That one win came at Wolverhampton in December 2024, now seventeen months ago, which is a long time in racing. It arrived over seven furlongs to a mile — the distance range where Believe The Storm clearly does its best work, winning one from four attempts at that trip compared to nothing at other distances. A 25% win rate over that range is genuinely encouraging; it is the equivalent of landing one in every four shots, which for a horse regularly placed but rarely winning tells you the talent is there, it just needs everything to fall right.
Recent form reads 5-9-6-4-2-2, which when you read it right to left — two seconds, then a fourth, then a sixth — actually shows a horse that was running well before hitting a rough patch. Those back-to-back second places suggest real competitiveness; finishing second twice in a row usually means a horse is doing everything right except getting the rub of the green.
Charlie Fellowes trains the horse from Newmarket, one of British racing's great centres, and his yard has sent out 17 winners this season — a healthy operation. The challenge for Believe The Storm is that it has typically been entered at Class 3 level, one rung below the top tier, and has failed to win from three attempts there. That is not unusual — Class 3 is a competitive grade — but it does suggest the horse may find life easier dropped slightly in class. Raced just one day ago, it is clearly fit and active, and with the right conditions over seven furlongs to a mile, another win is well within reach.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 31 Jul | 50% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 | 2 seconds | 3 Jul | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 11 Jun | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 Sep | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 25 Apr | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 21 Aug | 0% |