Please Believe Me (GB)

Dam of Autumnal (IRE), Lord Pacal (IRE), Mazepa (IRE)

Country: GB
Sire: Try My Best (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 5 of 8 runners (63%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 22 from 169 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £230,261 GB
Best progeny OR: 110
Foaled: 1987 · out of Believer I (GB)

Progeny

All known progeny


1994	Storyteller (IRE)	12	-	Michael Dods	gelding	Thatching (GB)	62	8	5	19.4%	87	£78,041	21 Oct 02
1995	Certain Danger (IRE)	0	-	N A Callaghan	filly	Warning (GB)	7	0	0	0.0%	48	£0	5 Aug 98
1997	Lord Pacal (IRE)	3	-	N A Callaghan	gelding	Indian Ridge (IRE)	28	5	1	10.7%	100	£36,656	5 Oct 01
1998	Autumnal (IRE)	3	Black-type placed	Brian Meehan	filly	Indian Ridge (IRE)	22	3	3	13.6%	110	£71,642	17 Oct 02
1999	Summery (IRE)	0	-	Brian Meehan	filly	Indian Ridge (IRE)	7	0	1	0.0%	59	£452	8 Aug 03
2000	Mazepa (IRE)	3	-	N A Callaghan	colt	Indian Ridge (IRE)	18	1	1	16.7%	100	£35,945	22 Oct 04
2001	Buchanan Street (IRE)	0	-	Richard Ford	gelding	Barathea (IRE)	16	2	0	0.0%	60	£2,378	23 Jul 05
2004	Miss Jenny (IRE)	1	-	Brian Meehan	filly	Desert Prince (IRE)	9	1	0	11.1%	87	£5,147	13 Aug 07

Every offspring with a British or Irish run since 1990, oldest first, plus unraced offspring we know of from profiles and forward entries.

Progeny's best wins


26 Sep 03	Mazepa (IRE)	Ascot	Sodexho Stakes Showcase Handicap Class B	Class 2	89	£17,400
23 Jun 00	Autumnal (IRE)	Ascot	Windsor Castle Stakes (Conditions Race) Class B	Class 2	-	£20,300
16 Apr 02	Mazepa (IRE)	Newmarket	Thetford Conditions Stakes Class C	Class 3	-	£6,003
29 Jun 01	Autumnal (IRE)	Newmarket (July)	Sunley-io Group Fillies' Conditions Stakes Class C	Class 3	96	£6,017
26 Aug 00	Lord Pacal (IRE)	Newmarket (July)	Chris Blackwell Memorial Handicap Class C	Class 3	83	£7,222
25 Jul 00	Lord Pacal (IRE)	Yarmouth	Tote Credit Club Stakes Showcase Handicap Class C	Class 3	80	£6,955
14 Aug 02	Storyteller (IRE)	Beverley	Tote Placepot Handicap Class D	Class 4	65	£9,126
1 Apr 02	Mazepa (IRE)	Nottingham	Cloud 9 Fitness Centre Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£3,024
10 Jun 00	Autumnal (IRE)	Haydock	European Breeders Fund Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£3,526
9 Jun 99	Storyteller (IRE)	Salisbury	Tote Placepot Stakes Showcase Handicap Class D	Class 4	80	£7,165
29 May 99	Storyteller (IRE)	Doncaster	Merlin Land Rover Classified Stakes Class D	Class 4	80	£5,602
26 May 99	Lord Pacal (IRE)	Newbury	European Breeders Fund Boxford Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£4,224
17 Jul 98	Storyteller (IRE)	Pontefract	Antonia Deuters Handicap Class D	Class 4	77	£5,163
4 Jul 98	Storyteller (IRE)	Beverley	Hypac Handicap Class D	Class 4	71	£3,782
19 Jun 98	Storyteller (IRE)	Ayr	Ben Handicap Class D	Class 4	58	£3,522
12 Sep 06	Miss Jenny (IRE)	Lingfield (AW)	lingfieldpark.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes	Class 5	87	£3,413
30 Aug 02	Storyteller (IRE)	Sandown	B N P Parabas Lease Group Handicap Class E	Class 5	71	£4,622
8 Aug 01	Storyteller (IRE)	Pontefract	Chaplins Club Handicap Class E	Class 5	60	£3,721
3 Jul 98	Storyteller (IRE)	Haydock	Selby Marketing Services Handicap Class E	Class 5	65	£2,950
30 Jul 97	Storyteller (IRE)	Doncaster	'Come To Doncaster Markets' Handicap Class E	Class 5	51	£3,348

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Thatching (GB)	1994	1	1	1	62	12	19.4%	£78,041	Storyteller (IRE)
Warning (GB)	1995	1	1	0	7	0	0.0%	£0	-
Indian Ridge (IRE)	1997-2000	4	4	3	75	9	12.0%	£144,695	Autumnal (IRE)
Barathea (IRE)	2001	1	1	0	16	0	0.0%	£2,378	-
Desert Prince (IRE)	2004	1	1	1	9	1	11.1%	£5,147	Miss Jenny (IRE)

Her known produce grouped by the stallion she was mated with, earliest foal first. Foal years come from age (unraced foals without an age are counted but not dated). GB and IRE records since 1990.

Quick answers

How many winners has Please Believe Me produced?: Please Believe Me (GB) is the dam of 8 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 5 of them winners, with 22 wins from 169 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Please Believe Me?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Please Believe Me (GB) is Autumnal (IRE), by Indian Ridge (IRE), a Black-type placed with a best official rating of 110; the top win came in the Windsor Castle Stakes (Conditions Race) Class B at Ascot on 23 June 2000.
How much prize money have Please Believe Me's offspring won?: The offspring of Please Believe Me (GB) have earned £230,261 in Britain since 1990.
What is Please Believe Me's pedigree?: Please Believe Me (GB) is by Try My Best (USA) out of Believer I (GB).
Did Please Believe Me race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 7 runs, no wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Please Believe Me been mated with?: The known produce of Please Believe Me (GB) is by 5 different stallions, most often Indian Ridge (IRE) (4 foals).
Have Please Believe Me's daughters produced runners?: 2 daughters of Please Believe Me (GB) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Please Believe Me belong to?: Please Believe Me (GB) belongs to the Believer I (GB) female family.

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