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Cheltenham Festival 2026

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Cheltenham Festival 2026

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Believe In Me (JPN)

8yo b f 2018

Track Horse HorseTracker

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Track Horse HorseTracker

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Believe In Me (JPN)

b f 2018

Sire

South Vigorous (USA)

Dam

Fight Song (JPN)

Dam's Sire

Assatis (USA)

Owner

Winning Horse Club Co , Ltd

Trainer

Yasuhide Yoneya

Breeder

Grand Stud

Last Win

Funabashi Fri, 14th Mar, 25 11/2, Masashige Honda (355 days)

Last Run

Funabashi Fri, 13th Feb, 26 6th, 50/1, Kenji Okamura (19 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat JPN

52

4

14

8%

¥30,061,832

7.00

Under Rules Total

52

4

14

8%

7.00

Form Figures

06-5723122152443-4688756805214-73573638633463-42109048-86

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 06-5723122152443-4688756805214-73573638633463-42109048-86

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

13Feb26 Fun 6f Standard 4y+ F(6270K)

8-7[50/1]6th of 12, 3.03L behind Ackerman

20Jan26 Fun 6f Standard 4y+ F(9500K)

8-5[33/1]8th of 10, 5.69L behind Zeus Bisty

10Dec25 Fun 5f Standard 3y+ F(20400K)

8-5[66/1]8th of 14, 5.50L behind Entelecheia

06Nov25 Fun 5f 3y+ F(9500K)

8-9[22/1]4th of 10, 2.88L behind Primo Python

12Sep25 Kaw 4f 3y+ F(7600K)

Change of Trainer Kazuhiro Kato to Yasuhide Yoneya

12Jul25 Fuk 6f Standard 3y+ F(44220K)

8-9[150/1]13th of 14, 16.41L behind Carro Veloce

25May25 Nii 5f Slow 4y+ F(44290K)

8-0[80/1]9th of 16, 7.01L behind T M Spada

04May25 Nii 6f Good 4y+ F(42260K)

8-9[28/1]11th of 15, 13.38L behind Bushin

Change of Trainer Yasuhide Yoneya to Kazuhiro Kato

14Mar25 Fun 5f Standard 4y+ F(9500K)

8-5[11/2]1st of 10, hd to Level Four

Masashige Honda

14Feb25 Fun 5f Standard 4y+ F(6270K)

8-9[7/2]2nd of 14, 1.5L behind Quattro Fonte

Tsubasa Sasagawa

22Jan25 Fun 6f Standard 4y+ F(9500K)

8-5[16/1]4th of 10, 3.00L behind Karlsbad

18Dec24 Fun 6f Standard 4y+ F(6270K)

8-9[28/1]3rd of 12, 1.03L behind Ricochet

25Nov24 Fun 6f Standard 4y+ F(6270K)

8-7[13/2]6th of 11, 3.88L behind All Flag

28Oct24 Fun 6f 3y+ F(6270K)

8-9[7/1]4th of 10, 7.50L behind Seidelbast

Change of Trainer Akiko Okita to Yasuhide Yoneya

22Aug24 Nag 5f Standard 4y+ F(9000K)

8-9[40/1]3rd of 12, 0.50L behind Best Regard

15Aug24 Kas 7f Standard 3y F(1615K)

8-3[10/3]3rd of 6, 4.06L behind Koichi

Mochizuki Junki

18Jul24 Fun 5f 3y+ F(35699K)

8-7[200/1]6th of 14, 11.25L behind Entelecheia

04Jul24 Kas 7f Standard 2y F(6799K)

8-9[66/1]8th of 11, 8.25L behind A Shin Nuuspet

07Jun24 Kas 8f Standard 2y F(1614K)

8-9[14/1]3rd of 7, 3.50L behind Baepsae

17May24 Nag 5f F(5400K)

8-7[6/1]6th of 11, 3.25L behind Forza F

29Apr24 Kas 7f Standard F(1614K)

8-3[33/1]3rd of 8, 1.75L behind Luce D'oro

Mochizuki Junki

Change of Trainer H Sasaki to Akiko Okita

13Mar24 Kaw 4f Soft F(7600K)

