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Fantasy Believer (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer Ed Walker · Owner Chris David Stam
63 runs · 18 courses · from Jul 2019
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
10 wins · 7 courses Ran 17 days ago · 7th of 10 Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Fantasy Believer is a gelding with ten wins from 63 starts, including five over 1m2f – 1m4f. He has won on good to soft, good, soft and standard going, with six turf wins and four on all-weather. His most recent success came at Doncaster in the Class 2 Mastiff Manor Handicap off a mark of 89 on soft ground in Sep 2025. Typically held up, he finished 7 of 10 at Kempton in Sep 2026.

Based on 63 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating87↓ 6lb off peak
87 74–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 30 Sep 2026

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 62 figures · best 122A · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)24120B98.51 · —
Good15122A811 · —
Good to Soft998A75—
Good to Firm8101A92.53 · 100 / 92
Soft499A47—
Heavy260C21 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f32122A92.5—
1m2f – 1m4f27116A926 · 106 / 96
6f – 7f3110A93—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 62 figures from 62 runs · as at 8 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 30 Sep 2026 Official rating 87 at the last run, 30 Sep 2026

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 62 figures · best 106A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)24106A85.51 · —
Good15101A881 · —
Good to Soft999A89—
Good to Firm8105A83.53 · 86 / 85
Soft497A81.5—
Heavy268C67.51 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f32106A82.5—
1m2f – 1m4f27101A866 · 87 / 85.5
6f – 7f387A83—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 62 figures from 62 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 from 7 analysed runs

  • Held up 6 (86%) · 1 win
  • Midfield 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,596 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+8.9—
Good to Firm3414312.6%+1.51 from 8
Good8729911.4%+0.31 from 15
Good to Soft4355612.9%+1.83 from 10
Soft6947110.2%−0.91 from 4
Heavy270259.3%−1.80 from 2
Standard (AW)97910410.6%−0.54 from 24
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8178.6%−2.5—
6f – 7f8469511.2%+0.10 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,04810710.2%−0.95 from 32
1m2f – 1m4f7869412%+0.95 from 27
1m5f – 2m5337113.3%+2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f229229.6%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m6323.2%−7.9—
Over 3m10110%−1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Three Dons (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Three Dons (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Three Dons (IRE)5081m–1m4fClass 4
Samara Bay (IRE)926f–7fClass 5
Earthy Mangold (IRE)60——
Changing Direction (IRE)30——
Can't Chant (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 24 4 17% +18.00
Good 15 1 7% +8.00
Good to Soft 10 3 30% +34.00
Good to Firm 8 1 13% +2.00
Soft 4 1 25% +6.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 23 4 17% +40.00
Class 4 19 4 21% +32.00
Class 2 17 1 6% −7.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 14 3 21% +13.00
Newbury 8 1 13% +7.00
Ascot 7 2 29% +22.00
Chepstow 4 1 25% +6.00
Goodwood 4 0 0% −4.00
Doncaster 3 1 33% +7.00
Southwell (AW) 3 1 33% +12.00
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Newmarket 3 1 33% +20.00
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 32 5 16% +20.00
1m2f – 1m4f 27 5 19% +50.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kieran Shoemark 16 3 19% +11.00
Saffie Osborne 13 5 38% +64.00
Tom Marquand 7 1 14% +8.00
Oisin Murphy 5 1 20% +5.00
Richard Kingscote 3 0 0% −3.00
William Buick 3 0 0% −3.00
Hector Crouch 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ashley Lewis 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Doughty 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Loughnane 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Hollie Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Marco Ghiani 1 0 0% −1.00
J F Egan 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrea Atzeni 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Bentley 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 7 1 14% +3.00
2024 8 3 38% +36.00
2023 11 1 9% +12.00
2022 9 2 22% +16.00
