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Horse profile

Strong Belief (IRE)

See also: Strong Belief (GB) · Charlie Appleby · 1 run · 0 wins

Cape Cross (IRE) × Opinionated (IRE) (Dubai Destination (USA))

Trainer: Charlie ApplebyOwner: GodolphinFamily: Aspern

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2014
Colour: bay
Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 1 run (100%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £3,235 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 7 Jun 2017, Ripon (1/9)

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
7 Jun 17	Ripon	1/9	6/1	won 7	Phillip Makin	Charlie Appleby	SIS Trading Services Maiden Stakes	Class 5	Flat Turf	1m2f	Good to Soft	9-1	Kilowatt (GB)	£3,235	3/6

1/9 · Ripon · 2017-06-07 · 6/1

Date: 7 Jun 17
Course: Ripon
Pos: 1/9
SP: 6/1
Btn: won 7
Jockey: Phillip Makin
Trainer: Charlie Appleby
Race: SIS Trading Services Maiden Stakes
Class: Class 5
Type: Flat Turf
Dist: 1m2f
Going: Good to Soft
Wgt: 9-1
Winner / 2nd: Kilowatt (GB)
Winner prize: £3,235
Future form: 3/6

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
7 Jun 17	Ripon	SIS Trading Services Maiden Stakes	1/9	Kilowatt (GB)	2	22 Jun 17	Ripon	Slingsby Gin Handicap
7 Jun 17	Ripon	SIS Trading Services Maiden Stakes	1/9	Northwest Frontier (IRE)	3	23 Jun 17	Redcar	Watch RacingUK With Free Trial Now Maiden Stakes
7 Jun 17	Ripon	SIS Trading Services Maiden Stakes	1/9	Maratha (IRE)	5	8 Jul 17	Nottingham	Dick & Lin: The First 10 Years Handicap

1/9 · Ripon · 2017-06-07

Date: 7 Jun 17
Course: Ripon
Race: SIS Trading Services Maiden Stakes
This horse: 1/9
Winner next time: Kilowatt (GB)
Their pos: 2
Won on: 22 Jun 17
At: Ripon
Race won: Slingsby Gin Handicap

1/9 · Ripon · 2017-06-07

Date: 7 Jun 17
Course: Ripon
Race: SIS Trading Services Maiden Stakes
This horse: 1/9
Winner next time: Northwest Frontier (IRE)
Their pos: 3
Won on: 23 Jun 17
At: Redcar
Race won: Watch RacingUK With Free Trial Now Maiden Stakes

1/9 · Ripon · 2017-06-07

Date: 7 Jun 17
Course: Ripon
Race: SIS Trading Services Maiden Stakes
This horse: 1/9
Winner next time: Maratha (IRE)
Their pos: 5
Won on: 8 Jul 17
At: Nottingham
Race won: Dick & Lin: The First 10 Years Handicap

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Charlie Appleby	7 Jun 17	7 Jun 17	1/9	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£3,235	€0

Charlie Appleby

Trainer: Charlie Appleby
First run: 7 Jun 17
Last run: 7 Jun 17
First run for yard: 1/9
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,235
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£3,235	€0	7 Jun 17	7 Jun 17

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,235
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 7 Jun 17
Last run: 7 Jun 17

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Breeding card

HorseStrong Belief (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2014

SireCape Cross (IRE)

DamOpinionated (IRE)

DamsireDubai Destination (USA)

Sire's sireGreen Desert (USA)

Sire's damPark Appeal (GB)

2nd damTheoretically (USA)

2nd dam's sireTheatrical (IRE)

Dam's produce3 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingCockalorum (IRE)

Female line

Opinionated (IRE) · by Dubai Destination (USA) · 3 winners from 3 runners
Theoretically (USA) · by Theatrical (IRE) · 1 winners from 2 runners · Group 3 winner
Aspern (FR) · 1 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Cape Cross (IRE)	Opinionated (IRE)	Dubai Destination (USA)	Jim Bradley	24 Mar 14	bay	gelding	Flat 9.0f · NH 2m1½f	Flat 8.5f · NH 2m2f

Cape Cross (IRE)

Sire: Cape Cross (IRE)
Dam: Opinionated (IRE)
Damsire: Dubai Destination (USA)
Breeder: Jim Bradley
Foaled: 24 Mar 14
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.0f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.5f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Cape Cross (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All Flat runs	12,499	1,668	3,976	13.3%	31.8%	1	1
At 9f to 11f	3,244	486	1,102	15.0%	34.0%	1	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	1,278	132	363	10.3%	28.4%	1	1
At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going	320	39	99	12.2%	30.9%	1	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 12,499
Wins: 1,668
Placed: 3,976
Win %: 13.3%
Place %: 31.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 9f to 11f

