The recent form tells an interesting story, though. Reading from oldest to most recent — eighth, third, fourth, second, second — there is a clear upward curve. Whatever was going wrong in that opening run, the horse has been getting progressively sharper, and back-to-back runner-up finishes is exactly the kind of form that makes you think a first win might be close. The name is doing a lot of heavy lifting right now, but the trajectory is at least pointed in the right direction.
What works in this horse's favour is who has it in their care. Gary and Josh Moore, based at Lower Beeding in West Sussex, are one of the sharper operations in British racing — the kind of yard where horses tend to improve with time and handling rather than arrive ready-made. Ninety-nine winners sent out in a single season is a serious number; that is not a yard guessing, that is a yard that knows what it is doing. If Testing Patience is going to finally reward all that patience, it is hard to imagine a better place for it to happen.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontwell Park Tight |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 8 Apr | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 23 Mar | 0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 23 Apr | 0% |