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Cartmel is a tight, left-handed jumps course in the Lake District with a circuit of about a mile and one of the longest run-ins in British racing, cutting across the middle of the track. The Cartmel guide refreshes after every meeting with favourites, trainers, jockeys and course specialists, and adds the next card once declared.
Last meeting 31 August 2026: 6 winners. Next meeting not yet declared · Results to 31 August 2026 · Refreshed 17 October 2026
Favourites' win rate since 2016
35.6%
Races since 2016
630
Course specialists in training
35
35.6%

Favourites won 35.6% of 630 races at Cartmel from 2016 to 2026.Sample: 630 races · Window: 2016 to 31 August 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (GB and IRE results; figures on this page from 2016), course records, RaceWatch racecards and race calendar

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Cartmel at a glance by season

Jumps2026/27594667.9035.6%
Jumps2025/26615168.5037.7%
Jumps2024/25635298.4038.1%
Jumps2023/24534448.4028.3%
Jumps2022/23644847.6042.2%
Jumps2021/22584628.0050.0%
Jumps2020/21242068.6029.2%
Jumps2019/20634957.9031.7%
Jumps2018/19625218.4027.4%
Jumps2017/18604637.7033.3%
Jumps2016/17635588.9033.3%

Jumps seasons run May to April (2026/27 = May 2026 to date) Flat seasons are calendar years. Fav win % = races won by the favourite (joint favourites included).

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How favourites fare at Cartmel

Chase38.1%28110757.8%Jumps
Hurdle33.5%34911761.3%Jumps
Jumps non-handicaps54.6%1417778.1%Jumps
Jumps handicaps30.1%48914754.7%Jumps
Jumps all races35.6%63022459.7%Jumps

Seasons 2016 to date. Groups with fewer than 100 favourites are hidden.

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Top trainers at Cartmel (five seasons and current)

1James Moffatt5316.5%32234.5%Jumps
2Ben Haslam2419.2%12539.2%Jumps
3Dianne Sayer1918.4%10335.9%Jumps
4Sam England1717.0%10040.0%Jumps
5Donald McCain1312.7%10226.5%Jumps
6Lizzie Quinlan1112.1%9122.0%Jumps
7Mickey Bowen1015.4%6544.6%Jumps
8George Bewley1013.5%7437.8%Jumps
9John C McConnell927.3%3348.5%Jumps
10Jennie Candlish926.5%3444.1%Jumps
11Micky Hammond911.5%7824.4%Jumps
12Rebecca Menzies88.7%9229.3%Jumps
13Gary Hanmer713.2%5334.0%Jumps
14Noel C. Kelly59.1%5527.3%Jumps
15Peter Bowen412.9%3135.5%Jumps
16Iain Jardine310.0%3023.3%Jumps
17Mark Walford26.1%3324.2%Jumps

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 runs at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Top jockeys at Cartmel (five seasons and current)

1Charlotte Jones3421.5%15839.9%Jumps
2Sean Quinlan2617.1%15236.2%Jumps
3Sean Bowen2417.8%13541.5%Jumps
4Richie McLernon2220.0%11037.3%Jumps
5Brian Hughes2111.9%17631.8%Jumps
6Jonathan England1619.8%8140.7%Jumps
7Danny McMenamin1615.2%10530.5%Jumps
8Conor O'Farrell912.7%7128.2%Jumps
9James Bowen816.7%4841.7%Jumps
10Jonathon Bewley712.1%5834.5%Jumps
11Henry Brooke710.8%6524.6%Jumps
12Leah Noreci59.1%5527.3%Jumps
13Derek Fox47.8%5125.5%Jumps
14Ryan Mania39.4%3231.3%Jumps
15Nathan Moscrop36.0%5024.0%Jumps
16Aaron Anderson26.1%3324.2%Jumps
17Craig Nichol25.6%3619.4%Jumps
18Peter Kavanagh12.2%4619.6%Jumps
19Jamie Hamilton11.8%5512.7%Jumps

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 rides at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Cartmel course specialists still in training

