13:35 Kempton

Saturday 28 March 2026

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

Virgin Bet Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   7f  |   Standard / Slow  |   9 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:35  |   Winning time: 1m 25.55s
1st
Horse silk
2
(2)
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
2nd
Horse silk
1
4
(9)
6/1
T: C HillsJ: Billy Loughnane
Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final furlong op 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
1
8
(7)
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
4th
Horse silk
hd
9
(1)
4/1
T: B R MillmanJ: Lewis Edmunds
Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
nse
5
(4)
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
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
(6)
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
7th
Horse silk
sh
6
(3)
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
8th
Horse silk
20
3
(8)
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

UR
Horse silk
7
(5)
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)

Verdict

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.

  1. GOLDEN REDEMPTION (USA)
  2. DEFENCE MINISTER
  3. 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

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