Virgin Bet Handicap – Goodwood

Goodwood

19:18

Virgin Bet Handicap

Date 2025-08-22

Distance 5f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,751

Winning Time 57.91s (slow by 1.11s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Smooth Silesie (IRE) Jack Mitchell · Lisa Williamson	3/1F	Won
2nd	On Edge (GB) Gina Mangan · Christopher Mason	100/30	1.25
3rd	So Smart (IRE) Ashley Lewis · Grace Harris	11/2	0.2
4th	Merrimack (GB) Callum Shepherd · Stuart Williams	9/2	1.5
4th	Virtue Temperance (IRE) Jack Dace · Amanda Perrett	25/1	0
6th	The Coffee Pod (IRE) Thomas Greatrex · Richard Hannon	100/30	0.3
7th	Rajeteriat (GB) Charles Bishop · Chris Gordon	16/1	4

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (5)	On Edge Bay J:Gina Mangan T:Christopher Mason	J:Gina Mangan T:Christopher Mason	139	v	5-3382	70	75	71	17d	—	—	-13	13	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Hung when second last time; new visor (replacing cheekpieces) might do something for him
5 (1)	Smooth Silesie Chestnut J:Jack Mitchell T:Lisa Williamson	J:Jack Mitchell T:Lisa Williamson	137	b	852121	68	77	57	7d	—	—	+10	30.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
In-form filly whose recent wins have come from the front over Yarmouth's 5f
1 (6)	The Coffee Pod Bay J:Thomas Greatrex T:Richard Hannon	J:Thomas Greatrex T:Richard Hannon	140	—	43-563	71	81	45	95d	—	—	-7	10.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Off since May but that was a return to form at Windsor and he's well handicapped
6 (2)	Merrimack Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Stuart Williams	J:Callum Shepherd T:Stuart Williams	134	tv	024361	65	78	69	25d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+4	21.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has performed well on occasions this year and made nearly all for a narrow win at Windsor
3 (4)	So Smart Bay J:Ashley Lewis(7) T:Grace Harris	J:Ashley Lewis(7) T:Grace Harris	138	tp	424619	69	79	63	15d	—	—	+4	16.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
This less demanding than last time and back in a smaller field (likes to dominate)
4 (3)	Rajeteriat Chestnut J:Charles Bishop T:Chris Gordon	J:Charles Bishop T:Chris Gordon	137	—	6-3035	70	74	51	20d	—	—	+1	6.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
0-8; needed to run better on yard debut to be a confident call for this
7 (7)	Virtue Temperance Bay J:Jack Dace(5) T:Amanda Perrett	J:Jack Dace(5) T:Amanda Perrett	128	—	2-2669	61	74	63	16d	—	—	+3	7.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has the form to have some say but took a big backward step last time at Brighton

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
On Edge	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4	5/2
Smooth Silesie	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	3/1
The Coffee Pod	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	9/2
Merrimack	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
So Smart	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1
Rajeteriat	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Virtue Temperance	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Smooth Silesie

30.7

OR: 4.5 Form: 20 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Merrimack

21.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 5

5/1

3rd

So Smart

16.4

OR: 4.8 Form: 8 Odds: 3.6

6/1

On Edge

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

11/4

The Coffee Pod

10.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Virtue Temperance

7.6

OR: 2.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Rajeteriat

6.6

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Coffee Pod	71	81	45
On Edge	70	75	71
Rajeteriat	70	74	51
So Smart	69	79	63
Smooth Silesie	68	77	57
Merrimack	65	78	69
Virtue Temperance	61	74	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Smooth Silesie	7d ago	Quick return
So Smart	15d ago	Fit
Virtue Temperance	16d ago	Fit
On Edge	17d ago	Fit
Rajeteriat	20d ago	Fit
Merrimack	25d ago	Fit
The Coffee Pod	95d ago	Long break