What Fools Believe

That breakthrough came at Southwell on 9 April 2026, and it's worth noting where it happened. Southwell is an all-weather track in Nottinghamshire, a place that suits horses who like a consistent, predictable surface rather than anything the British weather throws at them. Whether What Fools Believe has a particular affinity for the track or simply struck form on the day, it was the moment that put a win on the board for a three-year-old still very much finding its feet.

The distance profile is one of the more encouraging signals. At a mile and one furlong to a mile and two furlongs, What Fools Believe has won 1 from 4 races — 25%, or one in every four attempts. That's a meaningful improvement on the overall career record and suggests the horse is more at home when given that little bit of extra distance to work with, time to settle and build into a race rather than having to be sharp from the off.

The class picture is less straightforward. At Class 5 — the bread-and-butter level where most everyday races are run — What Fools Believe has raced four times and won none of them. That's a little puzzling given that the Southwell win presumably came somewhere in the record, but it flags that this isn't a horse dominating at its current level. Trainer Ivan Furtado, based at Wiseton in South Yorkshire, has sent out 43 winners this season, which shows a yard in solid form — the horses are fit and ready, the operation is working. The question is whether What Fools Believe can take advantage of that platform more consistently.

Raced as recently as yesterday, this is a horse very much in the thick of its season. The wins haven't come easily, but at three years old, with a preferred distance identified and a functioning yard behind it, there's still plenty of time to add to that solitary win.