============================================================================== RACE: Cartmel ? · 2026-05-23 William Hill Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Good · Chase · Turf ============================================================================== Status FINISHED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. TELLHERTHENAME (IRE) (#1) 7yo G Connections Jockey Harry Skelton Trainer Dan Skelton Owner The Megsons Pedigree Sire Malinas (GER) Dam Whos To Know (IRE) Damsire Bravefoot Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 15:41 1.40 (Bet365) 16:01 1.50 (Bet365) 16:22 1.57 (CopyBet) 17:01 1.53 (Coral) 17:22 1.57 (7Bet) 18:21 1.62 (CopyBet) 00:01 1.67 (Bet365) 05:33 1.62 (BetTom) 05:39 1.57 (Bet365) 06:06 1.67 (William Hill) 06:13 1.57 (Bet365) 07:17 1.62 (Bet365) 07:39 1.53 (Unibet) 07:50 1.29 (Coral) 08:04 1.30 (Coral) 08:48 1.36 (Coral) 08:54 1.40 (Coral) 09:52 1.36 (BetTom) 10:00 1.40 (Coral) 10:07 1.44 (PricedUp Bet) 10:13 1.36 (Coral) 10:21 1.40 (PricedUp Bet) 13:50 1.36 (PricedUp Bet) 14:16 1.33 (Spreadex) ELO Horse 1565.0 (10 runs, 2 wins, 20.0%) Jockey 1710.2 (5370 runs, 1114 wins, 20.7%) Trainer 1705.7 (7244 runs, 1388 wins, 19.2%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m1½f no data Jockey @ 2m1½f no data Jockey @ Cartmel 15r 3w 20% A/E 0.77 (negative) Jockey × trainer 6125r 1326w 22% A/E 0.90 (fair) Trainer @ 2m1½f no data Trainer @ Cartmel 23r 3w 13% A/E 0.55 (negative) Sire progeny @ 2m1½f no data Sire progeny in Class 3 381r 67w 18% A/E 0.91 (fair) Dam progeny @ 2m1½f no data Dam progeny in Class 3 2r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 2m1½f no data Damsire grand in Class 3 17r 3w 18% A/E 0.99 (fair) Past form (last 12 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Cartmel 2m1½f Good Cla 1/2 2/9F won 132 132 Harry Skelton Jumped well - made all - left alone 3 out(op 30/100 tchd 1/5) 2026-05-09 Haydock 1m7½f Good Cla 8/16 5/2F 1.75L 133 146 Harry Skelton Held up in rear - brief headway 4th - dropped to last after 4 out - some headway when awkward jump 2 out - ran on run-in(op 2/1) 2026-03-13 Cheltenham 2m1f Soft Cla 12/23 18/1 0.20L 133 131 Kielan Woods Held up in rear - kept on run-in - never on terms(op 14/1) 2025-10-16 Carlisle 2m Good Cla 3/4 8/15F 0.50L 134 128 Kielan Woods Led - good jump 4 out - faced challenge 2 out - headed just after last - no extra when lost second towards finish (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 4/6) 2025-04-03 Aintree 2m4f Good To S Cla 5/6 80/1 46.00L 137 103 Kielan Woods Led - soon clear - reduced lead 4 out - headed and weakened quickly 3 out(op 100/1 tchd 150/1) 2025-03-01 Kelso 2m Good To S Cla PU/18 11/2 — 137 — Kielan Woods Prominent on inner - lost ground quickly before 5th - eased and pulled up after 5th (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; jockey said gelding hit the rail and became unbalanced on bend leaving back straight)(op 7/2) 2024-11-30 Newcastle 2m Good Cla 4/7 18/1 1.50L 135 138 Kielan Woods Raced in second - lost second 4th - soon in touch with leaders - outpaced 3 out - stayed on run-in(op 25/1) 2024-03-12 Cheltenham 2m½f Soft Cla 10/11 14/1 0.30L 135 130 Kielan Woods Pressed leader - led but pestered 3rd - headed 2 out - lost position when bumped before last - soon edged right and weakened(op 20/1) 2024-01-12 Huntingdon 2m Good To S Cla 1/6 1/4F won 134 132 Kielan Woods Made all - going easily and clear when not fluent 2 out - good jump