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14:48 Cartmel

Johnny & Tony Connell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

2m6f · Hurdle · Class 5 · Good · 10 runners · £3,642 · Monday, 25 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 6th
  1. 1st
    Path Of Stars (FR)
    Benjamin Macey·Seamus Mullins
    7/2·4.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    The Roc Hopper (IRE)
    Nathan Moscrop·Rebecca Menzies·beaten .75 lengths
    11/1·12.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Poetry Man (IRE)
    Jonathon Bewley·George Bewley·beaten 1.5 lengths
    11/1·12.00
    SP
Race time
5m 29.60s+18.60s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Path Of Stars (FR))

Midfield - mistake 4th - pushed along 2 out - headway last - led 1f out - kept on gamely

AI top-rated Dusky Days (score 65.5) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.00 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.

v1.1-1.31 score
Rickety Gate
8.60Betfair Exchange

segment +6.2% · Hurdle · Good · Class 5

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Belvedere Bhoy

Dusky Days has claims back here but BELVEDERE BHOY can progress again from last month's Carlisle win and gets the vote.

Forecast 9/4 Belvedere Bhoy, 5/1 Dusky Days, 11/2 Half Pint Daisy, 7/1 Our Laura B, 8/1 Rickety Gate, 10/1 Path Of Stars, 11/1 No Rematch, 12/1 Suitably Surprised, 20/1 Mickthesoldier, 25/1 The Roc Hopper, 33/1 Clonakilty, Poetry Man

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Dusky Days

Charlotte Jones · James Moffatt · 9yo

Top-rated of 10
score 65.5 · +5.3 clear of next best (60.2)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    23d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    65average
    OR 97 · RPR 103 · TS 92 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Trainer20% weight
    63small sample (n=8)
    James Moffatt: 2/8 winners last 14d (25%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Form20% weight
    53average
    Last 6: 4-1-2-2-0
MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
112
5yo · M · b/br
P3435
7460.2
7/2·4.50
SP
211
J: Nathan Moscrop · T: Rebecca Menzies · draw 0
7yo · G · bhtFT HT
9P67P
7431.4
11/1·12.00
SP
34
J: Jonathon Bewley · T: George Bewley · draw 0
8yo · G · chtvFT TV
45PPP
9342.1
11/1·12.00
SP
48
J: Joe Williamson · T: Philip Kirby · draw 0
8yo · G · ch
4P73
8342.4
28/1·29.00
SP
510
7yo · M · b
86662
7547.8
6/1·7.00
SP
62
J: Charlotte Jones · T: James Moffatt · draw 0
9yo · G · chp
41220
9765.5
5/1·6.00
SP
75
J: Danny McMenamin · T: Nicky Richards · draw 0
11yo · G · b
0334P
8959.6
8/1·9.00
SP
89
5yo · G · b
F8741
8050.8
11/4F·3.75
SP
97
12yo · G · bb
P8473
8446.3
11/1·12.00
SP
PU6
J: Tom Midgley(3) · T: Sam England · draw 0
7yo · M · b
9529
8656.1
28/1·29.00
SP
J: NON-RUNNER · T: Lizzie Quinlan · draw 0
9yo · G · btp
0P749
10053.3
J: NON-RUNNER · T: Ben Haslam · draw 0
8yo · M · b
P3P54
9453.5

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:48 Cartmel on 25 May 2026?

Path Of Stars (FR) won the 14:48 Cartmel at SP 4.50. Ridden by Benjamin Macey. Trained by Seamus Mullins.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:48 Cartmel?

No — the AI top pick (Dusky Days) finished 6.

What were the placings in the 14:48 Cartmel?

Top finishers: 1. Path Of Stars (FR) (4.50), 2. The Roc Hopper (IRE) (12.00), 3. Poetry Man (IRE) (12.00).

What was the winning time for the 14:48 Cartmel?

The winning time was 5m 29.60s, 18.60s slower than standard.

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