Born Believing (2021) Horse
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About
Born Believing is a 5yo bay trained by C O'Connell in Meath. The horse is by Court Cave out of Born Noble. To date it has won two races. On 6 Apr 2026 at Cork it captured its biggest victory, earning $11,002.00 NHF. The animal has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering a 140% return on investment for anyone who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 05-Oct-26 4023m GOOD R4 MdH $2,841 (of $28,411), Winning Time: 04:49.900, SP: 4.33 1st Princess Aveen ( A O'sullivan 153 , Cd 151 ) 2nd La Muleta ( R Sugrue 151 , Cd 147 ) 0.15L 3rd Born Believing ( J Smith 161 ) 13.15L See full results | J Smith 73kg 13.15L | 3 (10) |
| Roscommon 28-Sep-26 4067m SOFT R3 MdH $730 (of $14,607), Winning Time: 05:09.900, SP: 13.00 1st Culldoo ( D Mullins 150 ) 2nd Kimi De Mai ( P Townend 161 ) 0.20L 3rd Brave Lady ( S Ewing 153 ) 5.50L 5th Born Believing ( J Smith 161 , Cd 156 ) 29.85L See full results | J Smith 73kg, Cd 70.8kg 29.85L | 5 (19) |
| Punchestown 29-Apr-26 3339m SOFT R8 CL1 NHF $2,694 (of $89,797), Winning Time: 04:07.400, SP: 67.00 1st Even Tho ( J Townend 165 ) 2nd Celestial Tune ( R James 165 ) 16.00L 3rd Coole Cafe ( D G Lavery 157 ) 16.20L 5th Born Believing ( J C Barry 165 ) 26.20L See full results | J C Barry 74.8kg 26.20L | 5 (16) |
| Cork 06-Apr-26 3219m SOFT R8 NHF $11,031 (of $11,029), SP: 5.00 1st Born Believing ( D O'sullivan 165 , Cd 158 ) 2nd Tintara ( J Dunne 165 ) 0.20L 3rd Wilton Mills Trier ( L J Murphy 165 ) 1.50L See full results | D O'sullivan 74.8kg, Cd 71.7kg | 1 (8) |
| Bellharbour 01-Feb-26 4828m SOFT Md (of $11,291), SP: 7.00 1st Born Believing ( J Dunne 165 ) 2nd Poliath ( B M Coonan 160 ) 2.50L 3rd Music Of Life ( D O'connor 167 ) 16.00L | J Dunne 74.8kg | 1 |