Sean Og (IRE) silksSean Og (IRE)51338.5%18 Jul 26Dianne Sayer24 Sep 26Jumps
Caughtinyourtrance (IRE) silksCaughtinyourtrance (IRE)4944.4%18 Jul 26James Moffatt23 Sep 26Jumps
Tommie Beau (IRE) silksTommie Beau (IRE)41040.0%31 Aug 26Seamus Mullins31 Aug 26Jumps
Fiveonefive (IRE) silksFiveonefive (IRE)3475.0%29 Jun 25Cian Collins8 Oct 26Jumps
Judicial Review (IRE) silksJudicial Review (IRE)31421.4%23 Aug 25James Moffatt24 Sep 26Jumps
Secret Secret (IRE) silksSecret Secret (IRE)31421.4%21 Jul 25James Moffatt24 Sep 26Jumps
Imperial Data (IRE) silksImperial Data (IRE)3742.9%25 Aug 25Rebecca Menzies15 Sep 26Jumps
Fairlawn Flyer (GB) silksFairlawn Flyer (GB)3837.5%27 Jun 25Mickey Bowen31 Aug 26Jumps
Cuzco Du Mathan (FR) silksCuzco Du Mathan (FR)31520.0%26 Aug 24James Moffatt31 Aug 26Jumps
Alvesta (GB) silksAlvesta (GB)3475.0%29 Aug 26James Moffatt29 Aug 26Jumps
Evenwood Sonofagun (IRE) silksEvenwood Sonofagun (IRE)3837.5%25 May 26Lizzie Quinlan18 Jul 26Jumps
Zumbi (GER) silksZumbi (GER)3933.3%26 Jun 26James Moffatt26 Jun 26Jumps
Ilikedwayurthinkin (IRE) silksIlikedwayurthinkin (IRE)3742.9%26 May 25Ben Haslam3 Dec 25Jumps
Charlie Uberalles (GB) silksCharlie Uberalles (GB)3933.3%29 Jun 25Dianne Sayer25 Oct 25Jumps
Seeyainthesuninn (GB) silksSeeyainthesuninn (GB)2366.7%29 Aug 26Micky Hammond14 Oct 26Jumps
Lermoos Legend (GB) silksLermoos Legend (GB)21414.3%1 Jun 22Mickey Bowen14 Oct 26Jumps
Passing Diamond (IRE) silksPassing Diamond (IRE)22100.0%29 Aug 26Ben Haslam10 Oct 26Jumps
Divilabother (IRE) silksDivilabother (IRE)22100.0%31 Aug 26Tristan Davidson4 Oct 26Jumps
Do No Wrong (IRE) silksDo No Wrong (IRE)2540.0%25 Aug 25Justin Landy4 Oct 26Jumps
Lights Are Green (IRE) silksLights Are Green (IRE)2922.2%20 Jul 24George Bewley2 Oct 26Jumps
Winds Of Winter (IRE) silksWinds Of Winter (IRE)2540.0%19 Jul 25George Bewley2 Oct 26Jumps
Zamond (FR) silksZamond (FR)2825.0%20 Jul 26Donald McCain29 Sep 26Jumps
Gambino (IRE) silksGambino (IRE)22100.0%29 Aug 26Dan Skelton23 Sep 26Jumps
Belles Benefit (IRE) silksBelles Benefit (IRE)2922.2%26 Jun 26Ben Case22 Sep 26Jumps
Lightening Company (IRE) silksLightening Company (IRE)2825.0%21 Jul 25Ben Haslam17 Sep 26Jumps
Stratagem (FR) silksStratagem (FR)2540.0%20 Jul 26Mickey Bowen31 Aug 26Jumps
Kingofthegame (IRE) silksKingofthegame (IRE)2540.0%28 Jun 26Martin Todhunter29 Aug 26Jumps
Loch Cuan (IRE) silksLoch Cuan (IRE)22100.0%26 Jun 26Gordon Elliott28 Aug 26Jumps
Shantwopointfive (IRE) silksShantwopointfive (IRE)2366.7%28 May 25Sam England18 Jul 26Jumps
Sea The Clouds (IRE) silksSea The Clouds (IRE)2825.0%21 Jul 25James Moffatt28 Jun 26Jumps
Bittalemon (GB) silksBittalemon (GB)2825.0%23 Aug 25James Moffatt28 Jun 26Jumps
Pyramid Place (IRE) silksPyramid Place (IRE)2366.7%22 Jul 23Tristan Davidson28 Jun 26Jumps
Dickens (IRE) silksDickens (IRE)22100.0%27 May 26Jennie Candlish27 May 26Jumps
The Navigator (GB) silksThe Navigator (GB)2728.6%23 Aug 25Dianne Sayer21 Mar 26Jumps
Our Sam (GB) silksOur Sam (GB)21414.3%26 Aug 23James Moffatt1 Dec 25Jumps

Horses with 2 or more wins at the course since May 2014 that have run anywhere in the last 365 days. Trainer is the trainer at the latest run.

Going profile at Cartmel

JumpsGood to firm or firmer142.2%8.9042.9%
JumpsGood35356.0%8.3039.7%
JumpsGood to soft or yielding14723.3%8.1028.6%
JumpsSoft10216.2%7.9030.4%
JumpsHeavy142.2%7.5035.7%

Seasons 2016 to date. Going grouped into bands; bands with fewer than 100 runners hidden.

Distance profile at Cartmel

JumpsHurdle2m1f1638.8031.3%31 Aug 26
JumpsHurdle2m6f1359.1038.5%31 Aug 26
JumpsChase2m5f1087.5031.5%31 Aug 26
JumpsChase3m1½f867.5051.2%31 Aug 26
JumpsChase2m1½f776.9031.2%31 Aug 26
JumpsHurdle3m1½f518.2027.5%31 Aug 26

Seasons 2016 to date, advertised distance rounded to the nearest half furlong. Min 100 runners.

Run style at Cartmel

Led21.7%32771Jumps
Prominent14.5%1,536223Jumps
Midfield7.7%39130Jumps
Held up6.5%84455Jumps

Run style read from the in-running race comment, races 2019 to 2025. Min 100 runs.

