Virtuous Circle (2019) Horse
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Virtuous Circle is a 6yo bay/brown gelding trained by Liam Howley in Kyneton. He is by Almanzor out of the mare She Is Stryking. He has recorded three wins, the most notable on 8 Jun 2024 at Flemington when he captured the $150,000 3yo+ Benchmark 100 Handicap. Punters have found him profitable; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 237% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 18-Jul-26 2800m SOFT 6 R6 Qlty $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:59.970, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Bold Soul ( J Noonan 59 ) 2nd Highland Blaze ( T Madden 55 ) 0.15L 3rd Tempesti ( H Coffey 57 ) 0.25L 10th Virtuous Circle ( J Mcneil 56 ) 8.18L See full results | J Mcneil 56kg 8.18L | 10 (10) |
| Flemington 04-Jul-26 2600m SOFT 7 R6 BANJO PATERSON $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:48.890, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.090 1st Highland Blaze ( T Madden 53 ) 2nd Bold Soul ( W J Egan 60 ) 2.25L 3rd Samuel Langhorne ( L K Cartwright 53 ) 3.00L 6th Virtuous Circle ( J Mcneil 58 ) 7.15L See full results | J Mcneil 58kg 7.15L | 6 (10) |
| Flemington 20-Jun-26 2540m HEAVY 8 R3 Qlty Hcp (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:44.650, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.100 1st Vegas Jack ( D Yendall 54 ) 2nd The Western Front ( D W Stackhouse 57.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Bold Soul ( W J Egan 59 ) 1.75L 12th Virtuous Circle ( D Bates 58 ) 11.72L See full results | D Bates 58kg 11.72L | 12 (13) |
| Flemington 06-Jun-26 2000m HEAVY 8 R7 BM100 $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:08.910, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.470 1st Ghetto Supastar ( N Farley 53 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Star Of India ( J Mcneil 57.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Zahrann ( J A Johnstone 60 , Cd 57 ) 1.05L 7th Virtuous Circle ( J Radley 55 , Cd 52 ) 2.25L See full results | J Radley 55kg, Cd 52kg 2.25L | 7 (14) |
| Sandown Hillside 23-May-26 1800m SOFT 6 R4 BM100 $4,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:54.970, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.630 1st Pudding ( C Williams 56 ) 2nd Bankers Choice ( J G Radley 60 , Cd 57 ) 0.25L 3rd Cadmus ( D Thornton 54 ) 2.00L 5th Virtuous Circle ( A Kelly 56 ) 6.00L See full results | A Kelly 56kg 6.00L | 5 (9) |