Five meetings run on Friday 6 November. Aintree, Fontwell and Hexham race over jumps in Britain. Newcastle races on the all-weather, and Dundalk has an all-weather card in Ireland. We’ve picked out the four best races of the day and pulled the stats that matter before you bet.

The biggest prize is Aintree’s Grade 2 BetMGM Haldon Gold Cup Handicap Chase at 3.00pm (£59,440 to the winner). The going is Good To Soft at Aintree, Good at Hexham and Standard at Newcastle and Dundalk.

Key Race Schedule For Friday 6th November

Time	Course	Race	Grade	Distance	Runners
2.10pm	Hexham	carpetgallop.co.uk Handicap Chase	Class 3	2m4f 15y	6
2.53pm	Newcastle	Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap	Class 3	1m2f 42y	14
3.00pm	Aintree	BetMGM Haldon Gold Cup Handicap Chase	Grade 2	1m7f 176y	6
6.45pm	Dundalk	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley Fillies Stakes	Listed	1m	14

2.10pm Hexham – carpetgallop.co.uk Handicap Chase

Hexham’s best race is this Class 3 handicap chase over 2m4f 15y on Good ground, worth £10,562 to the winner. Six go to post and there are no course-and-distance winners in the field.

• Top weight: Scarface (Joe Tizzard) is rated 135 and carries 12st, 5lb above The Other Mozzie and Ruby Island (both 130). He was pulled up on his return 23 days ago (form P531-P) but is 3 from 8 in Class 3 races. Tizzard is 7 from 25 (28%) in the last 14 days.
• In-form jockey: Sean Og (Dianne Sayer) was second at Carlisle over 3m 15 days ago and is 2lb higher. Sean Quinlan rides and is 4 from 13 (31%) in the last 14 days. Sean Og is bottom-rated on 114 and carries 10st 7lb.
• Course trainer: Ruby Island runs for Nicky Richards, who carries the top course trainer flag and is 20 from 86 (23%) at Hexham. She was second in a Listed race at Perth in April and returns after 198 days off.
• Ground question: Hombre De Guerra (Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore) has never raced on ground officially quicker than good to soft, and today it is Good.
• Losing run: Busty Boy (Daragh Bourke) is on a losing run of 16 and has been off for 176 days. The Other Mozzie is back out after 13 days.

2.53pm Newcastle – Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap

Fourteen run in this Class 3 handicap over 1m2f 42y on Standard ground, worth £7,956 to the winner. Two of the field are course-and-distance winners.

• C&D winners: Bragbor (Richard & Peter Fahey) and Per Contra (Tim Easterby) have both won over course and distance. Bragbor is 9lb lower than his last all-weather run and has been off for 118 days. Per Contra has won twice on the all-weather.
• Top weight: Twisting Physics (Oliver Cole) is rated 90 and carries 10st after 101 days off. He is 2 from 2 in Class 3 races and 1 from 1 on the all-weather.
• Gosden runner: Light Of Paris wears a tongue strap for the first time. John & Thady Gosden are 38 from 105 (36%) at Newcastle, and Robert Havlin is 23 from 89 (26%) at the course.
• Balding pair: Andrew Balding is 10 from 38 (26%) in the last 14 days. Black Chiffon (form 1-42) tries a new trip, and Moonlight Warrior won as a two-year-old at Newcastle.
• Last-time-out winner: Sovereign View (James Tate) won at Sandown when stepped up to 1m2f last time and is rated 85. Stoneacre Donny gives Tim Easterby a second runner.

3.00pm Aintree – BetMGM Haldon Gold Cup Handicap Chase

The Haldon Gold Cup is the day’s only Grade 2 and its richest race, worth £59,440 to the winner. Six run over 1m7f 176y on Good To Soft ground.

