BIGZ BELIEF Thoroughbred



Bigz Belief is a thoroughbred horse born in Ireland in 2017. Race horse Bigz Belief is by Make Believe (GB) out of Manaka (FR) , trained by F M O'brien. Bigz Belief form is available here. Owned by R DE LA HAYE.


Pedigree :
Sire MAKE BELIEVE (GB) 2012
Dam MANAKA (FR) 2011
Dam Sire FALCO (USA) 2005

About the horse :
Foal Date 02 Mar 2017
Description 9yo B Gelding
Trainer F M O'brien
Owner R De La Haye
Career 4 Wins (5%) - 15 Placings (26%) - 73 starts
Wins 2277m (1), 3160m (1), 3219m (1), 3621m (1)
PM Ireland : EUR €50,316
United Kingdom : GBP £12,954

Sale Information :
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2023 Autumn HIT Sale (136)  

Matthew Smith Racing 

Withdrawn

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2021 March Sale (197)  

Matthew Smith Racing 

Withdrawn

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2020 December HIT Sale (98)  

Matthew Smith Racing 

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2018 September Yearling Sale (528)  

Springwell Stud 

Debbie Kelly

EUR € 8,000



Starts:

73

Win Rate:

5%

Place Rate:

26%










Bigz Belief Past Races

3 of 5, 23 Mar 2026, R1 QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER MILITARY AMATEUR JOCKEYS' HANDICAP HURDLE (SPONSORED BY TEAM FORCES) 1m7f | GBP £ 8,422 | 62.0kg | J: TPR ELIZABETH FEAKES | T: F M O'BRIEN | Last-Grabbed minor prize | 3:37.54 | Winner: HOMME D'UN SOIR
2 of 7, 02 Mar 2026, R8 MIDNITE ARE UPPING THE BETTING GAME HANDICAP 1m4f | GBP £ 5,902 | 55.5kg | J: GINA MANGAN | T: F M O'BRIEN | Led-Claimed late | 2:39.54 | Winner: VIRTUAL HUG
4 of 10, 26 Jan 2026, R9 MIDNITE: BUILT FOR 2026 NOT 2006 CLASSIFIED STAKES 1m4f | GBP £ 5,902 | 61.0kg | J: GINA MANGAN | T: F M O'BRIEN | OP-Not disgraced | 2:39.61 | Winner: KNIGHT OF MAGIC
8 of 14, 17 Jan 2026, R7 3 FEBRUARY SPORTING CLUBS RACEDAY HANDICAP HURDLE 2m3f1y | GBP £ 9,000 | 69.0kg | J: T BROUGHTON | T: F M O'BRIEN | MF-Never in the picture | 4:53.26 | Winner: BEL OMBRE
2 of 5, 28 Dec 2025, R3 CARLING THE UK'S NUMBER ONE LAGER SELLING HURDLE 2m4½f | GBP £ 7,869 | 67.5kg | J: F O'BRIEN | T: F M O'BRIEN | MF-Grabbed minor prize | 5:32.91 | Winner: CASA LOUPI
10 of 13, 27 Nov 2025, R5 ELIZABETH TREBBLE HANDICAP HURDLE 2m3f | GBP £ 8,854 | 70.0kg | J: T BROUGHTON | T: F M O'BRIEN | MF-Never in the picture | 4:36.90 | Winner: OAKLEY'S WAY
8 of 14, 25 Mar 2025, R3 PADDY KENNEALLY CILLAS COTTAGE 1955 WINNER HANDICAP HURDLE 2m104y | GBP £ 9,000 | 74.0kg | J: T BROUGHTON | T: B BRENNAN | MF-Always at the rear | 4:02.36 | Winner: MR ZEE
3 of 11, 06 Mar 2025, R7 GORE BROWNE IM HANDICAP HURDLE 1m7f50y | GBP £ 9,000 | 75.5kg | J: T BROUGHTON | T: B BRENNAN | MF-Never a threat | 3:54.50 | Winner: JUST AIDAN
PU, 01 Jan 2025, R1 HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM GAMBLE PLANT AMATEUR JOCKEYS' HANDICAP HURDLE 2m4f1y | GBP £ 15,000 | 76.0kg | J: MR EDWARD VAUGHAN | T: B BRENNAN | | 5:21.34 | Winner: CRAC DE MEGAUDAIS
2 of 5, 22 Dec 2024, R6 SKY BET, FOR THE FANS HANDICAP HURDLE 2m3y | GBP £ 10,000 | 72.5kg | J: T BROUGHTON | T: B BRENNAN | OP-Grabbed minor placing | 4:15.63 | Winner: ZHANG FEI