2021 10 1 10% −1.00
2020 7 1 14% +6.00
2019 6 1 17% −1.00

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
30 Sep 26+53d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Stakes (London Middle Distance Qualifier) (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 11f · Standard / Slow · 10 ran Held up at the back - urged over 2f out - kept on late from 1f out without threatening - finished 7th 7/10 1¾ 10-0 87106A87A Kieran Shoemark 40/1
08 Aug 26+15d Ascot Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge (Class 2 Handicap) (gbbplus Race) Class 2 · 12f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Held up near back - urged forward with 2f left - stayed on without threatening leaders 7/10 1 9-6 8992B82A Saffie Osborne 9/1
24 Jul 26+13d Ascot Sodexo Live! Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 12f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Racing in mid-division - ridden 2f out - kept on but never got competitive 4/9 nk 9-6 90100B86A Oisin Murphy 10/1
11 Jul 26+29d York John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 22 ran Towards the back - came under the whip over 1f out and moved right - unable to land a blow in the finish 11/22 ½ 9-0 9389C85A Paul Mulrennan 100/1
12 Jun 26+230d York Sky Bet The World's Gone Football Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 10.5f · Good · 16 ran Settled off the pace in the pack - pushed along with 3f left - closed steadily late to finish 5th 5/16 ½ 8-12 93103C86A Ashley Lewis 33/1
25 Oct 25+27d Doncaster William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 10f · Heavy · 10 ran Held up towards the back - dropped away with 2f left - well held at the finish 10/10 54 9-2 93-56C67C Oisin Murphy 7/1
28 Sep 25+15d Epsom Downs Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Driven from the off - dropped away through the field 3f out - no hope in the closing stages and allowed to finish in own time 6/10 1 10-1 9388A89A Oisin Murphy 3/1F
13 Sep 25+16d Doncaster Mastiff Manor Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 10f · Soft · 9 ran Settled just behind pace - boxed in from 2f out then shifted right approaching final furlong - hit front inside last 75 yards and stayed on strongly to win 1/9 8-10 8999A97A Oisin Murphy 9/1
28 Aug 25+21d Southwell (AW) Racing League Race 41 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 11f · Standard · 11 ran Sluggish start - settled towards back of field - offered no threat throughout - finished seventh 7/11 ½ 9-7 9098A82A Saffie Osborne 4/1J
07 Aug 25+42d Chepstow Racing League 21 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 10f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Sluggish start - settled towards back - made smooth progress from the wide berth 2f out - pushed on into 3rd inside the final furlong but lacked the speed to land closer 3/12 ½ 9-12 9054A99A Saffie Osborne 9/1
26 Jun 25+160d Newcastle (AW) JenningsBet In Belmont Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 10f · Standard · 11 ran Slow to break - held up towards the back - driven up passing the furlong marker and eased across left - kept responding to close late - finished third one length off 3/11 ½ 9-2 90116A88A Tom Marquand 13/2
17 Jan 25+17d Newcastle (AW) Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap (GBB Race) Class 2 · 10f · Standard · 9 ran Sluggish getaway - settled towards the back - made progress inside the final two furlongs and pressed on into contention a furlong out - lost momentum near the finish to come home fifth 5/9 nk 9-4 92104A86A Tom Marquand 33/1
31 Dec 24+20d Lingfield (AW) BetUK Quebec Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Standard · 6 ran Settled at the back - pushed along with 2f left - finished 4th having made late progress but never a factor 4/6 nk 9-10 92102A85B Hector Crouch 22/1
11 Dec 24+28d Kempton (AW) Unibet Wild Flower Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 5 ran Checked and shifted right early - settled towards the back - made progress on the inner approaching 2f out - up into 3rd - kept on without finding enough to land a blow 3/5 1½ 9-8 92108C97B Hector Crouch 25/1
13 Nov 24+21d Southwell (AW) Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Class 3 · 11f · Standard · 8 ran Sluggish start - settled at rear of field - found room to close inside final furlong - moved into third but couldn't reel in the leaders 3/8 1½ 9-6 92111A85A Jack Doughty 16/1