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Cartmel course records

2m1½f3,801Chase4:06.18Passing Diamond (IRE) silksPassing Diamond (IRE)29 Aug 26GoodBen Haslam
2m5f4,654Chase5:06.50Hereditary Rule (IRE) silksHereditary Rule (IRE)27 Aug 22GoodJohn C McConnell
3m1½f5,607Chase6:19.87Tommie Beau (IRE) silksTommie Beau (IRE)25 May 24Good To SoftSeamus Mullins
3m5½f6,460Chase7:29.30Dawson City (GB) silksDawson City (GB)31 May 21GoodPolly Gundry
2m1f3,786Hurdle3:57.00Curious Carlos (GB) silksCurious Carlos (GB)27 May 17GoodPeter Bowen
2m6f4,871Hurdle5:12.49Midnight Folie (GB) silksMidnight Folie (GB)28 Jun 19GoodTim Vaughan
3m1½f5,583Hurdle6:04.60Cairnshill (IRE) silksCairnshill (IRE)25 May 19GoodKenny Johnson

Fastest recorded winning time for each race type and trip (to the nearest half furlong) in the RaceWatch results database. Where rail movements change the exact yardage, the quickest run per yard is shown with its measured distance.

Latest Cartmel winners (31 August 2026)

Sticky Toffee Pudding Juvenile Hurdle RaceJumps2m1fGood To SoftWicksey (GB) silksWicksey (GB)7/4Ben HaslamRichie McLernon6
Campbell & Rowley Handicap Hurdle RaceJumps2m6fGood To SoftRauzan (IRE) silksRauzan (IRE)8/1Lizzie QuinlanSean Quinlan8
EWGA Handicap Hurdle RaceJumps3m1½fGood To SoftDivilabother (IRE) silksDivilabother (IRE)4/1Tristan DavidsonHarry Reed7
Wicks Group Cavendish Cup Handicap Steeple ChaseJumps3m1½fGood To SoftTommie Beau (IRE) silksTommie Beau (IRE)4/1Seamus MullinsBenjamin Macey5
Fgh Handicap Steeple ChaseJumps2m5fGood To SoftPour Les Filles (GB) silksPour Les Filles (GB)6/1Mickey BowenSean Dylan Bowen7
Furness Rda Handicap Steeple ChaseJumps2m1½fGood To SoftAchille Des Rocs (FR) silksAchille Des Rocs (FR)6/1L J MorganDanny McMenamin6

Winners at the most recent meeting in the results database.

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How tight is the Cartmel circuit in the Lake District?

Cartmel's circuit is about a mile round and tight, so runners are always on the turn until they reach the long run-in.

How long is the Cartmel run-in, and why does it cross the infield?

The Cartmel run-in is one of the longest in Britain, and it cuts across the middle of the course from the final obstacle to the winning post. The layout gives closers time to reel in leaders.

How do front runners and hold-up horses fare at Cartmel?

The Cartmel run style table groups runners as led, prominent, midfield or held up from in-running comments, 2019 to 2025, with win %

Which trainers target Cartmel with the same horses every year?

James Moffatt leads the Cartmel trainers since 2021/22 with 53 winners. Trainer and jockey tables show runs, win %, place %

How often do favourites win at Cartmel?

The favourites table splits the record by race type and the season table tracks it year by year.

When is the next Cartmel meeting?

Cartmel last raced on 31 August 2026, and the latest winners table shows every result from that card. The upcoming meetings table fills as soon as the next fixture reaches the racecards.

Questions people ask

How long is the run-in at Cartmel?

Cartmel's run-in is one of the longest in British jumps racing and crosses the infield from the final obstacle to the line. Horses that stay well often make up a lot of ground there.

Is Cartmel left-handed?

Yes, Cartmel is a left-handed jumps course in the Lake District. The circuit is tight and about a mile round, so runners are on the turn for most of each lap.

How often do favourites win at Cartmel?

The figure updates after every meeting and is split by race type on the page.

Who is the leading trainer at Cartmel?

James Moffatt has trained the most winners at Cartmel since the 2021/22 season, with 53. The trainer table ranks the top 25 by wins with win %

When did Cartmel last race?

Cartmel last raced on 31 August 2026, and every winner from that card is listed on the page. The next meeting appears in the upcoming table once it reaches the racecards.

What is a course specialist at Cartmel?

A Cartmel course specialist here is a horse with two or more course wins since May 2014 that has run in the last year. Cartmel currently has 35 of them still in training.

What kind of racing is there at Cartmel?

Cartmel is a racecourse in Great Britain that stages jumps racing, on turf.

Who is the top trainer at Cartmel?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading trainer at Cartmel by winners is James Moffatt over jumps (53 winners from 322 runners).

Who is the top jockey at Cartmel?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading jockey at Cartmel by winners is Charlotte Jones over jumps (34 winners from 158 rides).

How big are the fields at Cartmel?

Cartmel staged 630 races from 2016 to 31 August 2026, with an average field of 8.2 runners.

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