Virgin Bet Handicap (London Sprint Series Qualifier) – Kempton (AW)

Kempton (AW)

20:00

Virgin Bet Handicap (London Sprint Series Qualifier)

Date 2026-04-08

Distance 6f

Class Class 6

Going Standard To Slow

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,140

Weather Clear

Temp 10.6°C

Wind 3mph E

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 12.15s (slow by 1.15s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Initial Blue (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	7/2	Won
2nd	Travel Agent (IRE) Charles Bishop · Adam Kirby	18/1	.75
3rd	Hello Luna (FR) Joe Leavy · Jonathan Portman	10/1	0.05
4th	Teardrops (GB) Oisin Murphy · Richard Spencer	15/2	.75
5th	Hint Of The Jungle (IRE) Rob Hornby · Mike Murphy	10/1	0.1
6th	Vitalline (GB) Callum Shepherd · Keiran Burke	40/1	.75
7th	Arnaz (GB) Luke Morris · Mark Loughnane	14/1	.5
8th	Just Jump (IRE) William Carson · Tony Carroll	14/1	0.2
9th	Twilight Madness (GB) Ashley Lewis · Simon Hodgson	11/8F	.75
10th	Watermelon Sugar (IRE) Joey Haynes · Chelsea Banham	14/1	4.25
11th	Big Bard (GB) Jude Fernandes · Gary & Josh Moore	40/1	.5

Runners (12)

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 (3)	Twilight Madness Chestnut J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:Simon Hodgson	J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:Simon Hodgson	137	—	293231	66	76	58	3d	—	—	-4	30.1	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Dual C&D winner who won at Bath on Sunday; well drawn to attack
6 (12)	Initial Blue Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Billy Loughnane T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	133	b	351333	62	77	62	13d	—	—	0	17.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Placed in all three starts since making all over C&D; outside stall the main concern
5 (5)	Teardrops Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Richard Spencer	J:Oisin Murphy T:Richard Spencer	133	tb	123023	62	75	56	12d	—	—	+5	14.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Last 11 AW starts have come at Newcastle including three wins over this trip
9 (10)	Hint Of The Jungle Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Mike Murphy	J:Rob Hornby T:Mike Murphy	131	ht	2-5211	60	74	58	46d	—	—	0	8.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Bids for a hat-trick from 3lb higher, but the return to 6f and a high draw pose questions
4 (8)	Watermelon Sugar Grey J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	134	—	051-21	63	75	64	42d	—	—	-3	5.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Has a fine record over 6f at Lingfield, but it's a different story here
10 (7)	Just Jump Bay J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	128	h	73-375	57	76	66	14d	—	—	-3	3.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
1-20, but has shown encouragement since joining Tony Carroll; can't be easily dismissed
3 (9)	Travel Agent Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Adam Kirby	J:Charles Bishop T:Adam Kirby	135	e/s	0159-4	64	74	55	13d	—	—	-2	5.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Made an encouraging stable debut when fourth at Southwell 13 days ago; eyeshield on
8 (1)	Hello Luna Bay J:Joe Leavy T:Jonathan Portman	J:Joe Leavy T:Jonathan Portman	131	v	5-8245	60	75	62	34d	—	—	-2	4.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
2lb lower than when gaining her only success last June, but does seem best at 5f
2 (4)	Arnaz Bay J:Luke Morris T:Mark Loughnane	J:Luke Morris T:Mark Loughnane	135	tp	74-760	64	75	66	47d	—	—	-1	5.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Return to this trip may help, but he is 0-17 since his successful handicap debut
7 (6)	Big Bard Bay J:Jude Fernandes(7) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Jude Fernandes(7) T:Gary & Josh Moore	133	p	067-19	62	76	69	37d	—	—	+1	3.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Consistency not his strong suit, but he is 2-5 over C&D; capable if on a going day
11 (11)	Vitalline Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Keiran Burke	J:Callum Shepherd T:Keiran Burke	122	tb	755150	51	75	66	14d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+3	6.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Four-time winner here, but well held in last two starts and drawn wide
NR (2)	Noble Phoenix Bay J:TBC T:David Flood	J: T:David Flood	120	—	0099-0	49	71	44	9d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Ten-race maiden who has gone backwards since an encouraging 2yo debut for Andrew Balding

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Twilight Madness	6/4	6/4	6/4
Initial Blue	4/1	9/2	7/2
Teardrops	15/2	7/1	7/1
Hint Of The Jungle	17/2	17/2	8/1
Watermelon Sugar	10/1	11/1	9/1
Just Jump	12/1	12/1	12/1
Travel Agent	14/1	14/1	12/1
Hello Luna	16/1	14/1	14/1
Arnaz	16/1	16/1	16/1
Big Bard	40/1	40/1	33/1
Vitalline	40/1	40/1	33/1
Noble Phoenix	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Twilight Madness

30.1

OR: 4 Form: 15.5 Odds: 10.6

6/4

2nd

Initial Blue

17.6

OR: 3 Form: 9.6 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Teardrops

14.1

OR: 3 Form: 8.4 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Hint Of The Jungle

8.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Vitalline

6.1

OR: 0.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Watermelon Sugar

5.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Travel Agent

5.4

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Arnaz

5.2

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Hello Luna

4.1

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Big Bard

3.8

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Just Jump

3.6

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Noble Phoenix

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Twilight Madness	66	76	58
Travel Agent	64	74	55
Arnaz	64	75	66
Watermelon Sugar	63	75	64
Initial Blue	62	77	62
Teardrops	62	75	56
Big Bard	62	76	69
Hint Of The Jungle	60	74	58
Hello Luna	60	75	62
Just Jump	57	76	66
Vitalline	51	75	66
Noble Phoenix	49	71	44

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Twilight Madness	3d ago	Quick return
Noble Phoenix	9d ago	Quick return
Teardrops	12d ago	Quick return
Initial Blue	13d ago	Quick return
Travel Agent	13d ago	Quick return
Just Jump	14d ago	Fit
Vitalline	14d ago	Fit
Hello Luna	34d ago	Fit
Big Bard	37d ago	Fit
Watermelon Sugar	42d ago	Fit
Hint Of The Jungle	46d ago	Fresh
Arnaz	47d ago	Fresh