
Fantasy Believer (GB) is 6 from 61, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Rous Stakes at Newmarket (Sep 2006). Hasn't won since Sep 2006. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 15 on softer). Last raced off 64, 40lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 61 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 40lb off peak
- 6–61Wins / Runs
- 9.8%Strike rate
- 13 (21.3%)Placed
- +5.00£1 level staken=61 at SP
- 1.34Fair A/E n=61 · 1.11 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 26dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating64↓ 40lb off peak
64
64–104
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Sure Blade (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 6.2% of 178 runs since Jan 2008 (12 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 33 | 1 | 3% | −3.2 | 3 from 27 |
| Good | 47 | 6 | 12.8% | +6.6 | 3 from 19 |
| Good to Soft | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −2.9 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 25 | 2 | 8% | +1.8 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 11 | 0 | 0% | −6.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −3.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −6.2 | 2 from 16 |
| 6f – 7f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −6.2 | 4 from 45 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 55 | 2 | 3.6% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −6.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 29 | 5 | 17.2% | +11 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | −1.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | +2.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | +0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Delicious (GB) (Dominion)
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madame Guillotine (GB) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Champagne Leader (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Calders (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 27 | 3 | 11% | −3.00 |
| Good | 19 | 3 | 16% | +23.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 41 | 2 | 5% | −10.00 |
| Class 3 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +12.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 12 | 1 | 8% | +1.00 |
| York | 8 | 1 | 13% | +13.00 |
| Doncaster | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Goodwood | 6 | 2 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Ripon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sandown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 45 | 4 | 9% | −13.00 |
| Under 6f | 16 | 2 | 13% | +18.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Quinn | 12 | 3 | 25% | +30.00 |
| Darryll Holland | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Tony Hamilton | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.00 |
| Kieren Fallon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Micky Fenton | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Robert Winston | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Darley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alan Munro | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Kyne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Steve Drowne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Fessey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Manning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darren Williams | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2007 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2006 | 17 | 5 | 29% | +42.00 |
| 2005 | 17 | 1 | 6% | −10.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 09+11d | Epsom Downs | Bet totepool On 0800221221 Handicap | 2/5 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 64 | 72B | Darryll Holland | 3/1 |
| 28 Jun 09+15d | Salisbury | K J Pike & Sons Ltd Seniors' Sprint Handicap | 4/12 | ½ | 8-5 | 64 | 67A | Jimmy Quinn | 9/2J |
| 13 Jun 09+19d | Sandown | toteexacta Handicap | 4/12 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 64 | 70A | Tony Hamilton | 16/1 |
