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2025 Carlisle Bell Preview
Scheduled to take place in June of each year at the Carlisle Racecourse is the Carlisle Bell, a race that was first run way back in 1599 during the reign of Elizabeth I the winners were rewarded with bells, these are arguably the oldest horse racing prizes in Britain!
The race is open to runners who are aged three or older and is run over a distance of seven furlongs, one hundred and seventy-three yards.
Carlisle Bell Information:
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Carlisle tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners?
How competitive is the Carlisle Bell market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2015 when the race had an over-round of 118%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 134%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Carlisle Bell, the over-round has been 125%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £125 which is bet.
Carlisle Bell Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Carlisle Bell next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 20 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -9.50. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Carlisle Bell.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2012 renewal when Levitate from Alan McCabe under the guidance of William Twiston-Davies, won in a time of 1:44.77, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Waarif, trained by David O'Meara and ridden by Conor McGovern set the quickest time of 1:35.84 in the 2018 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Carlisle Bell over the last 20 renewals:
- Waarif (1:35.84) in 2018
- Orbaan (1:36.70) in 2024
- Edgar Balthazar (1:37.02) in 2016
Carlisle Bell Past Winners
Here are the Carlisle Bell past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer at the time of winning the Carlisle Bell and the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:36.70 | Orbaan (GB) 9yo 9-12 (2 of 17) 7/1 | Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2023 1:41.79 | Mostawaa (GB) 7yo 9-8 (11 of 15) 15/2 | Hollie Doyle Heather Main (GB) |
| 2022 1:38.04 | Invincibly (IRE) 4yo 9-7 (9 of 14) 17/2 | Clifford Lee K R Burke (GB) |
| 2021 1:37.25 | Chichester (GB) 4yo 9-9 (12 of 15) 11/2 | Joe Fanning Keith Dalgleish (GB) |
| 2019 1:38.17 | Rousayan (IRE) 8yo 9-7 (4 of 16) 14/1 | David Egan Roger Fell (GB) |
| 2018 1:35.84 | Waarif (IRE) 5yo 8-12 (8 of 15) 6/1 | Conor McGovern (5lbs) David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2017 1:43.09 | Carnageo (FR) 4yo 9-2 (8 of 16) 13/2F | Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2016 1:37.02 | Edgar Balthazar (GB) 4yo 9-5 (6 of 16) 25/1 | Phillip Makin Keith Dalgleish (GB) |
| 2015 1:39.11 | Ifwecan (GB) 4yo 9-6 (2 of 15) 17/2 | Joe Fanning Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2014 1:38.69 | Johnno (GB) 5yo 9-3 (12 of 16) 7/1 | Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Carlisle Bell have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 50 placings from 312 runners
- QA: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
Carlisle Bell Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Carlisle Bell over the last 20 renewals with both David O'Meara and K R Burke who have both won the race two times. David O'Meara winners have been with Waarif (2018) and Orbaan (2024). K R Burke winners have been with Bold Marc (2007) and Invincibly (2022). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Carlisle Bell, Michael Easterby has sent a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Carlisle Bell trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| David O'Meara | 24-2-7 | -9.00 | -1.18 |
| K R Burke | 12-2-7 | +31.50 | +26.07 |
| Tim Easterby | 22-1-4 | -15.00 | -11.19 |
| Richard Fahey | 13-1-4 | -5.50 | -2.19 |
| Brian Ellison | 12-1-4 | +7.00 | +8.69 |
| Michael Dods | 10-1-2 | +0.00 | -1.74 |
| Roger Fell | 9-1-3 | +6.00 | +3.76 |
| Jim Goldie | 9-1-2 | +3.00 | +1.88 |
| Eric Alston | 6-1-2 | +0.00 | -0.49 |
| Heather Main | 2-1-2 | +6.50 | +5.07 |
Carlisle Bell Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Carlisle Bell over the last 20 renewals is Joe Fanning who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Stevie Gee (2009), Ifwecan (2015) and Chichester (2021). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Carlisle Bell is Fergal Lynch (2 wins). Multiple jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Carlisle Bell, Paul Mulrennan (0-13), David Allan (0-11) and P J McDonald (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple rides to the race.
Here are some of the top Carlisle Bell jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fanning | 10-3-4 | +27.00 | +17.25 |
| Fergal Lynch | 4-2-2 | +16.00 | +9.26 |
| Tom Eaves | 13-1-5 | -3.00 | +3.32 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 12-1-3 | -4.00 | -3.31 |
| Clifford Lee | 4-1-2 | +5.50 | +4.06 |
| Franny Norton | 4-1-1 | +2.00 | +0.13 |
| Dale Swift | 2-1-1 | +17.00 | +10.25 |
| David Egan | 2-1-1 | +13.00 | +7.75 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1-1-1 | +7.50 | +4.69 |
| Conor McGovern | 1-1-1 | +6.00 | +3.75 |
2025 Carlisle Bell Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): (1, 16), (1, 2, 7), 7, 9, 13, (4, 8), 2, 3, 5, 3, 3, 10, 9, (1, 4), 5, 5, 7, 3, 8, 2
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (70%) - Fewer than 5 wins (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Had 3 - 15 placings (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Achieved an RPR of 79+ Going)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Ran in 7 - 16 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Off a break of 5 - 33 days
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Ran in 2 - 15 races (Going)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Ran in 6 - 45 races (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Achieved an RPR of 79+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Carried 122 - 137lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Ran in 10 - 55 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Not on FM/STD-SLW/STD (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Had 1 - 7 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Furthest Placed 7f - 1m2f
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Had 1 - 9 placings (Class)
- 19 / 20 (84%) - No more than +9lbs (Vs Min Weight)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Carlisle racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Carlisle Bell. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles like How to Find Winners - 101 Tips to Choose A Winning Horse Racing Bet.
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Carlisle Bell Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +61.00 is when runners had 1 career win in the class. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 career wins in the class, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-64.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 2 (4,5,7) [17 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 11 (8,1) [15 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 9 (8,3) [14 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 12 (2,9) [15 Runners]
- 2019: Winner in 4 (9,17,8) [16 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Carlisle Bell is York, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at York last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 301 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 12 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Carlisle Bell:
- Invincible Spirit (4 Wins)
- Pivotal (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Carlisle Bell despite multiple attempts:
- Kyllachy (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Dark Angel (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Oasis Dream (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Bold Marc in 2007, winning for K R Burke at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Andrew Elliott. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 Carlisle Bell. If you are interested in other races at the Carlisle racecourse, then why not read our blog for the Cumberland Plate?
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Carlisle Bell Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.
Darren Brett
Tipster Competition Manager
Andy Powell
Content Editor