23 Oct 24+32d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran Sluggish start - held up towards back of field - never featured - well held at the finish 12/14 nk 9-8 9389B79A Saffie Osborne 22/1
21 Sep 24+23d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Heavy · 9 ran Settled towards the back - pushed along with two out but failed to threaten - trailed away final furlong 9/9 6½ 9-0 9360C68C Saffie Osborne 12/1
29 Aug 24+21d Southwell (AW) tote.co.uk Who'll Take The Crown Racing League Race 41 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Class 3 · 11f · Standard · 12 ran Sluggish start - settled towards the back off the leaders' tempo - made strong progress on the inner with 2f left - pushed to the front inside the last furlong - kept driving to the line for an untroubled success 1/12 9-9 8791A95A Saffie Osborne 14/1
08 Aug 24+27d Chepstow tote Guarantee Available At tote.co.uk Racing League 20 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Class 3 · 10f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Poor start and settled at rear - improved on outer from over 3f out - hit front inside final furlong - kept on strongly to win 1/7 9-6 8463A89A Saffie Osborne 9/1
12 Jul 24+276d Ascot Signature Capital Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-11 8075B92A Saffie Osborne 18/1
10 Oct 23+18d Leicester Kube - Leicester's Premier Event Hire Venue Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 shd 9-6 8281A73A Tom Marquand 18/1
22 Sep 23+15d Newbury Stuart Michael Associates Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1¼ 9-12 8355A83A Tom Marquand 8/1
07 Sep 23+28d Wolverhampton (AW) William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Racing League Race 33 Handicap Class 3 · 9.5f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 nk 9-4 8490A82A Ross Coakley 25/1
10 Aug 23+20d Chepstow William Hill Enchanced Odds Every Day Racing League Race 12 Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 5 9-6 8490A88A Saffie Osborne 15/2
21 Jul 23+15d Newmarket Pertemps Network Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 9-8 8291B101A Saffie Osborne 22/1
06 Jul 23+22d Kempton (AW) Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 9-7 8395B87A Kieran Shoemark 9/1
14 Jun 23+26d Yarmouth Quinnbet Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 9-6 84101A79B Billy Loughnane 5/2
19 May 23+16d Newmarket Racehorse Lotto Lucky Ticket Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 9-5 81111A95A Kieran Shoemark 12/1
03 May 23+21d Ascot Howden Manny Mercer Apprentice Handicap (Str) Class 3 · 8f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 ½ 9-4 8378C88A Callum Hutchinson 25/1
12 Apr 23+26d Kempton (AW) Unibet 3 Uniboosts Per Day Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 8/13 1 9-9 85120B83A Saffie Osborne 20/1
17 Mar 23+168d Newcastle (AW) Spreadex Sports 300 Spread Betting Cashback Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 nk 9-6 8795A75A Kieran Shoemark 16/1
30 Sep 22+27d Ascot Smart Signage Display Solutions Handicap Classified Stakes (Str) Class 3 · 8f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 3¼ 9-7 8857B70A Richard Kingscote 9/1
03 Sep 22+35d Kempton (AW) Unibet London Mile Series Final Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 5/14 nk 9-5 8896B88A Richard Kingscote 12/1
30 Jul 22+22d Goodwood Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Handicap Class 3 · 9f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 9/16 hd 9-9 8877C87A Tom Marquand 14/1
08 Jul 22+29d Ascot Property Raceday Targets 3m Apprentice Handicap (Str) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 10-0 85101A105A Saffie Osborne 9/1
09 Jun 22+14d Newbury Carol Mulraney Memorial Handicap (Str) Class 3 · 8f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-4 8398A96A Tom Marquand 14/1
26 May 22+38d Sandown Coral Whitsun Cup Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 4¼ 9-1 8578B63A Tom Marquand 10/1
18 Apr 22+19d Kempton (AW) racingtv.com Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 7/8 hd 8-3 8689A75A Hollie Doyle 11/2
30 Mar 22+14d Kempton (AW) Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day (London Mile Series Qualifier) Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 4/9 hd 8-4 86112A79A Saffie Osborne 10/3
16 Mar 22+149d Kempton (AW) Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 2/11 nse 9-7 8599B97A Richard Kingscote 9/2
