Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap – Kempton (AW)

Kempton (AW)

18:00

Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap

Date 2026-04-01

Distance 1m

Class Class 5

Going Standard To Slow

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,187

Weather Overcast

Temp 8.8°C

Wind 2mph SW

Rain 2%

Winning Time 1m 39.26s (slow by 1.96s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Havana Touch (GB) Rossa Ryan · John Butler	13/8F	Won
2nd	Penfolds Grange (GB) Daniel Muscutt · Mark Pattinson	4/1	1.25
3rd	Billy Mill (GB) Lewis Edmunds · Rod Millman	6/1	0.3
4th	Chico Dulce (GB) Jack Dace · Michael Madgwick	16/1	0.3
5th	Caph Star (GB) Rob Hornby · Mark Rimell	17/2	1
6th	King Of Charm (GB) Hollie Doyle · Martin Dunne	11/1	4
7th	Beta Reader (GB) Luke Morris · Laura Mongan	40/1	2
8th	Magical Merlin (IRE) Millie Wonnacott · Harry Charlton	14/1	2.25
9th	Nordic Norm (GB) Jonny Peate · J R Jenkins	17/2	8

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
6 (2)	Havana Touch Grey J:Rossa Ryan T:John Butler	J:Rossa Ryan T:John Butler	127	—	79-892	62	84	63	15d	—	—	-18	12.4	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Back to form when 2nd at Wolverhampton last month; 2lb rise to deal with; still respected
4 (6)	Penfolds Grange Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Mark Pattinson	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Mark Pattinson	134	—	055-42	69	84	67	35d	—	—	-8	10	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Two solid efforts following a wind op in December, beaten a nose over C&D latest; chance
5 (5)	Billy Mill Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Rod Millman	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Rod Millman	133	—	-18866	68	85	75	14d	—	—	-3	10.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
7f win here off this mark in January; hasn't matched it in four runs since
3 (8)	Nordic Norm Bay J:Jonny Peate T:J R Jenkins	J:Jonny Peate T:J R Jenkins	134	—	04-452	69	83	68	25d	—	—	-2	7.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Just missed out at Chelmsford last month; solid contender off an unchanged mark
2 (1)	Caph Star Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Mark Rimell	J:Rob Hornby T:Mark Rimell	135	ht	31/0-8	70	76	50	14d	—	—	-2	7.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
C&D win in 2022; some promise on stable debut two weeks ago; eased in grade today
7 (7)	King Of Charm Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Martin Dunne	J:Hollie Doyle T:Martin Dunne	126	—	5988-0	61	82	35	81d	—	—	-2	4.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Thrown in on 3yo form but struggled last year and he was tailed off in January
1 (4)	Magical Merlin Grey J:Millie Wonnacott(5) T:Harry Charlton	J:Millie Wonnacott(5) T:Harry Charlton	135	p	/2422-	70	80	-	202d	—	—	+11	16.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
On a losing run but ran some good races in defeat last year; drops into first 0-70 today
9 (9)	Chico Dulce Bay J:Jack Dace(5) T:Michael Madgwick	J:Jack Dace(5) T:Michael Madgwick	121	—	32415-	56	80	69	120d	—	—	+7	12	4.50/1	18/1 5%
1m win in 0-55 company in November; not so good one month later; up in class today
8 (3)	Beta Reader Bay J:Luke Morris T:Laura Mongan	J:Luke Morris T:Laura Mongan	125	p	37-329	60	81	71	33d	—	—	0	3.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Two good runs (1m2f) to kick off the year; had excuses last time; up in class/down in trip

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Havana Touch	7/4	13/8	7/4
Penfolds Grange	7/2	7/2	7/2
Billy Mill	11/2	7/1	11/2
Nordic Norm	9/1	17/2	17/2
Caph Star	8/1	17/2	8/1
King Of Charm	11/1	12/1	10/1
Magical Merlin	14/1	12/1	14/1
Chico Dulce	18/1	14/1	18/1
Beta Reader	50/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Magical Merlin

16.6

OR: 5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

14/1

2nd

Havana Touch

12.4

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

7/4

3rd

Chico Dulce

OR: 1.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Billy Mill

10.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 2 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Penfolds Grange

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Caph Star

7.7

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Nordic Norm

7.3

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

King Of Charm

4.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2

12/1

Beta Reader

3.3

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Caph Star	70	76	50
Magical Merlin	70	80	—
Penfolds Grange	69	84	67
Nordic Norm	69	83	68
Billy Mill	68	85	75
Havana Touch	62	84	63
King Of Charm	61	82	35
Beta Reader	60	81	71
Chico Dulce	56	80	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Billy Mill	14d ago	Fit
Caph Star	14d ago	Fit
Havana Touch	15d ago	Fit
Nordic Norm	25d ago	Fit
Beta Reader	33d ago	Fit
Penfolds Grange	35d ago	Fit
King Of Charm	81d ago	Fresh
Chico Dulce	120d ago	Long break
Magical Merlin	202d ago	Long break