Virgin Bet A Good Bet Royal Mile Handicap – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

13:25

Virgin Bet A Good Bet Royal Mile Handicap

Date 2026-04-04

Distance 1m2y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £15,462

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 4.5°C

Wind 14mph W

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 41.52s (slow by 3.82s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Strength Of Spirit (IRE) Sam James · K R Burke	4/1	Won
2nd	Vincenzo Peruggia (IRE) Rowan Scott · Charlie Johnston	7/2	1
3rd	Monoceros (GB) Cam Hardie · Iain Jardine	28/1	.5
4th	Kanishka (IRE) Harry Davies · Brian Ellison	17/2	0.3
5th	Comic Hero (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	15/8F	0.2
6th	Utmost Good Faith (GB) Hector Crouch · George Boughey	7/2	2.25

Runners (6)

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
6 (4)	Comic Hero Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	122	—	732-1	78	96	64	45d	—	—	-4	26.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Kempton win last time has been boosted; unexposed; interesting candidate on handicap debut
1 (6)	Vincenzo Peruggia Chestnut J:Rowan Scott T:Charlie Johnston	J:Rowan Scott T:Charlie Johnston	135	—	310-	91	98	64	249d	—	—	+6	24	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Thrice-raced as 2yo, winning at Beverley; unexposed and commands respect on handicap debut
4 (2)	Strength Of Spirit Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	125	—	5121-	81	95	69	254d	—	—	+14	31.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Progressive last term; Newbury winner on final start; may still have untapped potential
2 (5)	Utmost Good Faith Bay J:Hector Crouch T:George Boughey	J:Hector Crouch T:George Boughey	133	h	71-114	89	95	83	38d	—	—	-3	15	1.13/1	9/2 18%
2-3 for George Boughey but mark has risen and others may have more potential
5 (1)	Kanishka Bay J:Harry Davies T:Brian Ellison	J:Harry Davies T:Brian Ellison	122	p	107-34	78	95	82	7d	—	—	+1	9.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Arrives after two creditable runs at Southwell; in the mix in first-time cheekpieces
3 (3)	Monoceros Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Iain Jardine	J:Cam Hardie T:Iain Jardine	128	—	13P-	84	91	82	191d	—	—	+11	15.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Didn't progress after debut win last term; probably best watched on first run for new yard

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Comic Hero	2/1	2/1	2/1
Vincenzo Peruggia	7/2	7/2	7/2
Strength Of Spirit	7/2	7/2	7/2
Utmost Good Faith	9/2	4/1	4/1
Kanishka	10/1	9/1	9/1
Monoceros	28/1	22/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Strength Of Spirit

31.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 18.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Comic Hero

26.4

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 9.4

2/1

3rd

Vincenzo Peruggia

OR: 10.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Monoceros

15.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1

28/1

Utmost Good Faith

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Kanishka

9.2

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vincenzo Peruggia	91	98	64
Utmost Good Faith	89	95	83
Monoceros	84	91	82
Strength Of Spirit	81	95	69
Comic Hero	78	96	64
Kanishka	78	95	82

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kanishka	7d ago	Quick return
Utmost Good Faith	38d ago	Fit
Comic Hero	45d ago	Fit
Monoceros	191d ago	Long break
Vincenzo Peruggia	249d ago	Long break
Strength Of Spirit	254d ago	Long break