Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

15:50

Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap

Date 2026-04-29

Distance 7f15y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,187

Weather Clear

Temp 3°C

Wind 3mph S

Rain 0%

Runners (10)

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
5 (1)	Mission Command Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jennie Candlish	133	—	345333	73	86	65	16d	—	—	0	17.6	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Now 15 runs since last win but arrives on the back of good thirds on turf in recent weeks
8 (4)	Tattie Bogle Grey J:Andrew Mullen T:Charlie Johnston	J:Andrew Mullen T:Charlie Johnston	126	—	3-4253	66	85	68	7d	—	—	-7	11.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Led for long way when third at Catterick last week and can figure prominently again
7 (10)	Qazaq Bay J:Greg Fairley T:Iain Jardine	J:Greg Fairley T:Iain Jardine	127	—	683872	67	88	71	17d	—	—	0	14.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Looked unlucky when close second over C&D latest; big player if showing up in similar form
3 (5)	Criminal Shore Bay J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	133	v	2-4445	73	85	78	9d	—	—	+1	12.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Drawn a blank since 1m Ripon win last April but several good efforts since
2 (2)	Giorgio M Bay J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:Mark Loughnane	J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:Mark Loughnane	133	tp	-63764	73	86	82	29d	—	—	-1	9.5	2.00/1	8/1 11%
2lb below mark he defied on AW this winter; also former C&D scorer; reasons to be positive
4 (9)	Counting Cards Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Edward Bethell	J:Clifford Lee T:Edward Bethell	133	ht	2/27-4	73	87	-	107d	—	—	+3	10.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Took keen for own good on AW in the winter but claims if hood helps him to settle better
9 (6)	Carolus Magnus Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	124	—	02520-	64	87	75	134d	—	—	+4	10.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Did well over C&D last autumn and claims if ready to roll after 134 days off
1 (8)	Catalyse Chestnut J:Kaiya Fraser T:Jim Goldie	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Jim Goldie	135	—	9039-0	75	86	68	95d	—	—	+2	8	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Well held when backed on AW yard debut but remains one who could click for this stable
6 (7)	Black Storm Brown J:Darragh Keenan T:Katie Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:Katie Scott	130	—	32230-	70	86	62	213d	—	—	+8	13.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Promise for Katie Scott at end of last summer; off seven months (has had wind surgery)
10 (3)	Penny Mountain Bay J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Gary Rutherford	J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Gary Rutherford	116	—	368223	56	85	83	33d	—	—	+7	11.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
In good form on AW at Newcastle, placing over 7f last three starts; player back on turf

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Mission Command	7/2	7/2	7/2
Tattie Bogle	4/1	4/1	7/2
Qazaq	5/1	9/2	5/1
Criminal Shore	6/1	13/2	13/2
Giorgio M	15/2	15/2	8/1
Counting Cards	12/1	12/1	11/1
Carolus Magnus	12/1	12/1	12/1
Catalyse	14/1	12/1	12/1
Black Storm	16/1	16/1	16/1
Penny Mountain	20/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mission Command

17.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 6.6 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Qazaq

14.2

OR: 4.3 Form: 5.9 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Black Storm

13.1

OR: 5 Form: 6.7 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Criminal Shore

12.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Penny Mountain

11.7

OR: 1.5 Form: 9 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Tattie Bogle

11.3

OR: 4 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Counting Cards

10.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Carolus Magnus

10.2

OR: 3.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Giorgio M

9.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Catalyse

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Catalyse	75	86	68
Mission Command	73	86	65
Criminal Shore	73	85	78
Giorgio M	73	86	82
Counting Cards	73	87	—
Black Storm	70	86	62
Qazaq	67	88	71
Tattie Bogle	66	85	68
Carolus Magnus	64	87	75
Penny Mountain	56	85	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tattie Bogle	7d ago	Quick return
Criminal Shore	9d ago	Quick return
Mission Command	16d ago	Fit
Qazaq	17d ago	Fit
Giorgio M	29d ago	Fit
Penny Mountain	33d ago	Fit
Catalyse	95d ago	Long break
Counting Cards	107d ago	Long break
Carolus Magnus	134d ago	Long break
Black Storm	213d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Tattie Bogle	Prominent
Giorgio M	Prominent
Carolus Magnus	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 10 runners classified.