| 25 May 09+9d | Goodwood | Children Under 18 Race Free At Goodwood Handicap | 9/11 | 6 | 8-5 | 67 | 39A | William Buick | 10/1 |
| 16 May 09+21d | Newmarket | Betinternet.com Apprentice Handicap | 9/14 | ¾ | 8-9 | 70 | 64A | Jamie Kyne | 8/1 |
| 25 Apr 09+253d | Ripon | Stowe Family Law Llp Handicap | 9/15 | shd | 9-1 | 72 | 78A | Neil Callan | 33/1 |
| 2008 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 08+11d | Newmarket | NGK Spark Plugs Handicap | 11/13 | ¾ | 9-2 | 75 | 60A | Steve Drowne | 16/1 |
| 04 Aug 08+10d | Ripon | Armstrong Memorial Handicap | 7/10 | ½ | 8-6 | 75 | 59A | Paul Hanagan | 16/1 |
| 25 Jul 08+13d | Newmarket | Newmarket Nights Handicap | 5/9 | nk | 9-1 | 77 | 67A | Darryll Holland | 10/1 |
| 12 Jul 08+8d | York | John Smith's Extra Cold Handicap | 12/13 | 8 | 9-2 | 82 | 39C | Paul Fessey | 16/1 |
| 04 Jul 08+62d | Sandown | Delancey Handicap | 11/11 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 87 | 39A | Darryll Holland | 25/1 |
| 03 May 08+21d | Newmarket | stanjamesuk.com Stakes Heritage Handicap | 24/25 | 2¾ | 8-6 | 89 | 43C | Liam Keniry | 33/1 |
| 12 Apr 08+169d | Doncaster | Urban-I Handicap | 6/10 | shd | 8-13 | 91 | 72A | Jimmy Quinn | 12/1 |
| 2007 · 14 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 07+27d | Doncaster | Rectangle Group Handicap | 11/22 | ¾ | 8-13 | 92 | 77C | Jimmy Fortune | 14/1 |
| 29 Sep 07+14d | Haydock | Lester Piggott "Start To Finish" Handicap | 9/12 | 2 | 9-2 | 94 | 65C | Darryll Holland | 5/1 |
| 15 Sep 07+14d | Doncaster | Ladbrokes Portland Heritage Handicap | 13/21 | shd | 8-13 | 94 | 71C | Jimmy Fortune | 13/2 |
| 01 Sep 07+14d | Sandown | Variety Club Handicap | 2/15 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 93 | 79C | Jimmy Fortune | 10/1 |
| 18 Aug 07+14d | Ripon | Great St Wilfrid Heritage Handicap | 8/22 | ½ | 9-3 | 95 | 78C | Jimmy Quinn | 17/2 |
| 04 Aug 07+6d | Goodwood | bluesquare.com Stewards' Cup Heritage Handicap | 8/27 | shd | 8-11 | 96 | 79C | Jimmy Fortune | 14/1 |
| 29 Jul 07+13d | Ascot | Hong Kong Jockey Club Sprint Heritage Handicap | 6/24 | nk | 9-1 | 96 | 87C | Jimmy Fortune | 11/1 |
| 16 Jul 07+16d | Ayr | Giles Insurance 40th Anniversary Heritage Handicap | 5/16 | shd | 9-2 | 96 | 85C | Jimmy Quinn | 12/1 |
| 30 Jun 07+21d | Windsor | totesport Heritage Handicap | 8/14 | 2 | 9-10 | 97 | 84C | Darryll Holland | 13/2 |
| 09 Jun 07+7d | Musselburgh | GNER Scottish Sprint Cup Heritage Handicap | 7/17 | nk | 9-4 | 99 | 77C | Tony Hamilton | 10/1 |
| 02 Jun 07+21d | Epsom Downs | Vodafone Sprint Handicap | 4/16 | ½ | 9-10 | 100 | 88C | Jimmy Quinn | 25/1 |
| 12 May 07+7d | Ascot | totesport.com Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 17/28 | 2½ | 9-4 | 102 | 69C | Liam Keniry | 50/1 |
| 05 May 07+16d | Newmarket | stanjamesuk.com Heritage Handicap | 21/29 | shd | 9-10 | 104 | 78C | Jimmy Quinn | 33/1 |
| 19 Apr 07+188d | Newmarket | Federation of Bloodstock Agents Abernant Stakes (Listed) | 11/12 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 104 | 67C | Jimmy Quinn | 25/1 |
| 2006 · 17 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 06+15d | Newmarket | Igloos Bentinck Stakes (Group 3) | 8/14 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 104 | 87C | Jimmy Quinn | 14/1 |
| 28 Sep 06+12d | Newmarket | Rous Stakes (Listed) | 1/13 | 8-12 | 104 | 79C | Jimmy Quinn | 12/1 | |
| 16 Sep 06+7d | Ayr | Totesport Ayr Gold Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 14/23 | ¾ | 9-2 | 89 | 78C | Jimmy Quinn | 15/2 |
| 09 Sep 06+14d | York | Ladbrokes Portland Heritage Handicap | 1/19 | 8-13 | 93 | 106C | Jimmy Quinn | 20/1 | |
| 26 Aug 06+7d | Goodwood | South Coast Handicap | 1/8 | 9-5 | 89 | 77C | Jimmy Quinn | 7/1 | |
| 19 Aug 06+15d | Ripon | William Hill Great St Wilfrid Heritage Handicap | 18/19 | 1 | 8-8 | 89 | 40C | Kevin Darley | 20/1 |
| 04 Aug 06+6d | Goodwood | Stewards' Sprint Handicap | 1/24 | 9-2 | 80 | 84C | Jimmy Fortune | 9/1 | |
| 29 Jul 06+15d | York | Skybet Dash (Heritage Handicap) | 8/12 | hd | 8-6 | 85 | 72C | Ryan Moore | 8/1 |
| 14 Jul 06+3d | Hamilton | John Smith's Scottish Stewards Cup Handicap | 4/13 | ½ | 9-0 | 80 | 71C | David Nolan | 7/1 |
