Only Make Believe (GB)
Only Make Believe (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 18 at Curragh (May 2005).
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 101Highest OR
- 87dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 38 | 8 | 21.1% | +9.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 752 | 89 | 11.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,076 | 112 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 582 | 72 | 12.4% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 671 | 80 | 11.9% | +0.6 | — |
| Heavy | 228 | 18 | 7.9% | −3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,024 | 117 | 11.4% | +0.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 45 | 2 | 4.4% | −6.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 729 | 77 | 10.6% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,103 | 127 | 11.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,183 | 162 | 13.7% | +2.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 785 | 76 | 9.7% | −1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 358 | 40 | 11.2% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 143 | 11 | 7.7% | −3.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 25 | 1 | 4% | −7.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Dream Ahead (USA) (6 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Dream Ahead (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dream Ahead (USA) | 9 | 6 | 6f–7f | Group 1 |
| Bin Battuta (GB) | 10 | 4 | 6f–1m4f | Class 2 |
| William Blake (GB) | 24 | 3 | 1m–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Into The Dark (GB) | 11 | 1 | 1m2f | Listed |
| Police Force (USA) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dream Shared (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| New Style (USA) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Idle Tears (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Manning | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Molloy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mick Kinane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 06+49d | Leopardstown | Kingston Handicap (60-100) | 4/8 | 1 | 10-0 | 98 | 82C | Kevin Manning | 8/1 |
| 26 Apr 06+8d | Punchestown | Aon/Barrett Bloodstock Insurances Hurdle | 14/25 | 3½ | 10-7 | — | 82C | Tom Molloy | 20/1 |
| 18 Apr 06+296d | Fairyhouse | Weatherbys Ireland GSB Hurdle | 7/8 | 9 | 10-7 | — | 86C | Tom Molloy | 6/1 |
| 2005 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 05+36d | Curragh | Budweiser Guinness Handicap | 7/22 | nk | 9-0 | 101 | 74C | Kevin Manning | 7/2F |
| 21 May 05+48d | Curragh | Boylesports.com Handicap | 2/18 | shd | 8-4 | 96 | 76C | Mick Kinane | 7/1 |
| 03 Apr 05 | Curragh | Oak Lodge & Hamford Stud Loughbrown Stakes (Listed) | 5/5 | 2 | 9-0 | — | — | Kevin Manning | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Only Make Believe won?
- Only Make Believe (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trained Only Make Believe?
- Only Make Believe (GB) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 14 June 2006.
- Who is Only Make Believe's sire?
- Only Make Believe (GB) is by Selkirk (USA) out of Land of Dreams (GB), whose sire is Cadeaux Genereux.
- What is Only Make Believe's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 14 June 2006. The highest on record is 101.
- What is Only Make Believe's sire's record?
- Selkirk (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.
- Who are Only Make Believe's siblings?
- Out of Land of Dreams (GB), Only Make Believe (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Dream Ahead (USA) (6). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Dream Ahead (USA)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.