Virgin Bet Handicap (London Middle Distance Series Qualifier) (Div I)

Kempton (AW)

20:00

Date 2026-03-18

Distance 1m2f219y

Class Class 5

Going Standard To Slow

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,187

Weather Clear

Temp 8.4°C

Wind 5mph E

Rain 0%

Winning Time 2m 25.56s (slow by 8.46s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Seraphic (IRE) Luke Morris · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	15/2	Won
2nd	Joseph (GB) Donagh Murphy · John Butler	7/2	1
3rd	Imperial Decision (GB) Billy Loughnane · Keiran Burke	5/2F	0.05
4th	Brodie's Boy (FR) Marco Ghiani · Tony Carroll	4/1	1
5th	Tetsworth (GB) Tom Queally · Gary & Josh Moore	6/1	1.25
6th	Wood Whisperer (IRE) Thomas Greatrex · Charlie Pike	14/1	0.3
7th	Far And Above (IRE) Lewis Edmunds · Roger Teal	10/1	1.25

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 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)	Imperial Decision Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Keiran Burke	J:Billy Loughnane T:Keiran Burke	130	tp	6-372	65	80	72	32d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-15	11.8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Not certain to back up close second on handicap debut given he was seen to advantage there
7 (7)	Brodie's Boy Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Tony Carroll	J:Marco Ghiani T:Tony Carroll	127	—	9-3553	62	80	60	30d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-9	8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
0-10 for Tony Carroll and is only slowly coming down the weights
4 (4)	Joseph Chestnut J:Donagh Murphy(7) T:John Butler	J:Donagh Murphy(7) T:John Butler	132	p	725-41	67	79	65	34d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-7	8.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
16th-time lucky when stepped up to 1m2f latest (did well to win)
3 (8)	Tetsworth Bay J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	134	—	7763-2	69	81	39	25d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	0	13.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Key player off same mark as when going down by a length, with 4l back to the third, latest
6 (3)	Seraphic Bay J:Luke Morris T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Luke Morris T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	129	t	-21726	64	80	73	18d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+3	14.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Percentage call is to oppose, particularly given poor course form
1 (6)	Wood Whisperer Chestnut J:Thomas Greatrex T:Charlie Pike	J:Thomas Greatrex T:Charlie Pike	135	h	8657-	70	79	-	160d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-1	7.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Probably best watched on yard debut given what we saw last time
2 (2)	Far And Above Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roger Teal	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roger Teal	134	—	735-8	69	75	49	22d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-1	6.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Particularly disappointing on handicap debut; enough to prove back over further
9 (9)	Ice Opera Grey J:Kieran O'Neill T:Grace Harris	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Grace Harris	118	—	896-18	53	79	69	58d	—	—	-1	1.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Rather watch having reportedly bled last time
NR (5)	The Bay Warrior Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Mark Usher	J:NON-RUNNER T:Mark Usher	126	—	359-96	61	-	-	39d	—	—	—	2.8	—	—
Out of form and isn't one to pop up unexpectedly; non-runner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Imperial Decision	9/4	9/4	9/4	2/1	2/1
Brodie's Boy	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Joseph	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	4/1
Tetsworth	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Seraphic	13/2	13/2	7/1	13/2	7/1
Wood Whisperer	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Far And Above	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Ice Opera	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	40/1
The Bay Warrior	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Seraphic

14.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 7.5 Odds: 3.1

7/1

2nd

Tetsworth

13.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 5 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Imperial Decision

11.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Joseph

8.7

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Brodie's Boy

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Wood Whisperer

7.1

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Far And Above

6.9

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

The Bay Warrior

2.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ice Opera

1.6

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wood Whisperer	70	79	—
Tetsworth	69	81	39
Far And Above	69	75	49
Joseph	67	79	65
Imperial Decision	65	80	72
Seraphic	64	80	73
Brodie's Boy	62	80	60
The Bay Warrior	61	—	—
Ice Opera	53	79	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Seraphic	18d ago	Fit
Far And Above	22d ago	Fit
Tetsworth	25d ago	Fit
Brodie's Boy	30d ago	Fit
Imperial Decision	32d ago	Fit
Joseph	34d ago	Fit
The Bay Warrior	39d ago	Fit
Ice Opera	58d ago	Fresh
Wood Whisperer	160d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Kempton (AW) over 1m2f219y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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