13:35 Kempton

Saturday 28 March 2026

All13:3514:0814:4215:1315:5216:2817:03

Virgin Bet Handicap

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 1m 25.55s

1^st

(2)

Defence Minister

49-7

9/4f

T: H Al JehaniJ: Callum Rodriguez

Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead inside final furlong, pushed out final 110 yards op 5/2

2^nd

(9)

Cogitate

59-2

6/1

T: C HillsJ: Billy Loughnane

Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final furlong op 7/1

3^rd

(7)

Golden Redemption

48-11

5/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Jason Watson

Soon led, raced keenly, hampered by loose horse halfway, headed and ridden 2f out, kept on well from over 1f out op 4/1

4^th

(1)

I'm Workin On It

48-10

4/1

T: B R MillmanJ: Lewis Edmunds

Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out op 5/1

5^th

nse

(4)

Eminency

69-1

11/1

T: S C WilliamsJ: Jack Dace (5)

Went left start and hampered rival, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish op 12/1

6^th

1 ¼

(6)

Al Arbeed

49-9

11/1

T: R HannonJ: Joe Leavy

Chased leaders, headway and ridden to lead 2f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong op 12/1 tchd 10/1

7^th

(3)

Electrifarhh

49-0

33/1

T: E WalkerJ: George Downing

Held up behind leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden 2f out, hung right and weakened final furlong op 20/1

8^th

(8)

Sisyphean

59-5

6/1

T: R SpencerJ: D Egan

Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly and eased over 1f out op 11/2

Also Ran

(5)

Bold Impact

48-12

50/1

T: B R MillmanJ: Oliver Searle (5)

Hampered by rival leaving stalls and unseated rider op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.40, £2.20, £1.90EX:£16.60Trifecta:£111.60Tricast:£62.33SF:£16.59Swingers:£4.30, £3.60, £5.40

Forecasts

Defence Minister (9/4), I'm Workin On It (4/1), Golden Redemption (5/1), Cogitate (6/1), Sisyphean (6/1), Eminency (11/1), Al Arbeed (11/1), Electrifarhh (33/1), Bold Impact (50/1)

GOLDEN REDEMPTION did well for Andrew Balding last season whilst leaving the impression he still has a bigger performance in him, so gets the vote with his yard well forward. Defence Minister boasts solid handicap form and rates the main threat ahead of the race-fit Eminency.

GOLDEN REDEMPTION (USA)
DEFENCE MINISTER
EMINENCY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Habooba

Weight: 9-0 |Age: 5

J: Ray Dawson | T: T Kent

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £8,374.002nd: £3,930.003rd: £1,963.004th: £982.005th: £490.00