North West Air Ambulance Handicap Chase – Cartmel

Cartmel

19:08

North West Air Ambulance Handicap Chase

Date 2025-05-24

Distance 2m5f34y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,119

Winning Time 5m 28.31s (slow by 22.31s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Defence Witness (IRE) Jonathan England · Sam England	6/4F	Won
2nd	Beat The Edge (IRE) Brian Hughes · Micky Hammond	7/2	0.2
3rd	Pilgrims King (IRE) Shane Fenelon · Mickey Bowen	7/1	1.25
4th	Azof Des Mottes (FR) Jonathon Bewley · George Bewley	15/2	20
5th	Toombridge (GB) Alan Doyle · Ian Duncan	5/1	12

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Fearless Action (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Chris Grant	16/1
Fell	Whoshotthesheriff (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Lizzie Quinlan	14/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Defence Witness Brown J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	159	tp	66438-	90	104	41	68d	—	—	-11	22.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Ran poorly (over hurdles) on stable debut; not an easy one to predict here
6	Beat The Edge Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	155	b	5332-3	86	105	96	15d	—	—	0	17	1.13/1	9/2 18%
In good form since the autumn but this quirky customer tends to idle when in front
8	Toombridge Bay J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Ian Duncan	J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Ian Duncan	146	tp	84F52-	77	109	102	32d	—	—	0	15.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
0-16 under rules but posted some pretty good efforts towards end of last season; a player
7	Azof Des Mottes Bay J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	150	t	33/5-P	81	106	96	14d	—	—	-1	11.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Lightly raced since his chase win in 2023; returned from latest break with very poor run
3	Pilgrims King Bay J:Shane Fenelon(5) T:Mickey Bowen	J:Shane Fenelon(5) T:Mickey Bowen	161	tb	PP315-	92	107	94	65d	—	—	+10	21.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won dramatic race at Sedgefield in February but safely held there next time
1	Whoshotthesheriff Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	168	tb	446F8-	99	107	86	62d	—	—	+6	14.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Winless since 2022 but was running well before penultimate-fence fall two starts ago
2	Fearless Action Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	161	p	3155-4	92	106	98	11d	—	—	+6	12.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Good 2m winner at Sedgefield in March but not in same form again since; stamina to prove
NR	Wearelongterm Bay J:TBC T:Dianne Sayer	J: T:Dianne Sayer	155	p	28PP6-	86	101	76	30d	—	—	—	9	—	—
Ended last season in poor form; needs recent wind op to have made a difference

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Defence Witness	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8	2/1
Beat The Edge	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2
Toombridge	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	4/1
Azof Des Mottes	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Pilgrims King	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Whoshotthesheriff	11/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Fearless Action	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Wearelongterm	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Defence Witness

22.9

OR: 10 Form: 2.1 Odds: 10.8

2/1

2nd

Pilgrims King

21.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 7.8 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Beat The Edge

OR: 9 Form: 3 Odds: 5

9/2

Toombridge

15.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 4.3 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Whoshotthesheriff

14.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Fearless Action

12.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Azof Des Mottes

11.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Wearelongterm

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Whoshotthesheriff	99	107	86
Pilgrims King	92	107	94
Fearless Action	92	106	98
Defence Witness	90	104	41
Beat The Edge	86	105	96
Wearelongterm	86	101	76
Azof Des Mottes	81	106	96
Toombridge	77	109	102

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fearless Action	11d ago	Quick return
Azof Des Mottes	14d ago	Fit
Beat The Edge	15d ago	Fit
Wearelongterm	30d ago	Fit
Toombridge	32d ago	Fit
Whoshotthesheriff	62d ago	Fresh
Pilgrims King	65d ago	Fresh
Defence Witness	68d ago	Fresh