Horse Alert

04 Apr 2026 13:25 Musselburgh

Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £15,462); Distance: 1m 2y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Soft.

Virgin Bet A Good Bet Royal Mile Handicap

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4⁽²⁾	-	Strength of Spirit (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13)	5121- / 3	Flat (254)	S H James	K R Burke Hambleton Racing…	4/1
		towards rear, keen early, tracked leaders 3f out, pushed along to go second over 1f out, led inside final 110yds, won going away
2^nd	1⁽⁶⁾	1 L	Vincenzo Peruggia (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 9)	310- / 3	Flat (249)	Rowan Scott	C Johnston AMO Racing Limited	7/2
		soon raced in third, headway and took second before halfway, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final 110yds, no extra towards finish
3^rd	3⁽³⁾	½ L	Monoceros (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2)	13P- / 3	Flat (191)	Cam Hardie	I Jardine Mr G Gibson & Mr…	28/1
		midfield, pushed along over 2f out, briefly outpaced over 1f out, rallied and kept final 110yds, edged right and bumped rival towards finish, ran on
4^th	5⁽¹⁾	NK	Kanishka (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10)	4107-34 / 3	Flat (7)	Harry Davies	B Ellison C Booth, P Boyle,…	17/2
		held up in rear, pushed along halfway, chased leaders inside final furlong, bumped towards finish, kept on
5^th	6⁽⁴⁾	HD	Comic Hero (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10)	732-1 / 3	Flat (45)	Oisin Murphy	A M Balding Kennet Valley Syndicates…	15/8
		soon raced in second, pushed along 2f out, denied clear run and short of room over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
6^th	2⁽⁵⁾	2¼ L	Utmost Good Faith (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7)	771-114 / 3	Flat (38)	H Crouch	G Boughey Middleham Park…	7/2
		led, pushed along and hung right when headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, dropped to last towards finish