16:30 Cartmel

Saturday 23 May 2026

All13:3514:1014:4315:2015:5516:3017:05

Molson Coors Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 6m 24.21s

1^st

Halfway House Lad

710-10

6/5f

T: James MoffattJ: Charlotte Jones

Led, headed 1st, prominent, pestered leaders from 3 out, travelled well and led last, ridden clear 2f out run-in, reduced lead inside final furlong, all out to hold on towards finish op Evens tchd 5/4

2^nd

Mistymal

810-11

15/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: Callum Pritchard

Prominent, some headway 4 out, pushed along and still plenty to do when chased leaders after last, stayed on well from 2f out, stayed on and took second inside final 110yds, all out but no reach winner towards finish tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1

3^rd

4 ½

Lights Are Green

910-13

20/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley

Led, headed before 1st, pushed along after 2 out, ridden when headed after last, outpaced by winner 2f out run-in, weakened towards finish op 25/1

4^th

Thehairyfella

1111-2

17/2

T: G ElliottJ: S Bowen

Midfield, some headway after 2 out, took remote fourth 2f out, run-in, kept on op 7/1 tchd 11/2

5^th

9 ½

Isle Of Sark

812-0

20/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Alice Stevens (3)

Held up in rear, some headway after 11th, outpaced from 3 out, tailed off after 2 out op 22/1 tchd 25/1

6^th

2 ½

Defence Witness

711-8

5/2

T: S EnglandJ: R P McLernon

Never better than midfield, tailed off after 2 out tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4

7^th

Croagh Patrick

1110-6

28/1

T: G BoanasJ: Sean Quinlan

Unseated rider in preliminaries, never better than midfield, tailed off after 2 out op 50/1 tchd 25/1

8^th

Fast Deal

910-2

125/1

T: M C ChapmanJ: Miss Ellie Callwood (7)

Prominent, outpaced by leading pair 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off after 2 out op 150/1

Also Ran

Jakana

711-0

14/1

T: L KerrJ: D R Fox

Towards rear, dropped to last 11th and soon struggling, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out tchd 10/1 and tchd 16/1

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Non-Runners

Kaviar Wood¹⁰¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: Mrs C Williams J: Conor Ring

Jet Light⁴⁰

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: James Moffatt J: Ryan Mania

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.10, £2.10, £4.10EX:£10.00Trifecta:£86.40Tricast:£122.24SF:£10.53Swingers:£2.50, £6.10, £17.10

Forecasts

Halfway House Lad (6/5), Defence Witness (5/2), Kaviar Wood (4/1), Mistymal (15/2), Thehairyfella (17/2), Jakana (14/1), Lights Are Green (20/1), Isle Of Sark (20/1), Croagh Patrick (28/1), Jet Light (50/1), Fast Deal (125/1)

HALFWAY HOUSE LAD was a comfortable winner on his debut for Jimmy Moffatt 3 weeks ago and he can follow up at a track where his new trainer has a great record. Defence Witness and Kaviar Wood also merit consideration.

HALFWAY HOUSE LAD
DEFENCE WITNESS (IRE)
KAVIAR WOOD (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Fathers Advice

Weight: 10-5 |Age: 8

J: Ben Smith | T: R M Smith

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,257.002nd: £1,957.003rd: £979.004th: £489.005th: £245.006th: £122.007th: £61.008th: £31.00