Rich Belief

The highlight of that career came on 29 May 2022 at Kelso, where Rich Belief won a Class 2 race — one of the better races in British competition. That result stands out because it shows this isn't just a horse filling up fields at lower levels. At Class 4 level, where Rich Belief typically competes now, the record reads 1 win from 3 races, which is a strong 33%, suggesting this is a horse operating a level or two below where it's truly comfortable.

The most recent win came at Wexford just seven weeks ago, on 27 May 2026, so Rich Belief is very much an active and competitive force rather than a horse winding down. Recent form reads 6-3-1-19-6-8 — that middle result of 19th is the one blip, but the surrounding efforts show a horse placing or running well more often than not. With a race just yesterday, the team at Karl Thornton's yard in Skerries, Co Dublin, are clearly keeping this horse busy and in good shape.

Robbie Colgan is the most frequent jockey partner, with 10 races together producing 1 win — a 10% win rate that perhaps undersells the partnership a little, given how often Rich Belief places without winning. Thornton's yard has sent out 4 winners this season, so this is a yard in form, and Rich Belief's recent win suggests the horse is contributing to that momentum.

At nine years old, Rich Belief has seen a lot and done a fair bit — a top-level win, a career stretching nearly 40 races, and a win as recently as seven weeks ago. That combination of experience, durability, and continued competitiveness is what makes older horses genuinely worth following.