18:30 Kempton

Wednesday 18 March 2026

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Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 1m 25.74s

(2)

Mount Athos⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: James Doyle| T: J Tate| OR: 104| CD

11/4

Winner of last 3 renewals of this race, making his first start of the year on each occasion. Lost his unbeaten record at this venue when last of 7 over C&D in January, but fresh might be the best time to catch him and he arrives on the back of a longer break.

Form: 12023-7

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(5)

Serengeti⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 103| D

16/1

Dual winner for Aidan O'Brien and shaped well on first start for Dylan Cunha when runner-up in a Wolverhampton handicap in November. Wasn't in the same form in his 2 subsequent outings, but the market could be informative on stable debut.

Form: 70125-4

(4)

Golden Mind^t¹³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: J F Egan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 102| C| D

22/1

Successful over 6f here early last year and won 2 more times during the campaign, bouncing back to form when landing 22-runner contest at Doncaster in November. Task is now to pick up where he left off following 4-month absence.

Form: 610001-

(3)

Apiarist¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Callan⁽⁵⁾| T: K A Ryan| OR: 99| D

7/2

Built on the promise of his return when winning under Jack Callan at Lingfield (1m) 19 days ago, his fifth career success (4 on all-weather). Effective at this shorter trip and he's a major player in his current form.

Form: 4003-41

(1)

Sarab Star¹¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: J Channon| OR: 96| CD

11/10

C&D novice winner last summer and continued his progress when making all in handicap at Wolverhampton in November, his third success from 5 career starts. Absent since, but he's well drawn to attack and is respected with more still to offer.

Form: 16/121-

(6)

God Of War²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: D Egan| T: Tom Clover| OR: 95| D

16/1

Got back on the up when doubling his tally in a Sandown handicap last summer, a good test at 7f possibly his optimum. Making all-weather debut, shaped as if needing the run after 5 months off when fourth of 5 over C&D 3 weeks ago, so he could fare better.

Form: 05410-4

(7)

Tiger Crusade¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-4| J: L Morris| T: D M Simcock| OR: 85| CD

33/1

Resumed winning ways at Lingfield (7f) in January and caught further back than ideal when 2 lengths sixth of 10 to Apiarist at the same course (1m) 19 days ago. Return to shorter trip should suit, though needs things to drop right given his hold-up style.

Form: 3-51826

Forecasts

Sarab Star (11/10), Mount Athos (11/4), Apiarist (7/2), God Of War (16/1), Serengeti (16/1), Golden Mind (22/1), Tiger Crusade (33/1)

This could go the way of APIARIST who proved better than ever when scoring at Lingfield last time, enhancing his good record on all-weather. He gets the vote ahead of the progressive Sarab Star, while Mount Athos can also make his presence felt bidding for a fourth consecutive win in this race.