last - readily(op 1/3) 2023-12-26 Aintree 2m½f Soft Cla PU/9 5/1 — 132 — Kielan Woods Raced in second - disputed lead 2nd - prominent after 5th - lost ground quickly before 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out - lost action (jockey said gelding lost his action)(op 11/2) 2023-11-25 Huntingdon 2m Good Cla 1/10 4/11F won — 128 Kielan Woods Made all - mistake 2nd - went clear after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - shaken up approaching last - easily(op 2/5 tchd 1/3) 2023-11-04 Ascot 1m7½f Soft Cla 2/12 7/2 0.05L — 128 Kielan Woods Took keen hold - led - headed and raced in second just after 5 out - soon chased clear leader - headway going easily before 2 out - led just after last - kept on but headed final strides(op 4/1 tchd 9/2) Comment Jumped well - made all - left alone 3 out(op 30/100 tchd 1/5) Finishing result Position 1 SP 2/9F (1.220) Beaten (L) 0.00 Total beaten 0.00 OR after 132 In-running comment Jumped well - made all - left alone 3 out(op 30/100 tchd 1/5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. HALF A CHANCE (IRE) (#3) 7yo G · p Connections Jockey Paddy Hanlon Trainer John Joseph Hanlon Owner Tlicn Syndicate Pedigree Sire Beat Hollow (GB) Dam Shivermetimber (IRE) Damsire Arctic Lord Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 15:41 7.50 (Bet365) 16:01 5.50 (Bet365) 18:21 5.00 (Bet365) 00:01 5.50 (Bet365) 06:06 5.00 (Bet365) 06:13 5.50 (Bet365) 07:06 6.00 (Bet365) 07:17 5.50 (Bet365) 07:23 6.00 (PricedUp Bet) 07:50 4.50 (PricedUp Bet) 07:54 4.33 (PricedUp Bet) 08:02 4.00 (PricedUp Bet) 08:48 3.75 (Betfred) 10:21 3.50 (Betfred) 11:04 3.25 (Bet365) 11:44 3.50 (Betfred) 11:46 3.25 (Bet365) 13:50 3.50 (Bet365) 14:11 3.75 (Spreadex) ELO Horse 1624.8 (18 runs, 1 wins, 5.6%) Jockey 1477.2 (580 runs, 30 wins, 5.2%) Trainer 1448.3 (2861 runs, 150 wins, 5.2%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m1½f no data Jockey @ 2m1½f no data Jockey @ Cartmel no data Jockey × trainer 372r 20w 5% A/E 0.58 (negative) Trainer @ 2m1½f no data Trainer @ Cartmel 23r 3w 13% A/E 0.87 (fair) Sire progeny @ 2m1½f no data Sire progeny in Class 3 424r 51w 12% A/E 0.95 (fair) Dam progeny @ 2m1½f no data Dam progeny in Class 3 3r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 2m1½f no data Damsire grand in Class 3 170r 20w 12% A/E 0.85 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-30 Stratford 2m2f1 Good To F Cla 3/5 9/1 5.50L 112 123 Paddy Hanlon(5) In touch with leaders - headway before 2 out - went second and pressed winner after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 15/2) 2026-05-23 Cartmel 2m1½f Good Cla UR/2 3/1 — 113 135 Paddy Hanlon Raced in second - nudged along when stumbled and unseated just after 3 out(op 5/2) 2026-05-07 Wexford (IRE) 2m Good To Y — 4/12 7/1 0.30L 110 — Alan O'Sullivan Prominent - pressed leaders before 2 out - ridden approaching last - hung right and no extra run-in(op 9/1 tchd 10/1) 2026-04-05 Plumpton 2m Good Cla 10/14 50/1 1.50L 116 97 Paddy Hanlon Held up in rear - brief headway 3 out - weakened before 2 out 2026-02-07 Naas (IRE) 1m7½f Soft To H — 4/12 10/1 3.50L 112 101 Paddy Hanlon Midfield - headway 4th - went second 5th - led 3 out - headed and weakened quickly approaching last(op 9/1) 2025-12-20 Thurles (IRE) 2m Yielding — 3/11 5/1 0.30L 111 112 Paddy Hanlon Midfield - steady headway after 3 out - went third 2 out - outpaced approaching last - no impression run-in(op 7/1) 2025-11-27 Taunton 2m3f