Condition: At 9f to 11f
Runs: 3,244
Wins: 486
Placed: 1,102
Win %: 15.0%
Place %: 34.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 1,278
Wins: 132
Placed: 363
Win %: 10.3%
Place %: 28.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 320
Wins: 39
Placed: 99
Win %: 12.2%
Place %: 30.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Cape Cross (IRE) × Dubai Destination (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	8	7	87.5%	2	119	27	26	22.7%	£1,751,477	€665,678
National Hunt	1	1	100.0%	0	9	2	3	22.2%	£9,787	€2,890
All runs	8	7	87.5%	2	128	29	29	22.7%	£1,761,264	€668,568

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 8
Winners: 7
Winners %: 87.5%
Black-type winners: 2
Runs: 119
Wins: 27
2nd/3rd: 26
Win %: 22.7%
Prize GB (£): £1,751,477
Prize IRE (€): €665,678

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 1
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 9
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 3
Win %: 22.2%
Prize GB (£): £9,787
Prize IRE (€): €2,890

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 8
Winners: 7
Winners %: 87.5%
Black-type winners: 2
Runs: 128
Wins: 29
2nd/3rd: 29
Win %: 22.7%
Prize GB (£): £1,761,264
Prize IRE (€): €668,568

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Best win	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Golden Horn (GB)	7	6	5	Group/Grade 1	£1,383,195	€638,000
Always Smile (IRE)	9	4	1	Listed	£156,510	€0
Cockalorum (IRE)	67	9	0	-	£150,941	€11,633
Across Dubai (GB)	10	4	0	-	£45,250	€0
Enzani (IRE)	21	4	0	-	£9,787	€18,935
Strong Belief (IRE)	1	1	0	-	£3,235	€0
African Beat (IRE)	9	1	0	-	£7,276	€0
Dancer Cross (GB)	4	0	0	-	£5,070	€0

Golden Horn (GB)

Horse: Golden Horn (GB)
Runs: 7
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 5
Best win: Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£): £1,383,195
Prize IRE (€): €638,000

Always Smile (IRE)

Horse: Always Smile (IRE)
Runs: 9
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Listed
Prize GB (£): £156,510
Prize IRE (€): €0

Cockalorum (IRE)

Horse: Cockalorum (IRE)
Runs: 67
Wins: 9
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £150,941
Prize IRE (€): €11,633

Across Dubai (GB)

Horse: Across Dubai (GB)
Runs: 10
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £45,250
Prize IRE (€): €0

Enzani (IRE)

Horse: Enzani (IRE)
Runs: 21
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £9,787
Prize IRE (€): €18,935

Strong Belief (IRE)

Horse: Strong Belief (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £3,235
Prize IRE (€): €0

African Beat (IRE)

Horse: African Beat (IRE)
Runs: 9
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £7,276
Prize IRE (€): €0

Dancer Cross (GB)

Horse: Dancer Cross (GB)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £5,070
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Opinionated (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 3 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

Cockalorum (IRE)9W · 67R

Half siblings

By Teofilo (IRE)

Grace And Danger (IRE)1W · 8R

Female line

1Opinionated (IRE) · by Dubai Destination (USA)
2Theoretically (USA) · by Theatrical (IRE)
3Aspern (FR)

Notable relatives

First cousin

Moohaajim (IRE)2W · 5R · 1 black-type

2nd dam

Theoretically (USA)2W · 7R · 1 black-type

View full Aspern family

In brief

When was Strong Belief foaled?

Strong Belief (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 24 March 2014.

Who are the sire and dam of Strong Belief?

Strong Belief (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Opinionated (IRE), a daughter of Dubai Destination (USA), and was bred by Jim Bradley.

Who trained Strong Belief?

Strong Belief (IRE) was trained by Charlie Appleby and owned by Godolphin at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Strong Belief's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Strong Belief (IRE) won 1 of 1 race (100%).

What is Strong Belief's biggest win?

Strong Belief (IRE)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the SIS Trading Services Maiden Stakes at Ripon on 7 June 2017.

Has Strong Belief ever been beaten?

Strong Belief (IRE) was never beaten in Britain or Ireland, winning all 1 of that race.

Is Strong Belief still racing?

Strong Belief (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 7 June 2017 at Ripon in the SIS Trading Services Maiden Stakes, finishing 1st of 9, and has not run there since.

Is Strong Belief related to any top horses?

Strong Belief (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Moohaajim (IRE) (first cousin, Group 2 winner) and Theoretically (USA) (2nd dam, Group 3 winner), from the Aspern (FR) family.

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Updated 2017-06-07