Who won the 13:35 Cartmel on 23 May 2026?
Loch Cuan (IRE) won the 13:35 Cartmel at SP 3.25. Ridden by Sean Bowen. Trained by Gordon Elliott.
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Cartmel
Great BritainCartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Saturday, 23 May 2026
2m6f·Hurdle·Class 4·Good·10 runners·£5,446
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 9/4F·3.25Race report
- 1stLoch Cuan (IRE)AI top pick · 68.2Sean Bowen·Gordon Elliott9/4F·3.25SP
- 2ndGetaway Vic (IRE)Shane Fenelon·Mickey Bowen·beaten 3 lengths3/1·4.00SP
- 3rdPresentandcorrect (IRE)Nathan Moscrop·Rebecca Menzies·beaten 1.25 lengths25/1·26.00SP
Race time
5m 23.92s+12.92s vs std
Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.
In-running (Loch Cuan (IRE))
“Raced in second - not fluent 2 out - ridden to lead run-in - kept on well”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.25 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →
Furlong's verdict
Reading the form…
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.068.2/100 rating
Loch Cuan
3.30Betfair Exchange
Passes the v1.0 card filter
v1.10.18 score
Loch Cuan
3.25Betfair Exchange
segment +10.6% · Hurdle · Good To Soft · Class 4
Each-way62.7/100 rating
Lipstick Traces
6.50Unibet
Place portion settles at 2.10 · 1/5 odds · 3 places
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Racing Alpha pick
Loch Cuan
Sean Bowen · Gordon Elliott · 5yo
68.2/100
+5.5 vs next best (62.7)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong15d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight73strongRPR 122 · TS 98 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight65strongLast 6: 0-2-2
- Trainer20% weight43below averageGordon Elliott: 9/53 winners last 14d (17%)
MarketBest price 3.30 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 7yo · G · bpFT P | 11214 | 11-04 | — | 112 | 55 | 60.8 | 3/1·4.00 SP | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 6yo · G · grp | 5203 | 11-04 | — | 119 | 58 | 51.0 | 11/2·6.50 SP | |
| UR | 3 | 0 | 6yo · G · b | 36633 | 11-04 | — | — | — | 24.3 | 6/1·7.00 SP | |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | Loch Cuanv1.1 5yo · G · b | 022 | 11-04 | — | 122 | 98 | 68.2 | 9/4F·3.25 SP | |
| 3 | 6 | 0 | 6yo · G · b | 638 | 11-04 | — | — | — | 14.7 | 25/1·26.00 SP | |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | 9yo · G · b | P58P | 11-04 | 81 | 91 | 66 | 34.8 | 100/1·101.00 SP | |
| 7 | 9 | 0 | 7yo · M · b | PP354 | 10-11 | — | — | — | 22.0 | 125/1·126.00 SP | |
| 5 | 10 | 0 | 6yo · M · bh | 45533 | 10-11 | 92 | 106 | 98 | 62.7 | 100/30·4.33 SP | |
| 8 | 11 | 0 | 6yo · M · chtp | P99P8 | 10-11 | 68 | 93 | 80 | 46.4 | 200/1·201.00 SP | |
| 6 | 12 | 0 | 6yo · M · bt | PFUF | 10-11 | 91 | 109 | — | 41.8 | 33/1·34.00 SP | |
| — | — | 0 | 6yo · G · b | 124 | 11-04 | — | — | — | 40.0 | — | |
| — | — | 0 | 6yo · G · b | 57223 | 11-04 | 101 | 112 | 103 | 60.7 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 13:35 Cartmel?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Loch Cuan, won the race (AI score 68.2).
What were the placings in the 13:35 Cartmel?
Top finishers: 1. Loch Cuan (IRE) (3.25), 2. Getaway Vic (IRE) (4.00), 3. Presentandcorrect (IRE) (26.00).
What was the winning time for the 13:35 Cartmel?
The winning time was 5m 23.92s, 12.92s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyMickey Bowen's GETAWAY VIC seems sure to build on a promising hurdling debut fourth at Ffos Las and can add to his point/bumper wins.
Racing Post pick: Getaway Vic
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook7/4 Loch Cuan, 9/4 Getaway Vic, 7/2 Hawk's Rock, 8/1 Lipstick Traces, 25/1 Presentandcorrect, 33/1 Howsmenoftomorro, Fortunes Dawn, Stavanger Rose, 66/1 Road To Rosley, Raincloud
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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