Beckside Spa Retreat Handicap Chase – Cartmel

Cartmel

17:05

Beckside Spa Retreat Handicap Chase

Date 2025-06-29

Distance 3m1f107y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,248

Runners (10)

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
5	Defence Witness Brown J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	160	tp	6438-1	92	107	72	36d	—	—	-5	32.3	0.41/1	13/8 38%
2lb higher than when winning narrowly here last time; should be thereabouts again
6	Jelski Bay J:Charlotte Jones T:James Moffatt	J:Charlotte Jones T:James Moffatt	157	p	5790-3	89	110	104	36d	—	—	+1	17.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
C&D winner; should be all the better for last month's return; has slipped to a good mark
4	The King Of May Bay J:Harry Reed T:Tristan Davidson	J:Harry Reed T:Tristan Davidson	160	—	5175-4	92	103	89	15d	—	—	-2	15.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
2lb above last winning mark; ran well for a long way on his Hexham return; could go well
3	Pilgrims King Bay J:Shane Fenelon(5) T:Mickey Bowen	J:Shane Fenelon(5) T:Mickey Bowen	160	tb	P315-3	92	108	94	36d	—	—	+6	16.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Closely matched with Defence Witness on last month's running, but stamina still a query
10	Judicial Review Chestnut J:Danny McMenamin T:James Moffatt	J:Danny McMenamin T:James Moffatt	148	tb	/41-96	80	107	-	2d	—	—	0	10.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Twice disappointing here since returning last month
7	Thehairyfella Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	156	p	0P0-3P	88	91	63	20d	—	—	+4	11.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
0-16 under rules, but stable has a good record here in past five years; watch market
2	Community Rebel Bay J:Joshua Thompson(7) T:Micky Hammond	J:Joshua Thompson(7) T:Micky Hammond	162	—	2P-2P5	94	109	31	15d	—	—	+7	12.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Inconsistent since switched to fences; needs to better his first two efforts for this yard
1	Ali Star Bert Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Shaun Harris	J:Jack Quinlan T:Shaun Harris	168	—	321-P4	100	106	-	26d	—	—	+9	13.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
6-25 over fences, but inconsistent; pulled up and tailed-off in his last two outings
NR	Unwanted Attention Bay J:Mr James King(3) T:Mickey Bowen	J:Mr James King(3) T:Mickey Bowen	151	tp	PU8P-4	83	109	92	2d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
Still 6lb above last winning mark and he was disappointing here on Friday
NR	Rust To Riches Chestnut J:Jordan Gainford T:C A McBratney	J:Jordan Gainford T:C A McBratney	149	b	P53-90	81	94	-	22d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
0-15 under rules, but still worth a market check

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Defence Witness	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8
Jelski	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
The King Of May	10/3	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Pilgrims King	9/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2
Judicial Review	10/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Thehairyfella	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Community Rebel	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Ali Star Bert	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Unwanted Attention	-	-	-	-	-
Rust To Riches	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Defence Witness

32.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 10 Odds: 11.8

13/8

2nd

Jelski

17.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Pilgrims King

16.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

9/1

The King Of May

15.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Ali Star Bert

13.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Community Rebel

12.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Thehairyfella

11.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Judicial Review

10.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

10/1

Unwanted Attention

8.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Rust To Riches

7.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ali Star Bert	100	106	—
Community Rebel	94	109	31
Defence Witness	92	107	72
The King Of May	92	103	89
Pilgrims King	92	108	94
Jelski	89	110	104
Thehairyfella	88	91	63
Unwanted Attention	83	109	92
Rust To Riches	81	94	—
Judicial Review	80	107	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Judicial Review	2d ago	Quick return
Unwanted Attention	2d ago	Quick return
The King Of May	15d ago	Fit
Community Rebel	15d ago	Fit
Thehairyfella	20d ago	Fit
Rust To Riches	22d ago	Fit
Ali Star Bert	26d ago	Fit
Defence Witness	36d ago	Fit
Jelski	36d ago	Fit
Pilgrims King	36d ago	Fit