Horse Stat

Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
MR D P MAXWELL 1 25% 0 0% 4 $15,421 60 225
DYLAN BROWNE MCMONAGLE 1 50% 1 50% 2 $11,072 18 138
SAM EWING 1 33% 1 33% 3 $16,109 50 233
JEFFERSON SMITH 1 10% 0 0% 10 $13,903 50 140
GARY PAUL HALPIN 0 0% 0 0% 2 $1,302 -20 0
GARY CARROLL 0 0% 0 0% 2 $0 -20 0
D P MCDONOGH 0 0% 1 14% 7 $4,984 -70 0
CHRIS HAYES 0 0% 1 33% 3 $3,654 -30 0
ROBBIE COLGAN 0 0% 1 50% 2 $2,719 -20 0
W J LEE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $356 -10 0
C T KEANE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $583 -10 0
MR A W SHORT 0 0% 1 100% 1 $1,942 -10 0
PETER CARBERRY 0 0% 1 33% 3 $2,433 -30 0
K M DONOGHUE 0 0% 2 40% 5 $7,790 -50 0
BRYAN J COOPER 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
L A MCKENNA 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
SAM TWISTON-DAVIES 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
J B FOLEY 0 0% 0 0% 3 $0 -30 0
KIERAN CALLAGHAN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
JACK CLEARY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
BEN COEN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
BEN HARVEY 0 0% 0 0% 2 $461 -20 0
W M LORDAN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
DAVID PROBERT 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,290 -10 0
T BROUGHTON 0 0% 2 29% 7 $7,623 -70 0
MR MARTIN MCINTYRE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
MR PADDY BARLOW 0 0% 1 100% 1 $5,380 -10 0
MR EDWARD VAUGHAN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
FERN O'BRIEN 0 0% 1 100% 1 $3,703 -10 0
GINA MANGAN 0 0% 1 50% 2 $3,399 -20 0
TPR ELIZABETH FEAKES 0 0% 1 100% 1 $2,506 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
NAAS 1 25% 0 0% 4 $14,036 40 175
NAVAN 1 17% 0 0% 6 $15,421 40 150
LIMERICK 1 50% 0 0% 2 $9,245 18 138
SLIGO 1 33% 0 0% 3 $11,430 120 467
GOWRAN PARK 0 0% 2 33% 6 $9,135 -60 0
PUNCHESTOWN 0 0% 2 40% 5 $4,478 -50 0
WINCANTON 0 0% 2 100% 2 $4,524 -20 0
FAIRYHOUSE 0 0% 1 25% 4 $5,112 -40 0
ROSCOMMON 0 0% 1 33% 3 $1,827 -30 0
GALWAY 0 0% 1 20% 5 $2,553 -50 0
KILLARNEY 0 0% 1 50% 2 $1,827 -20 0
BELLEWSTOWN 0 0% 1 100% 1 $1,827 -10 0
WOLVERHAMPTON 0 0% 1 33% 3 $4,689 -30 0
BANGOR-ON-DEE 0 0% 1 100% 1 $5,380 -10 0
FAKENHAM 0 0% 1 50% 2 $4,483 -20 0
LEICESTER 0 0% 1 100% 1 $3,703 -10 0
LEOPARDSTOWN 0 0% 0 0% 2 $812 -20 0
CURRAGH 0 0% 0 0% 2 $356 -20 0
BALLINROBE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
CHELTENHAM 0 0% 0 0% 2 $0 -20 0
LISTOWEL 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
TIPPERARY 0 0% 0 0% 3 $2,012 -30 0
DOWNPATRICK 0 0% 0 0% 3 $812 -30 0
DOWN ROYAL 0 0% 0 0% 1 $185 -10 0
DUNDALK 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
CLONMEL 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,661 -10 0
EXETER 0 0% 0 0% 2 $0 -20 0
TAUNTON 0 0% 0 0% 4 $1,122 -40 0