DONNCHADH Doyle proved the proverb patience is a virtue as he reaped the rewards of a relatively quiet spell by his standards with a Ballyragget hat-trick that began with Mossy Fen Road (6/4 - 4/6 favourite) in the four-year-old geldings’ maiden.

Two previous Monbeg Syndicate-owned four-year-old maiden winners have already carried the Mossy Fen name to success in the past. Loughbrickland winner Mossy Fen progressed into a Grade 2 winner under rules, while last year Mossy Fen Park, an 18-length Nenagh victor, opened his account in a Down Royal maiden hurdle.