Virgin Bet Handicap (GBBplus Race) – Kempton (AW)

Kempton (AW)

15:30

Virgin Bet Handicap (GBBplus Race)

Date 2026-04-06

Distance 1m3f219y

Class Class 3

Going Standard To Slow

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £8,246

Weather Overcast

Temp 4.6°C

Wind 2mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 2m 31.35s (slow by 0.45s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Topteam (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	9/2	Won
2nd	Incensed (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Amanda Perrett	16/1	1
3rd	Serenity Blue (GB) Jack Mitchell · James Horton	9/2	0.2
4th	Midnight Rumble (GB) Rossa Ryan · Alan King	15/2	0.3
5th	Goblet Of Fire (GB) Rob Hornby · Nicky Henderson	17/2	1.5
6th	Bahadur (GB) James Doyle · S Woods	7/2J	.5
7th	Marnier (IRE) Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	7/2J	1
8th	Youthful King (GB) Jack Dace · Luke Dace	50/1	14
9th	Rogue Impact (GB) Luke Morris · James Owen	22/1	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
4 (1)	Marnier Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	132	p	42251-	87	102	69	153d	—	—	+11	28.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Useful turf form at 1m3f; straightforward task on AW debut in November; first handicap run
1 (5)	Bahadur Bay J:James Doyle T:S Woods	J:James Doyle T:S Woods	136	—	33111-	91	102	85	128d	—	—	+21	39	0.83/1	10/3 23%
3-3 on AW, the last two in 1m4f/1m6f handicaps; up further 3lb; can improve further
5 (4)	Serenity Blue Chestnut J:Jack Mitchell T:James Horton	J:Jack Mitchell T:James Horton	131	—	51109-	86	100	-	198d	—	—	+6	21.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
All races at 1m2f on turf; two novice wins; well held in handicaps; new trip could suit
3 (7)	Topteam Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	132	—	11147-	87	104	-	212d	—	—	+8	23.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Improved handicapper at up to 1m4f on turf; unsuited by soft in September; contender
8 (2)	Midnight Rumble Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	128	—	20-352	83	100	89	27d	—	—	+1	11.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Sole win at 1m2f on AW in 2024; running well but little to suggest he's well treated
9 (9)	Goblet Of Fire Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Nicky Henderson	J:Rob Hornby T:Nicky Henderson	128	—	12/21-	83	100	67	—	—	—	+2	10.8	2.50/1	10/1 9%
4-5 on AW for this yard, including at 1m3f/1m4f here; had wind op; by no means out of it
2 (3)	Incensed Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Amanda Perrett	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Amanda Perrett	133	—	51429-	88	99	-	194d	—	—	+11	17.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Good spell last summer included a C&D win; tailed off on turf latest; had wind op
7 (6)	Rogue Impact Bay J:Luke Morris T:James Owen	J:Luke Morris T:James Owen	130	p	02009-	85	106	-	187d	—	—	+7	11.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
AW maiden winner; close 2nd to Topteam in July but not the same horse after; possibilities
6 (8)	Youthful King Bay J:Jack Dace(5) T:Luke Dace	J:Jack Dace(5) T:Luke Dace	131	h	16398-	86	98	-	190d	—	—	+11	12.9	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Latest win came over 1m6f last June; no great record fresh; hard to see him teed up today

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Marnier	4/1	7/2	7/2
Bahadur	10/3	10/3	10/3
Serenity Blue	9/2	5/1	9/2
Topteam	9/2	4/1	9/2
Midnight Rumble	7/1	13/2	13/2
Goblet Of Fire	9/1	10/1	9/1
Incensed	16/1	14/1	14/1
Rogue Impact	22/1	22/1	22/1
Youthful King	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bahadur

OR: 10.3 Form: 23.5 Odds: 5.2

10/3

2nd

Marnier

28.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 14 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Topteam

23.7

OR: 9.3 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Serenity Blue

21.4

OR: 9 Form: 8 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Incensed

17.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Youthful King

12.9

OR: 9 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Rogue Impact

11.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Midnight Rumble

11.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Goblet Of Fire

10.8

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bahadur	91	102	85
Incensed	88	99	—
Marnier	87	102	69
Topteam	87	104	—
Serenity Blue	86	100	—
Youthful King	86	98	—
Rogue Impact	85	106	—
Midnight Rumble	83	100	89
Goblet Of Fire	83	100	67

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Midnight Rumble	27d ago	Fit
Bahadur	128d ago	Long break
Marnier	153d ago	Long break
Rogue Impact	187d ago	Long break
Youthful King	190d ago	Long break
Incensed	194d ago	Long break
Serenity Blue	198d ago	Long break
Topteam	212d ago	Long break
Goblet Of Fire	—	—