Full Result 1.25 Musselburgh | 4 April 2026

Virgin Bet A Good Bet Royal Mile Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo) (1m2yds) 1m Good To Soft

1st £15,462 2nd £7,251 3rd £3,627 4th £1,812 5th £906 6th £453

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	4. Strength Of Spirit (IRE) 4/1 Sam James K R Burke	Sam James K R Burke	3	813	81	81	85	–
b g Ulysses (IRE) - Tallow (IRE) (Kodiac)
Took keen hold early, towards rear, steady headway over 3f out, pressed leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well (tchd 7/2)

2⁽⁶⁾ 1	1. Vincenzo Peruggia (IRE) 7/2 Rowan Scott Charlie Johnston	Rowan Scott Charlie Johnston	3	99	91	89	92	–
ch c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Sliabh Luachra (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Soon raced in third, went second over 5f out, led over 2f out, faced challenge over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish (tchd 10/3)

3⁽³⁾ ½ [1½]	3. Monoceros 28/1 Cam Hardie Iain Jardine	Cam Hardie Iain Jardine	3	92	84	81	84	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Shirocco Star (Shirocco)
Midfield, dropped to rear over 3f out, headway over 1f out, went third inside final 110yds, kept on (tchd 22/1)

4⁽¹⁾ nk [1¾]	5. Kanishka (IRE) 17/2 Harry Davies Brian Ellison	Harry Davies Brian Ellison	3	810 p¹	78	74	77	–
b g Coulsty (IRE) - Blushing Rose (Dalakhani)
In rear, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 1f out, switched left inside final 110yds, not pace to challenge (op 10/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ hd [2]	6. Comic Hero (IRE) 15/8F Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	3	810	78	73	77	–
b g Saxon Warrior (JPN) - Sense Of Humour (Dark Angel)
Prominent, switched right when short of room over 1f out, no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching final furlong) (tchd 7/4 and tchd 2/1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [4¼]	2. Utmost Good Faith 7/2 Hector Crouch George Boughey	Hector Crouch George Boughey	3	97 h	89	79	82	–
b g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Lovers' Gait (IRE) (Gleneagles)
Took keen hold, led, headed over 2f out, hung right when weakening over 1f out (op 4/1 and tchd 9/2)

6 ran Off time: 1:25:46 Winning time: 1m 41.52s (slow by 3.82s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Hambleton Racing Xlviii & Mrs E Burke (Strength Of Spirit) 1st breeder: Tom Twomey
2nd owner: Amo Racing Limited (Vincenzo Peruggia)
3rd owner: G Gibson & Jamie Denholm (Monoceros)
Tote win: £5 PL: £2 £2.10 Ex: £21.50 CSF: £18.51 Trifecta: £230.20

1:25 Musselburgh 4 Apr 2026

Virgin Bet A Good Bet Royal Mile Handicap