18 Oct 21+26d Bath Read Hollie Doyle's Column On attheraces.com Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 2½ 9-8 8699A88A Kieran Shoemark 9/1
22 Sep 21+18d Goodwood Jackson-Stops Handicap Class 4 · 9f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 1½ 9-8 8676C93A Kieran Shoemark 14/1
04 Sep 21+35d Kempton (AW) Unibet London Mile Series Final Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 9/14 nse 9-6 8795B90A Jim Crowley 11/2
31 Jul 21+28d Goodwood Signature Apprentice Handicap Class 3 · 9f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 6 9-11 8936C75C Marco Ghiani 17/2
03 Jul 21+17d Sandown Coral Challenge (handicap) Class 2 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 ½ 8-6 9175C80A J F Egan 40/1
16 Jun 21+16d Ascot Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 30 ran 18/30 1 8-8 9392C76A Kieran Shoemark 150/1
31 May 21+16d Windsor Fitzdares Says Farewell To Barney Curley Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 nk 9-5 93111A91A Andrea Atzeni 18/1
15 May 21+12d Newbury BetVictor Handicap (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 9/12 2½ 9-1 9362A74A Kieran Shoemark 14/1
03 May 21+19d Windsor Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 1 9-7 9181C89B Kieran Shoemark 4/1
14 Apr 21+119d Kempton (AW) Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 1/11 9-9 86114A98A Kieran Shoemark 8/1
16 Dec 20+21d Kempton (AW) Try Our New Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 5/6 1¼ 9-12 87102A81B James Doyle 6/4F
25 Nov 20+14d Lingfield (AW) Betway Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Standard · 6 ran 5/6 1 9-0 87101A75B Kieran Shoemark 6/1
11 Nov 20+54d Kempton (AW) Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 1/12 9-7 8298A106A Kieran Shoemark 12/1
18 Sep 20+20d Newbury Pierre Vaudon Champagne Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 2½ 9-4 8259A68A William Buick 9/2
29 Aug 20+60d Goodwood Ladbrokes Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Class 3 · 9f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 1¾ 9-0 8239A80B Oisin Murphy 7/2
30 Jun 20+18d Doncaster Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 11/13 1¼ 9-6 8393C68A William Buick 7/2J
12 Jun 20+198d Newbury It's Not Rocket Science With MansionBet Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 3¾ 9-0 83122A94A William Buick 14/1
27 Nov 19+28d Kempton (AW) 32Red Casino Nursery Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 1/11 9-7 7491A100A Kieran Shoemark 4/1
30 Oct 19+34d Wolverhampton (AW) Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Nursery Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 shd 9-1 7493A75A Kieran Shoemark 8/1
26 Sep 19+31d Newmarket First Call Traffic Management Nursery Class 2 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 ¾ 8-6 7672A65A Harry Bentley 8/1
26 Aug 19+20d Chepstow comparebettingsites.com Betting EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 nk 9-0 —110A87A Kieran Shoemark 11/2
06 Aug 19+17d Newbury Mildmay Farm And Stud Novice Median Auction Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 2½ 9-4 —70A83A Kieran Shoemark 7/1
20 Jul 19 Newbury Bet365 EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 1¼ 9-0 ——— Paul Hanagan 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fantasy Believer (IRE) won?
Fantasy Believer (IRE) won 10 of 63 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.9%. Placed 21 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Fantasy Believer (IRE)?
Fantasy Believer (IRE) is trained by Ed Walker, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 September 2026.
Who is Fantasy Believer (IRE)'s sire?
Fantasy Believer (IRE) is by Make Believe (GB) out of Avizare (IRE), whose sire is Lawman.
What going does Fantasy Believer (IRE) prefer?
Fantasy Believer (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). 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 (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 30 September 2026. The highest on record is 93.
What is Fantasy Believer (IRE)'s sire's record?
Make Believe (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,596 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Fantasy Believer (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Avizare (IRE), Fantasy Believer (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Three Dons (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Three Dons (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2019. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.