| 11 Jul 06+5d | Pontefract | King Richard III Handicap | 1/11 | 9-4 | 80 | 83C | Darryll Holland | 6/1 | |
| 06 Jul 06+5d | Epsom Downs | Nikon Handicap | 3/9 | 1½ | 9-2 | 82 | 67C | Darryll Holland | 11/2 |
| 01 Jul 06+8d | Newcastle | Totescoop6 Northern Sprint Handicap | 10/13 | hd | 9-0 | 82 | 56C | Alan Munro | 12/1 |
| 23 Jun 06+13d | Newmarket | Sportsman Racing Handicap | 5/9 | hd | 9-11 | 83 | 71C | Kieren Fallon | 7/1 |
| 10 Jun 06+7d | Goodwood | Empire Property Group Handicap | 9/14 | ½ | 8-12 | 84 | 57C | Graham Gibbons | 8/1 |
| 03 Jun 06+15d | Epsom Downs | Vodafone Sprint Handicap | 6/17 | ¾ | 8-11 | 85 | 66C | Graham Gibbons | 22/1 |
| 19 May 06+13d | York | Countrywide Freight Handicap | 13/17 | 2½ | 8-5 | 87 | 32C | Alan Munro | 40/1 |
| 06 May 06+196d | Newmarket | Stanjamesuk.com Stakes Handicap | 25/26 | 6 | 8-9 | 90 | 24C | Graham Gibbons | 40/1 |
| 2005 · 17 runs | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 05+14d | Doncaster | Whitetobrown Handicap | 19/21 | hd | 9-0 | 93 | 44C | Tony Hamilton | 20/1 |
| 08 Oct 05+7d | York | Coral Sprint Trophy Handicap | 11/18 | 2½ | 8-11 | 93 | 46C | Kevin Darley | 15/2J |
| 01 Oct 05+14d | Epsom Downs | 32redpoker.com Handicap | UR/11 | — | 9-0 | 93 | — | Micky Fenton | 9/2C |
| 17 Sep 05+10d | Ayr | Totesport Ayr Gold Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 5/27 | ¾ | 8-11 | 93 | 81C | Tony Hamilton | 10/1 |
| 07 Sep 05+39d | Doncaster | Totesport Portland Heritage Handicap | 13/21 | ½ | 8-10 | 93 | 63C | Kieren Fallon | 10/1 |
| 30 Jul 05+7d | Goodwood | Vodafone Stewards' Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 3/27 | 2 | 9-0 | 89 | 76C | Kevin Manning | 16/1 |
| 23 Jul 05+8d | York | Skybet Dash (Heritage Handicap) | 6/15 | ½ | 8-13 | 94 | 83C | Robert Winston | 7/1 |
| 15 Jul 05+10d | Hamilton | Tennents Scottish Stewards Cup Handicap | 2/11 | hd | 9-5 | 91 | 81C | Robert Winston | 7/2F |
| 05 Jul 05+5d | Pontefract | King Richard III Handicap | 3/14 | nk | 9-10 | 93 | 93C | Tony Hamilton | 9/1 |
| 30 Jun 05+5d | Epsom Downs | Clear Channel Handicap | 1/7 | 9-10 | 88 | 69C | Micky Fenton | 6/1 | |
| 25 Jun 05+9d | Newcastle | Totescoop6 Northern Sprint Handicap | 5/12 | 1 | 9-2 | 88 | 77C | Seb Sanders | 4/1J |
| 16 Jun 05+19d | York | Buckingham Palace Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 16/23 | hd | 8-12 | 89 | 50C | Kieren Fallon | 7/1 |
| 28 May 05+15d | Doncaster | Merlin Land Rover Handicap | 5/13 | 1½ | 9-2 | 90 | 67C | Micky Fenton | 33/1 |
| 13 May 05+13d | York | Constant Security Handicap | 11/19 | hd | 8-11 | 93 | 60C | Darren Williams | 40/1 |
| 30 Apr 05+18d | Newmarket | Ladbrokes Heritage Handicap | 30/30 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 96 | 41C | Jamie Spencer | 50/1 |
| 12 Apr 05+12d | Newmarket | Handicap | 17/17 | 4 | 8-11 | 99 | 53C | Tony Hamilton | 66/1 |
| 31 Mar 05 | Doncaster | doncaster-racecourse.com Handicap | 15/15 | 4 | 9-11 | 100 | 49C | Robert Winston | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Fantasy Believer won?
- Fantasy Believer (GB) won 6 of 61 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 9.8%. Placed 13 times in total (21.3% of starts).
- Who trained Fantasy Believer?
- Fantasy Believer (GB) was trained by John Quinn on the most recent run on record, at Epsom Downs on 9 July 2009.
- Who is Fantasy Believer's sire?
- Fantasy Believer (GB) is by Sure Blade (USA) out of Delicious (GB), whose sire is Dominion.
- What going does Fantasy Believer prefer?
- Fantasy Believer (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 19 starts (15.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Fantasy Believer's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 9 July 2009. The highest on record is 104.
- What is Fantasy Believer's sire's record?
- Sure Blade (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.2% of 178 runs since Jan 2008 (12 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Fantasy Believer's siblings?
- Out of Delicious (GB), Fantasy Believer (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.