Cartmel Crystal Cup Handicap Hurdle Race Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Cartmel · Saturday 18 July 2026 · Off 3:47 · Class 3 · 2m6f31y · Going: Good · Purse: £15,947 · 4yo+
British Gambler's Picks
Composite scoring across market position, Racing Post Rating, Topspeed, recent form and trainer 14-day strike rate. Tips, not guarantees — bet responsibly.
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes High Dancer the clear favourite (implied 14.6% chance) at 7/2, trained by Nicky Richards. Caughtinyourtrance is the chief market rival at 4/1.
★ Market shape · A competitive heat at the top of the market — three or four runners are within touching distance on price.
★ Top pick · Top pick: High Dancer. Best price available at PricedUp Bet — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Caughtinyourtrance at 4/1. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.
★ Bigger-priced angle · The bigger-priced angle: Dinons at 20/1. Form figures of 323U-3 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 3 · 2m6f31y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 20% over the last 14 days.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- High Dancer 14.6% 7/2
- Caughtinyourtrance 13.2% 4/1
- Tommie Beau 9.4% 6/1
- Roaring Home 8.8% 13/2
- Homme Public 7.7% 15/2
- Howdoyalikeherhome 7.7% 15/2
- Peaky Boy 7.3% 8
- Oakley 7.3% 8
- Belles Benefit 6.6% 9/1
- Shantwopointfive 5.5% 11/1
- Evenwood Sonofagun 4.4% 14/1
- Rauzan 4.4% 14/1
Field & Odds (13 runners)
Sorted by market position. Best price shown is the lowest decimal price across the leading UK horse racing bookmakers — tap any bookie pill to bet at that price.
| No. | Horse | J / T | Form | RPR | TS | Best Price | Top Bookies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | High Dancer NAP p |
J: Danny McMenamin T: Nicky Richards |
203-21 | 7/2 | |||
| 4 | Caughtinyourtrance EW tp |
J: Brian Hughes T: James Moffatt |
3P-221 | 4/1 | |||
| 1 | Tommie Beau DH |
J: Benjamin Macey(5) T: Jeff Mullins |
686-12 | 6/1 | |||
| 9 | Roaring Home |
J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Henry Daly |
541-12 | 13/2 | |||
| 3 | Homme Public tp |
J: Jack Tudor T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero |
660P-3 | 15/2 | |||
| 6 | Howdoyalikeherhome tb |
J: Sam Ewing T: Gordon Elliott |
PP-48F | 15/2 | |||
| 2 | Peaky Boy tb |
J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. T: Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill |
00-336 | 8/1 | |||
| 8 | Oakley |
J: Conor Ring T: Mrs C Williams |
4-1231 | 8/1 | |||
| 11 | Belles Benefit b |
J: Harry Bannister T: Ben Case |
1568-1 | 9/1 | |||
| 5 | Shantwopointfive t |
J: Jonathan England T: Sam England |
1P52P- | 11/1 | |||
| 12 | Evenwood Sonofagun tp |
J: Gavin Sheehan T: Lizzie Quinlan |
76-126 | 14/1 | |||
| 13 | Rauzan tv |
J: Sean Quinlan T: Lizzie Quinlan |
328-68 | 14/1 | |||
| 10 | Dinons p |
J: Nathan Moscrop T: Brian Ellison |
323U-3 | 20/1 |
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