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Horse profile

Very Patient (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2021) · Last trainer Sue Smith · Last owner John Wade
by Mahler (GB) out of Venusorserena (IRE) (Presenting)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Dec 2021 — 1,793 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2021 Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Very Patient was a maiden who ran ten times between Oct 2019 and Dec 2021 without winning and placed once. His best effort came when third of four at Hexham in Mar 2021. All ten starts were on turf, with six runs over 2m1f – 2m4f and none on the all-weather. He last ran off an official rating of 95 at Hexham in Dec 2021, 8lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Catterick, 2 Mar 2021

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 121B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4121B89.5—
Soft2114B100—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5114B87—
1m5f – 2m2121B80.5—

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 106B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 31 Mar 2021 Official rating 95 at the last run, 8 Dec 2021

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 114A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4106B101—
Soft2114A111—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5114A106—
1m5f – 2m2103A97.5—

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,878 runs since Sep 2014 (788 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1191815.1%+4.3—
Good2,97437812.7%+1.90 from 2
Good to Soft1,8191799.8%−10 from 4
Soft2,7422599.4%−1.40 from 2
Heavy1,21412410.2%−0.60 from 2
Standard (AW)10110%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m2,0501999.7%−1.10 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f3,21232410.1%−0.70 from 6
2m5f – 3m2,82634112.1%+1.30 from 1
Over 3m7699512.4%+1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Venusorserena (IRE) (Presenting)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Williams Overture (IRE)80——
Venus Queen (IRE)10——
Assassins Lullaby (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 3 0 0% −3.00
Catterick 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Mania 8 0 0% −8.00
Danny Cook 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 6 0 0% −6.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 6 runs
08 Dec 21+21d Hexham Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-7 95—— Ryan Mania 9/2
17 Nov 21+27d Hexham Douglas Kennedy Legend Handicap Chase Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 7/13 1 11-6 9940B103A Ryan Mania 10/1
21 Oct 21+204d Carlisle Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 5½ 11-12 10264B103A Ryan Mania 16/1
31 Mar 21+29d Hexham View Yarridge Heights Static Caravan Site Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 3/4 1½ 10-9 10387C106B Ryan Mania 10/1
02 Mar 21+49d Catterick Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 6 11-2 —92B99A Ryan Mania 25/1
12 Jan 21+28d Wetherby wetherbyracing.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-5 ——— Ryan Mania 14/1
2020 · 2 runs
15 Dec 20+69d Catterick BoscaSports The Retail Bookmakers Choice Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 ½ 10-12 —114B108A Ryan Mania 25/1
07 Oct 20+320d Sedgefield Visit attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 ——— Ryan Mania 40/1
2019 · 2 runs
22 Nov 19+33d Catterick Racing Again 17th December Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 9/15 1½ 10-12 —121B92A Danny Cook 10/1
20 Oct 19 Sedgefield Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1¼ 10-12 —86A114A Danny Cook 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Very Patient won?
Very Patient (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2019 and 2021. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Very Patient?
Very Patient (IRE) was trained by Sue Smith on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 8 December 2021.
Who is Very Patient's sire?
Very Patient (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Venusorserena (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What is Very Patient's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 8 December 2021. The highest on record is 103.
What is Very Patient's sire's record?
Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,878 runs since Sep 2014 (788 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Who are Very Patient's siblings?
Out of Venusorserena (IRE), Very Patient (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2019. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.