Virtue Patience

That sole career win came at Lingfield Park on 28 March 2025, which now sits 14 months in the rearview mirror. Since then, Virtue Patience has gone six races without winning, and the recent form figures — 10, 6, 5, 3, 6, 4 reading from oldest to newest — do at least show some movement in the right direction. A third-place finish is in there, and the most recent run was a fourth, which is encouraging without being spectacular. The horse raced just yesterday, so it is clearly being kept busy.

The bulk of Virtue Patience's experience has come at Class 5 level, which is the everyday, bread-and-butter end of the sport — the kind of races that fill midweek cards and give horses a chance to find their feet. At that level, the record reads 1 win from 6 races, a win rate of around 1 in 6, which is actually respectable. The trick now is doing it again.

Amanda Perrett, who trains from Pulborough in West Sussex, has sent out five winners this season and has a reputation for placing her horses thoughtfully. Robert Havlin, who has ridden Virtue Patience in five of its 12 races, has a notably better record in the saddle — that partnership has produced the one win, giving them a win rate of 1 in 5 together, which is a meaningful number. When those two team up again, it is worth paying attention.

Virtue Patience is not a headline act. But it is a horse that clearly handles Lingfield, has a jockey who brings out something extra, and is trained by someone who knows how to find the right opportunity. The question is whether the stars align again before too long.