Good To F Cla 5/8 15/2 0.75L 117 116 Paddy Hanlon Towards rear - headway before 4 out - went third before 3 out - pecked on landing last - soon weakened(op 13/2 tchd 8/1) 2025-11-01 Wetherby 2m Good Cla 2/7 7/1 1.50L 116 116 Paddy Hanlon In touch with leaders - headway before 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - kept on(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) 2025-10-05 Tipperary (IR 2m Good To Y — 3/8 85/40F 0.20L 109 110 Sean Flanagan Sweating - led - headed and prominent after 3rd - disputed lead before 2 out - led narrowly after 2 out - not fluent last - headed run-in - lost second final stride(op 9/4 and tchd 5/2) 2025-09-26 Listowel (IRE 2m2f Good To Y — 2/16 9/2J 0.30L 106 116 Miss M O'Sullivan In touch with leaders - led narrowly 2 out - soon faced challenge - kept on but headed towards finish(tchd 4/1) 2025-09-19 Downpatrick ( 2m2f Yielding — 2/8 5/1 0.50L 104 111 Paddy Hanlon In rear - rapid headway before 2 out - switched left and challenging approaching last - outpaced 1f out - stayed on towards finish(tchd 9/2 and 11/2) 2025-08-03 Galway (IRE) 2m½f Soft — 10/15 7/1 5.00L 105 89 Gavin Brouder In rear - midfield when hampered on turn after 4th - in touch with leaders 6th - prominent 3 out - weakened just before 2 out(op 15/2) 2025-07-28 Galway (IRE) 2m½f Good — 7/20 14/1 3.75L 106 103 Paddy Hanlon Towards rear - slightly hampered 4 out - midfield 2 out - no impression last(op 28/1) 2025-05-29 Limerick (IRE 2m3f Good — 7/12 11/2 1.25L 107 97 Paddy Hanlon Prominent - outpaced before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 13/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 7/1) 2025-04-24 Kilbeggan (IR 2m2f Good To Y — 6/14 17/2 0.20L 108 107 Paddy Hanlon Midfield - some headway approaching last - kept on - never on terms(op 12/1 and tchd 14/1) 2025-03-17 Wexford (IRE) 2m Good To Y — 9/14 7/1 3.00L 110 94 Rachael Blackmore Always behind(op 15/2 tchd 13/2 and 17/2) 2025-01-21 Down Royal (I 2m1f Good To Y — 4/4 5/1 10.00L — 101 Paddy Hanlon Prominent - not fluent 1st - jumped slightly left 3 out - not fluent and weakened 2 out(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) 2024-05-30 Limerick (IRE 2m½f Good To Y — 1/9 25/1 won — 108 Paddy Hanlon Towards rear - headway into midfield before 3 out - led before 2 out - shaken up and clear last - pushed out and kept on well towards finish(op 16/1) 2024-05-03 Punchestown ( 2m3f Soft — 8/19 40/1 11.00L — 77 Paddy Hanlon Took keen hold - midfield - in touch with leaders over 2f out - soon weakened - tailed off (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 22/1 tchd 50/1) 2024-01-30 Limerick (IRE 2m Heavy — 2/5 66/1 6.50L — 96 Paddy Hanlon In touch with leaders on inner - headway and prominent over 2f out - soon challenging - outpaced over 1f out - kept on but no match for winner(tchd 50/1) Comment Raced in second - nudged along when stumbled and unseated just after 3 out(op 5/2) Finishing result Position UR SP 3/1 (4.000) OR after 113 In-running comment Raced in second - nudged along when stumbled and unseated just after 3 out(op 5/2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. TAMARIND BAY (NR) (#NR) 6yo G · 147lb · Draw 0 Connections Jockey Sean Bowen Trainer Mickey Bowen (Haverfordwest, Pembrokes) Owner Llangoedmor Partnership Breeder Sir Francis Brooke Bt Trainer 14d 4/26 (15%) DOB 2020-05-12 Pedigree Sire Elusive Pimpernel (USA) Dam Tempest River (IRE) Damsire Old Vic Form / ratings