Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap – Kempton (AW)

Kempton (AW)

18:30

Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap

Date 2026-03-18

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Standard To Slow

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,400

Weather Clear

Temp 7.7°C

Wind 4mph E

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 25.74s (slow by 1.54s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mount Athos (GB) James Doyle · James Tate	11/4	Won
2nd	Sarab Star (GB) Tom Marquand · Jack Channon	11/10F	.5
3rd	Apiarist (IRE) Jack Callan · Kevin Ryan	7/2	1.75
4th	God Of War (GB) David Egan · Tom Clover	16/1	1.5
5th	Serengeti (FR) Daniel Muscutt · James Ferguson	16/1	2.25
6th	Tiger Crusade (FR) Luke Morris · David Simcock	33/1	3.25
7th	Golden Mind (IRE) J F Egan · Richard Fahey	22/1	3.75

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
5 (1)	Sarab Star Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Jack Channon	J:Tom Marquand T:Jack Channon	127	—	6/121-	96	114	92	113d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-16	24.8	0.30/1	6/5 45%
121 last year; looks set to make an even better 4yo and prove tough to beat
1 (2)	Mount Athos Bay J:James Doyle T:James Tate	J:James Doyle T:James Tate	135	—	2023-7	104	116	106	70d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	0	19.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Bids to win this race for the fourth time and make it 6-6 under James Doyle; poor latest
4 (3)	Apiarist Bay J:Jack Callan(5) T:Kevin Ryan	J:Jack Callan(5) T:Kevin Ryan	130	—	003-41	99	116	102	19d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	0	17.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Bids to make it 5-9 on AW but has never run here
2 (5)	Serengeti Brown J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Ferguson	J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Ferguson	134	—	0125-4	103	115	92	76d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+8	15.3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Ran Sarab Star pretty close on debut for Dylan Cunha; starts out for another new yard here
6 (6)	God Of War Bay J:David Egan T:Tom Clover	J:David Egan T:Tom Clover	126	—	5410-4	95	114	74	21d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+7	12.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Just a fair return/AW debut over C&D three weeks ago and more is needed
3 (4)	Golden Mind Bay J:J F Egan T:Richard Fahey	J:J F Egan T:Richard Fahey	133	t	10001-	102	114	73	130d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+22	26	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Others may be better treated on this return to action
7 (7)	Tiger Crusade Bay J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	116	—	-51826	85	115	102	19d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+13	16.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has a few things to recommend him but this may not be run to suit

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sarab Star	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10	6/5
Mount Athos	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Apiarist	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1
Serengeti	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
God Of War	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Golden Mind	28/1	33/1	28/1	25/1	33/1
Tiger Crusade	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Golden Mind

OR: 13 Form: 12 Odds: 1

33/1

2nd

Sarab Star

24.8

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

6/5

3rd

Mount Athos

19.2

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

3/1

Apiarist

17.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Tiger Crusade

16.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Serengeti

15.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2

11/1

God Of War

12.7

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mount Athos	104	116	106
Serengeti	103	115	92
Golden Mind	102	114	73
Apiarist	99	116	102
Sarab Star	96	114	92
God Of War	95	114	74
Tiger Crusade	85	115	102

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Apiarist	19d ago	Fit
Tiger Crusade	19d ago	Fit
God Of War	21d ago	Fit
Mount Athos	70d ago	Fresh
Serengeti	76d ago	Fresh
Sarab Star	113d ago	Long break
Golden Mind	130d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Kempton (AW) over 7f. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Based on 8 draws with historical results at this course and distance.