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14:48

Cartmel

Great Britain

Johnny & Tony Connell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Monday, 25 May 2026

2m6f·Hurdle·Class 5·Good·10 runners·£3,642
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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.065.5/100 rating
Dusky Days
6.00Betfair Exchange

Passes the daily tip filter

v1.1-1.31 score
Rickety Gate
8.60Betfair Exchange

segment +6.2% · Hurdle · Good · Class 5

Each-way65.5/100 rating
Dusky Days
6.00Betfair Exchange

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

Dusky Days

Charlotte Jones · James Moffatt · 9yo

65.5/100
+5.3 vs next best (60.2)

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
    63average
    James Moffatt: 2/8 winners last 14d (25%)
  • Form20% weight
    53average
    Last 6: 4-1-2-2-0
MarketBest price 6.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 2nd favourite. AI sees slight value vs consensus.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
620
9yo · G · chp
41220
11-11971039265.5
5/1·6.00
SP
340
8yo · G · chtvFT TV
45PPP
11-07931028142.1
11/1·12.00
SP
750
11yo · G · b
0334P
11-038910110059.6
8/1·9.00
SP
PU60
7yo · M · b
9529
11-00861009056.1
28/1·29.00
SP
970
12yo · G · bb
P8473
10-12841009446.3
11/1·12.00
SP
480
8yo · G · ch
4P73
10-1183826742.4
28/1·29.00
SP
890
5yo · G · b
F8741
10-08801008950.8
11/4F·3.75
SP
5100
7yo · M · b
86662
10-03751019547.8
6/1·7.00
SP
2110
7yo · G · bhtFT HT
9P67P
10-027431.4
11/1·12.00
SP
1120
5yo · M · b/br
P3435
10-02741018760.2
7/2·4.50
SP
0
8yo · M · b
P3P54
11-08941018753.5
0
9yo · G · btp
0P749
12-00100941253.3

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.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

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

Racing Post pick: Belvedere Bhoy

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

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

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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