8-5[66/1]7th of 12, 6.25L behind Lord Ace

05Mar24 Fun 6f Good F(7600K)

8-5[7/1]5th of 9, 7.50L behind Ai Gold

29Jan24 Kaw 4f Fast F(5130K)

8-9[33/1]3rd of 12, 3.25L behind Last Baryon

05Jan24 Kaw 4f Good F(7600K)

8-3[3/1]7th of 8, 6.00L behind Kogyo Bright

18Dec23 Fun 6f Good F(7600K)

8-9[9/2]4th of 7, 7.06L behind Karlsbad

01Dec23 Fun 6f F(7600K)

8-5[40/1]1st of 12, nk to Easy Fact

10Nov23 Kaw 4f Good F(5699K)

8-7[20/1]2nd of 12, nk behind Mitsukane Pluto

12Oct23 Kaw 4f Good F(9500K)

7-12[125/1]5th of 12, 4.25L behind Kimon Ruby

06Oct23 Ohi 6f Heavy F(9500K)

8-5[125/1]10th of 11, 17.25L behind Silent Gift

22Sep23 Ohi 6f Soft F(5699K)

8-9[11/1]8th of 10, 8.25L behind Eri Tadasu

14Jun23 Kaw 4f Soft F(5130K)

8-9[28/1]6th of 12, 3.75L behind Thunder Zeus

16May23 Kaw 4f F(10800K)

8-5[28/1]5th of 12, 4.00L behind Primo Python

08May23 Ohi 6f Soft F(6080K)

8-7[11/1]7th of 9, 9.81L behind Noah Vigorous

20Apr23 Ohi 6f Good F(6080K)

8-7[100/1]8th of 15, 5.06L behind Originator

17Mar23 Fun 6f Good F(5699K)

8-9[4/1]8th of 10, 7.50L behind Haseno Express

24Feb23 Ohi 6f Good F(9500K)

8-5[50/1]6th of 16, 3.50L behind Originator

03Feb23 Kaw 4f Good F(6460K)

8-5[28/1]4th of 8, 0.81L behind Shadow Hunter

09Sep22 Ohi 6f Fast F(9499K)

8-5[16/1]3rd of 6, 0 behind Black Storm

29Aug22 Kaw 4f F(9499K)

8-0[16/1]4th of 5, 0 behind Kogyo Bright

22Aug22 Fun 6f F(7599K)

8-5[11/1]4th of 7, 0 behind Satono Unison

22Jul22 Fun 6f F(5130K)

8-7[7/4Fav]bf2nd of 9, behind Self Made

12Jul22 Ohi 6f F(4940K)

8-9[5/2JFav]bf5th of 12, 0 behind Mont Saint La Fata

20Jun22 Fun 6f F(5130K)

8-7[5/1]1st of 11, Token Ryu

19May22 Kaw 4f Fast F(4560K)

8-9[11/4]2nd of 12, behind Mad Sherry

06May22 Fun 6f F(2700K)

8-7[17/2]2nd of 12, behind Northern Vigorous

12Apr22 Fun 6f F(4560K)

8-7[9/2]1st of 7, Token Ryu

28Mar22 Ohi 6f F(4560K)

8-7[33/1]3rd of 16, 0 behind Kokoroiki

01Mar22 Kaw 4f Good F(3990K)

8-7[50/1]2nd of 12, behind Anna La Verite

02Feb22 Kaw 4f Good F(4560K)

8-5[22/1]7th of 12, 0 behind Golden Opal

01Jan22 Kaw 4f F(3990K)

8-7[28/1]5th of 11, 0 behind Phantom Bullet

27Dec21 Ohi 6f Good F(4370K)

8-7[9/1]6th of 8, 0 behind Kyoei Sofia

15Dec21 Kaw 7f F(4559K)

8-7[10/3CFav]bf13th of 14, 0 behind B B Revive

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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Reports in which Believe In Me (JPN) was mentioned

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Sire

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18

11

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