Percyveer

Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in acheiving success. No-one actually knows who Percy is, some say he is a flat capped northerner, some say he is just made up, but what is known for sure is that Percy keeps on keeping on and never gives up despite not actually existing.

Betting on horses means that you percyveer, no matter the debilitating moral degradation, the terrible crippling debt, and the agonising enfeebling addiction!