16:12 Cartmel

Weatherbys Design & Print Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)

2m1½f · Chase · Class 3 · Good · 4 runners · £6,733 · Monday, 20 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Passing Diamond (IRE)
Richie McLernon·Ben Haslam
6/4F·2.50
SP
2nd
Dunkerque (DEN)AI top pick · 74.9
Sean Quinlan·Jennie Candlish·beaten 4.75 lengths
3/1·4.00
SP
3rd
Krak (FR)
Harry Skelton·Dan Skelton·beaten 15 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP

Race time

4m 13.25s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Passing Diamond (IRE))

“led from the start - driven out after the last - stayed on strongly to the line”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.00 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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Krak

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

Dunkerque

Sean Quinlan · Jennie Candlish · 6yo

Top-rated of 4

score 74.9 · +5.9 clear of next best (69.0)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Form20% weight
94very strong
Last 6: 9-1-1-1-1
Ratings50% weight
85very strong
OR 128 — highest combined rating in the field
Freshness10% weight
85very strong
47d since last run (fresh)
Trainer20% weight
25weak
Jennie Candlish: 2/20 winners last 14d (10%)

MarketBest price 4.33 (William Hill) · 3rd in the market of 4.

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

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	5	Passing Diamond J: Richie McLernon · T: Ben Haslam · draw 0 6yo · G · b	33113	10-05	105	—	—	64.2	6/4F·2.50 SP
2	1	Dunkerque J: Sean Quinlan · T: Jennie Candlish · draw 0 6yo · G · grpFT P	91111	11-10	128	—	—	74.9	3/1·4.00 SP
3	2	Krak J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton · draw 0 6yo · G · chp	70P24	11-01	119	—	—	69.0	5/1·6.00 SP
PU	3	Kientzheim J: Harry Cobden · T: Ben Haslam · draw 0 6yo · M · gr	61235	11-01	119	—	—	64.4	11/4·3.75 SP
—	—	Heart Above J: Charlie Maggs(3) · T: Dianne Sayer · draw 0 8yo · G · b	971P9	10-05	106	—	—	55.7	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:12 Cartmel on 20 July 2026?

Passing Diamond (IRE) won the 16:12 Cartmel at SP 2.50. Ridden by Richie McLernon. Trained by Ben Haslam.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:12 Cartmel?

No — the AI top pick (Dunkerque) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 16:12 Cartmel?

Top finishers: 1. Passing Diamond (IRE) (2.50), 2. Dunkerque (DEN) (4.00), 3. Krak (FR) (6.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:12 Cartmel?

The winning time was 4m 13.25s.

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