Who won the 15:58 Cartmel on 25 May 2026?
Stratagem (FR) won the 15:58 Cartmel at SP 3.25. Ridden by Mr James Murray. Trained by Mickey Bowen.
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Cartmel
Great BritainHugh Cavendish Veterans' Handicap Chase
Monday, 25 May 2026
3m5½f·Chase·Class 3·Good·5 runners·£8,186
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stStratagem (FR)Mr James Murray·Mickey Bowen9/4·3.25SP
- 2ndTommie Beau (IRE)AI top pick · 74.5Benjamin Macey·Seamus Mullins·beaten 7.5 lengths13/8F·2.62SP
- 3rdFairlawn Flyer (GB)Sean Bowen·Mickey Bowen·beaten 2.5 lengths5/1·6.00SP
Race time
7m 34.12s+10.12s vs std
Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.
In-running (Stratagem (FR))
“Held up in last - headway before 4 out - challenging when bit short of room on inner just after last - switched right over 2f out - soon led - went clear final furlong”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.62 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 →v1.074.5/100 rating
Tommie Beau
3.00Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Racing Alpha pick
Tommie Beau
Benjamin Macey(5) · Seamus Mullins · 11yo
74.5/100
+5.8 vs next best (68.6)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong21d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight86very strongOR 127 · RPR 137 · TS 122 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight63averageSeamus Mullins: 3/12 winners last 14d (25%)
- Form20% weight45below averageLast 6: 5-6-8-6-1
MarketBest price 3.00 (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 | 11yo · G · bp | 56861 | 12-00 | 127 | 137 | 122 | 74.5 | 13/8F·2.62 SP | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 11yo · G · bt | 43173 | 11-04 | 117 | 131 | 123 | 63.2 | 9/1·10.00 SP | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 10yo · G · bp | 123P4 | 11-03 | 116 | 132 | 121 | 68.3 | 5/1·6.00 SP | |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 10yo · G · grtp | P3143 | 10-13 | 112 | 137 | 121 | 68.6 | 9/4·3.25 SP | |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 11yo · G · b | 4P312 | 10-13 | 112 | 131 | 126 | 63.0 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:58 Cartmel?
No — the AI top pick (Tommie Beau) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 15:58 Cartmel?
Top finishers: 1. Stratagem (FR) (3.25), 2. Tommie Beau (IRE) (2.62), 3. Fairlawn Flyer (GB) (6.00).
What was the winning time for the 15:58 Cartmel?
The winning time was 7m 34.12s, 10.12s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyTopweight TOMMIE BEAU looked in good nick when winning over this trip at Fakenham three weeks ago and he also likes this track.
Racing Post pick: Tommie Beau
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook15/8 Tommie Beau, 11/4 Fairlawn Flyer, 7/2 My Bobby Dazzler, 6/1 If Not For Dylan, 7/1 Stratagem
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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