Form string 42323- Last run (days) 53 OFR 115 RPR - TS - Market prices All bookmaker prices Bet365 - (-) William Hill - (-) Coral - (-) Betfred - (-) Boyle Sports - (-) Ladbrokes - (-) Unibet - (-) BetTom - (-) Bet Victor - (-) 10 Bet - (-) BetMGM - (-) Grosvenor Sports - (-) Virgin Bet - (-) talkSPORT BET - (-) BetWright - (-) LiveScore Bet - (-) Betano - (-) Dragon Bet - (-) CopyBet - (-) PricedUp Bet - (-) BetAhoy - (-) Spreadex - (-) BresBet - (-) BestOdds - (-) 7Bet - (-) Star Sports - (-) Midnite - (-) SportingIndex - (-) Quinn Bet - (-) Betfair Exchange - (-) Best-odds movement 15:41 4.50 (Bet365) 16:22 5.50 (CopyBet) 17:01 5.00 (Coral) 18:21 4.33 (Bet365) 00:01 3.75 (Virgin Bet) 06:13 4.00 (Bet365) 06:23 3.75 (Bet365) 06:46 4.00 (William Hill) ELO Horse 1603.1 (15 runs, 0 wins, 0.0%) Jockey 1548.2 (5822 runs, 1092 wins, 18.8%) Trainer 1622.3 (349 runs, 56 wins, 16.0%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m1½f no data Jockey @ 2m1½f no data Jockey @ Cartmel 166r 37w 22% A/E 0.99 (fair) Jockey × trainer 90r 22w 24% A/E 0.88 (fair) Trainer @ 2m1½f no data Trainer @ Cartmel 35r 5w 14% A/E 0.72 (negative) Sire progeny @ 2m1½f no data Sire progeny in Class 3 108r 12w 11% A/E 0.82 (negative) Dam progeny @ 2m1½f no data Dam progeny in Class 3 1r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 2m1½f no data Damsire grand in Class 3 1006r 173w 17% A/E 1.02 (fair) Spotlight Still a maiden despite being placed in eight of his 12 starts over hurdles; may do better now that he tackles fences. Comment Still a maiden despite being placed in eight of his 12 starts over hurdles. ============================================================================== HEAD-TO-HEAD (1 past meetings between today's runners) ============================================================================== 2026-05-23 · Cartmel · 2m1½f · Class 3 · Good William Hill Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) 1 Tellherthename (IRE) won SP 2/9F UR Half A Chance (IRE) SP 3/1 ============================================================================== AI RACE VERDICT ============================================================================== Pace scenario: Small field with no obvious lone leader; likely steady tempo with Tamarind Bay or Half A Chance forcing matters, suiting Tellherthename's class edge in a tactical finish. Narrative: Small-field novices' limited handicap chase with a clear class edge for Tellherthename, who races off the same OFR/RPR as Half A Chance's RPR but boasts vastly superior connections in the red-hot Skelton yard. Half A Chance is interesting on weight terms (19lb off Tellherthename) and a peak RPR of 135, though his stable is freezing (4% 14d, RTF 8) and he carries a 5lb claimer. Tamarind Bay is the consistent placer with no wins from 15, returning from 53 days off. Skelton's strike rate and Harry Skelton's Elo make Tellherthename the most likely winner despite top-weight. Recommended: Tellherthename Top-rated on OFR (132) with elite Skelton-Skelton combo flying at 32% over the last fortnight, fresh 14 days after last run, and class superiority over both rivals. Alternative: Half A Chance Owns the highest RPR figure (135) in the race and gets a hefty 19lb pull at the weights, but the cold yard (RTF 8) and 5lb claimer are major drags. ============================================================================== Generated 2026-05-30 18:10 UTC · HorseRacingValue.com · race rac_11942957