Cartmel
19:08
North West Air Ambulance Handicap Chase
Cartmel Date: Sat, 24 May 2025 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.50 Place: £1.50 £1.90 Exacta: £9 Tricast: £27.22 Trifecta: £54.20
Non-Runners: Wearelongterm (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Defence Witness (IRE) 6 G AVG Sam England 159 lbs 6/4F Won Held up in rear - left in fourth when hampered by faller 10th - ridden after last - switched left when went third over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds - led final strides(op 15/8 tchd 5/4)
2nd 6 Beat The Edge (IRE) 8 G Poor Micky Hammond 155 lbs 7/2 - Prominent - left in third 10th - going best when challenging after last - led final 110yds - kept on but headed final strides(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)
3rd 3 Pilgrims King (IRE) 9 G AVG Mickey Bowen 156 lbs 7/1 - Led - raced in second when not fluent and headed 1st - prominent after 9th - left in second when hampered by faller 10th - pressed leader after 11th - hit 3 out - led narrowly after last - headed final 110yds - kept on(tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1)
4th 7 Azof Des Mottes (FR) 8 G Poor George Bewley 150 lbs 15/2 - Held up in rear - hit 4th - not fluent 4 out - weakened after last(op 6/1 tchd 8/1)
5th 8 Toombridge (GB) 8 G Poor Ian Duncan 141 lbs 5/1 - Pressed leader - led 1st - prominent when headed before 3rd - left in lead when badly hampered by faller 10th - headed after last - weakened run-in(op 9/2)
PU 2 Fearless Action (IRE) 8 G Poor Chris Grant 161 lbs 16/1 - In touch with leaders - headway 7th - stumbled over path before 10th - soon lost action and pulled up - fatally injured(op 12/1)
F 1 Whoshotthesheriff (IRE) 10 G Poor Lizzie Quinlan 168 lbs 14/1 - Pressed leaders - led before 3rd - hit 10th - soon stumbled and fell(op 10/1)