Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap (London Mile Series Qualifier)

Kempton (AW)

19:00

Date 2026-03-25

Distance 1m

Class Class 5

Going Standard To Slow

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,187

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 6°C

Wind 13mph W

Rain 12%

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
1 (8)	Blues And Royals Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	135	—	873-	70	75	14	168d	—	—	-6	13.7	0.88/1	7/2 ▲ 22%
Good third at Kempton on final 2yo start; may take another step forward; possibilities
3 (3)	Thestral Bay J:James Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	J:James Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	133	b	51-	68	78	39	96d	—	—	+2	19.7	1.00/1	4/1 ▼ 20%
Seemingly not straightforward but otherwise a nicely bred sort who may improve further
7 (2)	Armstrong Chestnut J:David Egan T:George Boughey	J:David Egan T:George Boughey	131	—	327-	66	71	25	209d	—	—	-3	14	1.38/1	11/2 ▼ 15%
Boughey runner who looks the type to improve now handicapping; one to note
9 (6)	Station Bar Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	130	—	00222-	65	73	65	117d	—	—	+7	17.8	1.75/1	7/1 ▲ 13%
Triple silver medallist who may earn gold over this new trip; dam multiple 1m winner
5 (4)	Ebn Sabt Grey J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	132	b	42-314	67	75	65	25d	—	—	-3	7.1	1.88/1	15/2 ▲ 12%
Contrasting performances since wearing blinkers; mixed messages
2 (7)	Just A Gambler Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Johnston	J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Johnston	134	—	036-1	69	77	47	13d	—	—	+8	17.3	2.00/1	8/1 ▼ 11%
Gelded prior to prevailing narrowly at Chelmsford on handicap/seasonal debut
4 (1)	Heart Sign Chestnut J:Callum Rodriguez T:Jack Morland	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Jack Morland	132	—	53-5	67	75	40	23d	—	—	-2	6.6	2.75/1	11/1 ▼ 8%
Leaves the impression he'll be suited by this new trip on handicap debut; interesting
6 (9)	Hamaleel Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	132	p	726-12	67	76	64	22d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-1	6.2	3.50/1	14/1 ▼ 7%
Improved form this year, making all over C&D then second at Wolverhampton
8 (5)	Gnocchi Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:James Horton	J:Jack Mitchell T:James Horton	130	—	4499-	65	76	31	163d	—	—	+2	4.5	12.50/1	50/1 ▼ 2%
Failed to beat a rival on handicap debut when last seen

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Blues And Royals	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2
Thestral	10/3	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1
Armstrong	11/2	4/1	11/2	11/2	4/1
Station Bar	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Ebn Sabt	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Just A Gambler	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Heart Sign	11/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Hamaleel	11/1	14/1	11/1	11/1	14/1
Gnocchi	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Thestral

19.7

OR: 4.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Station Bar

17.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 11 Odds: 3.1

7/1

3rd

Just A Gambler

17.3

OR: 4.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Armstrong

OR: 4 Form: 5 Odds: 5

11/2

Blues And Royals

13.7

OR: 5 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Ebn Sabt

7.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Heart Sign

6.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Hamaleel

6.2

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Gnocchi

4.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Blues And Royals	70	75	14
Just A Gambler	69	77	47
Thestral	68	78	39
Ebn Sabt	67	75	65
Heart Sign	67	75	40
Hamaleel	67	76	64
Armstrong	66	71	25
Station Bar	65	73	65
Gnocchi	65	76	31

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Just A Gambler	13d ago	Quick return
Hamaleel	22d ago	Fit
Heart Sign	23d ago	Fit
Ebn Sabt	25d ago	Fit
Thestral	96d ago	Long break
Station Bar	117d ago	Long break
Gnocchi	163d ago	Long break
Blues And Royals	168d ago	Long break
Armstrong	209d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Based on 11 draws with historical results at this course and distance.