• Top weight: Jpr One (Joe Tizzard) is rated 161 and carries 11st 12lb. He won this race in 2024 and won under top weight at Cheltenham on his return 14 days ago. Jonjo O’Neill Jr rides.
• C&D winner: Mirabad (Dan Skelton) won a Grade 1 novice chase over course and distance in April and is rated 155. Harry Skelton is 17 from 50 (34%) in the last 14 days.
• Out of the weights: Brookie (Anthony Honeyball) is 4lb out of the handicap and Daytime Dreaming (T Ellis) is 11lb out. Brookie ran six days ago and wears a tongue strap for the first time, with cheekpieces added.
• Hot jockeys: Rubaud (Paul Nicholls), a multiple Grade 2 winner mostly over hurdles, is ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies (10 from 45, 22%). Stencil makes his debut for Tom George under Harry Cobden (6 from 30, 20%).
• Long absences: Daytime Dreaming returns after 223 days and Stencil after 211.

6.45pm Dundalk – Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley Fillies Stakes

The Cooley Fillies Stakes is a Listed race over 1m on Standard ground, worth €29,450 to the winner. Fourteen fillies are declared, with Mallavelly, Wynette and Temperance listed as reserves.

• C&D winners: Aviatrice (David Marnane) won this race last year. Wearing Stars (Henry De Bromhead) won a course-and-distance maiden a week ago, and Pink Oxalis (Stephen Thorne) is also a course-and-distance winner. She was beaten under two lengths in this race last year.
• Top-rated: Carolina Jetstream is rated 102 and carries 9st 4lb. Robson De Aguiar and David Egan both carry the top course flag. Quiescent (101) was a Listed winner last year.
• Lyons in form: G M Lyons is 4 from 8 (50%) in the last 14 days. Suzie Songs (rated 99) makes her all-weather debut under Gary Carroll (9 from 29, 31%), and Prevalence (form -30101) is ridden by Colin Keane (3 from 4, 75%).
• Rising filly: Callianassa (Brian Ellison) has won her last two turf handicaps and steps up in class. Paddy Harnett is 7 from 24 (29%) in the last 14 days.
• Other hot yards: White Sand Beach runs for A P O’Brien (10 from 35, 29%) after winning a Bellewstown maiden. Never Let Go makes her debut for Edward Bethell (7 from 20, 35%) after 122 days off.

Trainers and jockeys in form

These strike rates cover the last 14 days, and every name has runners in today’s featured races.

Name	Role	Last 14 days	Featured runners today
G M Lyons	Trainer	4/8 (50%)	Suzie Songs, Prevalence (6.45pm Dundalk)
Edward Bethell	Trainer	7/20 (35%)	Never Let Go (6.45pm Dundalk)
A P O’Brien	Trainer	10/35 (29%)	White Sand Beach (6.45pm Dundalk)
Joe Tizzard	Trainer	7/25 (28%)	Scarface (2.10pm Hexham), Jpr One (3.00pm Aintree)
Andrew Balding	Trainer	10/38 (26%)	Black Chiffon, Moonlight Warrior (2.53pm Newcastle)
Colin Keane	Jockey	3/4 (75%)	Prevalence (6.45pm Dundalk)
Harry Skelton	Jockey	17/50 (34%)	Mirabad (3.00pm Aintree)
Gary Carroll	Jockey	9/29 (31%)	Suzie Songs (6.45pm Dundalk)
Sean Quinlan	Jockey	4/13 (31%)	Sean Og (2.10pm Hexham)
Paddy Harnett	Jockey	7/24 (29%)	Callianassa (6.45pm Dundalk)
Sam Twiston-Davies	Jockey	10/45 (22%)	Rubaud (3.00pm Aintree)
Harry Cobden	Jockey	6/30 (20%)	Stencil (3.00pm Aintree)

Key angles

• C&D winners: Six featured runners have won over course and distance: Bragbor and Per Contra at Newcastle, Mirabad at Aintree, and Aviatrice, Pink Oxalis and Wearing Stars at Dundalk.
• Tizzard double: Joe Tizzard (7 from 25, 28%) has the top weight in two featured races, Scarface at Hexham and Jpr One in the Haldon Gold Cup.
• Lyons pair: G M Lyons is 4 from 8 in the last 14 days and runs Suzie Songs and Prevalence in the Cooley Fillies Stakes.
• Long layoffs: Daytime Dreaming (223 days), Stencil (211) and Ruby Island (198) are the longest absentees in the featured races.

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