Viroflay

The place Viroflay truly comes alive is Kempton Park. Two wins from four races there is a 50% win rate at the track — extraordinary by any measure. Think about it this way: most horses win somewhere between 10% and 20% of their races over a career. Winning half your races at one venue suggests something deeper than luck — it suggests a horse that genuinely suits the track, possibly the flat, tight turns that suit a particular style of running. Its first win there came on 1 April 2025, and it went back and won again on 27 December 2025, results that any trainer would notice and file away. That second win was three months ago now, and with a short break of 36 days since its last run, it looks primed for another go.

On normal ground — not too wet, not too firm — Viroflay is at its very best, winning 2 of 4 races in those conditions (50%). That's not a small sample fluke; it's a consistent pattern worth paying attention to.

The horse is trained by Paul Nicholls at his yard in Ditcheat, Somerset — one of the most decorated training operations in British racing. This season alone the yard has sent out 95 winners, which gives a sense of the scale and quality Viroflay is part of. In the saddle, Miss Olive Nicholls has been the regular partner, riding in all nine of Viroflay's races and partnering both of its wins.

Viroflay tends to compete at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter end of the sport rather than the glamour events — but within that world it has become something of a reliable performer. A horse that finishes in the top two in 9 of 9 races doesn't get lucky that often. It just keeps showing up.