Bitter Virtue (GB)
Bitter Virtue (GB) is 1 from 19, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2017. Last raced off 97, 11lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–19Wins / Runs
- 5.3%Strike rate
- 2 (10.5%)Placed
- −11.00£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 0.79Fair A/E n=19 · 0.66 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 66dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 134
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 134B | 102 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 134B | 97 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,189 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 12.9% from 116.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 53 | 5 | 9.4% | +1 | — |
| Good | 424 | 32 | 7.5% | −0.9 | 1 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 221 | 22 | 10% | +1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 328 | 23 | 7% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 116 | 15 | 12.9% | +4.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 44 | 3 | 6.8% | −1.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +4.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 29 | 1 | 3.4% | −5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 44 | 5 | 11.4% | +3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 450 | 33 | 7.3% | −1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 357 | 32 | 9% | +0.6 | 1 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 229 | 22 | 9.6% | +1.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 56 | 6 | 10.7% | +2.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Louise (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Nippin N Poppin (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 1 | 6% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Southwell | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Warwick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Stratford | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 1 | 7% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Coleman | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.00 |
| Tom O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tommy Dowling | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P Heskin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.00 |
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 16 | 1 | 6% | −8.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
Quick answers
- How many races has Bitter Virtue (GB) won?
- Bitter Virtue (GB) won 1 of 19 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 2 times in total (10.5% of starts).
- Who trained Bitter Virtue (GB)?
- Bitter Virtue (GB) was trained by Ian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 21 August 2018.
- Who is Bitter Virtue (GB)'s sire?
- Bitter Virtue (GB) is by Lucarno (USA) out of Avoine (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
- What going does Bitter Virtue (GB) prefer?
- Bitter Virtue (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 17 starts (5.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bitter Virtue (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 21 August 2018. The highest on record is 108.
- What is Bitter Virtue (GB)'s sire's record?
- Lucarno (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,189 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.9% from 116.
- Who are Bitter Virtue (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Avoine (IRE), Bitter Virtue (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.