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

Kempton (AW)

20:30

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 23.08s (slow by 5.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Solanna (GB) Rossa Ryan · John Butler	11/2	Won
2nd	Tortured Soul (GB) Billy Loughnane · Tony Carroll	6/1	0.1
3rd	Seventy (GB) Callum Shepherd · Ross Burdon	11/5F	2
4th	King's Hand (GB) Luke Morris · Joseph Parr	11/4	2.5
5th	Annexation (FR) Jack Doughty · Tony Carroll	25/1	1.25
6th	Muy Muy Loco (IRE) Harry Davies · Simon Dow	17/2	.5
7th	Arth's Gold (GB) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	7/1	.5
8th	Now The Eagle (FR) Jack Dace · Luke Dace	50/1	5.5

Runners (8)

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
6 (4)	Seventy Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Ross Burdon	J:Callum Shepherd T:Ross Burdon	129	—	88-513	63	78	73	19d	—	—	-12	9.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Shortlisted with 1m3f around here likely to prove enough of a test
1 (2)	King's Hand Bay J:Luke Morris T:Joseph Parr	J:Luke Morris T:Joseph Parr	135	h	5-7312	69	81	62	18d	—	—	-9	10.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Lot to like and can be expected to build on a fine stable debut
2 (1)	Tortured Soul Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Tony Carroll	J:Billy Loughnane T:Tony Carroll	135	—	-15765	69	80	53	14d	—	—	-6	12	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Back on a mark in the 60s and has a squeak
3 (8)	Solanna Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:John Butler	J:Rossa Ryan T:John Butler	133	—	2362-5	67	79	56	30d	—	—	-7	8.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Form figures here when tackling 1m3f+ read 133122 and Rossa Ryan gets the leg up
7 (3)	Arth's Gold Brown J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	128	b	3-6453	62	80	67	18d	—	—	-3	8.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Twice placed in first-time headgear over this trip at Southwell; this is tougher
8 (5)	Muy Muy Loco Grey J:Harry Davies T:Simon Dow	J:Harry Davies T:Simon Dow	125	h	13-415	59	78	61	19d	—	—	-5	4.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Form claims; settling him early with a furlong further to race will be the key
5 (6)	Annexation Bay J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	130	—	9-9556	64	80	47	25d	—	—	+1	4.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Failed to beat a rival sole start here and same outcome at Chelmsford 25 days ago
4 (7)	Now The Eagle Chestnut J:Jack Dace(5) T:Luke Dace	J:Jack Dace(5) T:Luke Dace	132	—	42057-	66	75	59	146d	—	—	+4	6.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Leap of faith required to support on what we've seen in two British starts

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Seventy	11/4	5/2	5/2
King's Hand	3/1	3/1	7/2
Tortured Soul	9/2	9/2	4/1
Solanna	9/2	9/2	5/1
Arth's Gold	15/2	15/2	6/1
Muy Muy Loco	8/1	15/2	15/2
Annexation	33/1	28/1	33/1
Now The Eagle	50/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Tortured Soul

OR: 4.8 Form: 2 Odds: 5.2

9/2

2nd

King's Hand

10.5

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Seventy

9.9

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Solanna

8.7

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Arth's Gold

8.2

OR: 3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Now The Eagle

6.2

OR: 4 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Muy Muy Loco

4.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Annexation

4.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King's Hand	69	81	62
Tortured Soul	69	80	53
Solanna	67	79	56
Now The Eagle	66	75	59
Annexation	64	80	47
Seventy	63	78	73
Arth's Gold	62	80	67
Muy Muy Loco	59	78	61

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tortured Soul	14d ago	Fit
King's Hand	18d ago	Fit
Arth's Gold	18d ago	Fit
Seventy	19d ago	Fit
Muy Muy Loco	19d ago	Fit
Annexation	25d ago	Fit
Solanna	30d ago	Fit
Now The Eagle	146d ago	Long break