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13:25 Musselburgh

Virgin Bet A Good Bet Royal Mile Handicap (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £15,462
  • 2nd: £7,251
  • 3rd: £3,627
  • 4th: £1,812
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 41.52s
  • Off Time: 13:25:46
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Strength of Spirit (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Vincenzo Peruggia (IRE)

    7/2

      1(6)
      Silk - VIOLET, WHITE quartered cap

      Vincenzo Peruggia (IRE)

      249
      7/2
      • Form 310-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 91

      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

      2(5)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Utmost Good Faith

      38 h D
      7/2
      • Form 771-114
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 89

      led, pushed along and hung right when headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, dropped to last towards finish

      3(3)
      Silk - White, emerald green seams, purple and white striped sleeves and cap

      Monoceros

      191
      28/1
      • Form 13P-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 84

      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(2)
      Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

      Strength of Spirit (IRE)

      254
      4/1
      • Form 5121-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 81

      towards rear, keen early, tracked leaders 3f out, pushed along to go second over 1f out, led inside final 110yds, won going away

      5(1)
      Silk - Mauve, light blue diamonds on sleeves and cap

      Kanishka (IRE)

      7 p
      17/2
      • Form 4107-34
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 78

      held up in rear, pushed along halfway, chased leaders inside final furlong, bumped towards finish, kept on

      6(4)
      Silk - Navy blue, red and light blue hoop and armlets, white cap

      Comic Hero (IRE)

      45
      15/8
      • Form 732-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 78

      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

      Previous results

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      (6)
      Silk -

      Thunder Wonder (IRE)

      4/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7

      2024
      (7)
      Silk -

      Ice Max

      15/8
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-11

      In depth

      Formwatch

      Vincenzo Peruggia (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Chased leader, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakening when hung badly right over 1f out, soon behind, last of 10, 9 1/2l behind Zavateri (9-6) at Goodwood 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Jul.

      Utmost Good Faith 14-1 (9-7) Took keen hold, led, pushed along 2f out, headed entering final furlong, faded and dropped to last near finish, last of 4, 3 1/2l behind Hidden Force (9-7) at Kempton 1m stks (3) pol in Feb.

      Monoceros 2-1 (9-11) Never going well in last pair, pushed along and struggling halfway, appeared to lose action and pulled up inside final 2f, at Newmarket 1m (4) gd in Sep.

      Strength of Spirit (IRE) 16-5 (9-7) Held up in rear, good headway between horses over 1f out, ridden and challenging inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead towards finish, won at Newbury 7f (4) gf in Jul beating John Barleycorn (9-1) by 1l, 7 ran.

      Kanishka (IRE) 11-2 (9-6) Midfield, chased leader inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 4th of 9, 1/2l behind Tamashal (9-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.

      Comic Hero (IRE) 1-2fav (8-13) Wore hood to post, prominent, made challenge going best over 2f out, soon pushed along to lead, ridden over 1f out, ran on, always doing enough, won at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Feb beating Espanita (8-6) by 3/4l, 12 ran.