Four meetings run in Britain on Monday 2 November: Plumpton and Southwell over jumps, and Wolverhampton and Chelmsford on the all-weather under lights. We’ve picked out the four best races of the day and pulled the stats that matter before you bet.

The biggest prize is Plumpton’s Class 2 handicap hurdle at 2.30pm (£28,617 to the winner). The going is Good at Plumpton and Southwell, and Standard at Wolverhampton and Chelmsford.

Key Race Schedule For Monday 2nd November

Time	Course	Race	Grade	Distance	Runners
2.30pm	Plumpton	Southern Cranes Handicap Hurdle	Class 2	2m4f 116y	13
2.45pm	Southwell	Winter Ladies Night Saturday 27th November “National Hunt” Maiden Hurdle	Class 4	1m7f 182y	14
6.30pm	Wolverhampton	Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Novice Stakes	Class 3	1m1f 104y	10
6.45pm	Chelmsford	AWC Season 14 Has Begun EBF Fillies’ Restricted Novice Stakes	Class 4	7f	13

2.30pm Plumpton – Southern Cranes Handicap Hurdle

Thirteen go to post for the day’s richest race, a Class 2 handicap hurdle over 2m4f 116y on Good ground. Four of the field have been off for six months or more.

• Ratings spread: Ike Sport tops the weights on 12st off a mark of 133, 6lb clear of Stream Of Stars and Tonaghneave Well (both 127). Let Him B is bottom on 113.
• Hot stable and rider: Walk On High runs for Harry Fry (2 from 6, 33%, in the last 14 days) with Bryan Carver (3 from 14, 21%). The racecard notes he won this race last year when back from a break. He has been off 219 days.
• Long absences: Range (261 days), Walk On High (219), Maldini Milano (210) and Nardaran (182) all return from long breaks. Nardaran is ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies, 6 from 29 (21%) in the last 14 days.
• Double-handed yards: Paul Nicholls runs Nardaran and Maldini Milano. Chris Gordon runs Kocktail Bleu (Tom Cannon) and Goodwin, both carrying the top course trainer flag.
• Kit and raiders: Scorsese wears a first-time visor. Irish raider Let Him B (C Byrnes) has a first-time tongue strap after winning at Cork last time.

2.45pm Southwell – Winter Ladies Night Saturday 27th November “National Hunt” Maiden Hurdle

A 14-runner maiden hurdle over 1m7f 182y on Good ground. Five of the field make their rules debut, and Dan Skelton saddles three.

• Skelton three-handed: Dan Skelton runs Rene’s Ocean and Ricky Roma, both on their rules debut, plus Short Sell, who won a point in March.
• Bumper form: Rices Pool (Ben Pauling) won a bumper on his rules debut and ran in a Grade 2 bumper at Aintree in April. The Noble Butler was 12 lengths behind him when fourth on his debut.
• Course winner: Midnight Jukebox (Fergal O’Brien) won a bumper here on his rules debut in February. He has been off 257 days.
• First-time kit: Ruling Planet, Pauling’s second runner, wears a first-time tongue strap after winning a point bumper by 30 lengths in March. Land Of Dreams wears a first-time hood.
• Rules debutants: Imperial Sea, Ocean View, Rene’s Ocean, Ricky Roma and Ruling Planet have no rules form.

6.30pm Wolverhampton – Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Novice Stakes

A ten-runner Class 3 novice over 1m1f 104y on Standard going. Only one runner has an official rating, so recent form and the jockey bookings carry more weight than usual.

• Only rated runner: Watch The King (Ian Williams) is rated 82 after four runs over 1m in France. He has since been gelded.
• Hot jockeys: Billy Loughnane rides Raider and is 14 from 58 (24%) in the last 14 days. Oisin Murphy rides Wosta and is 10 from 48 (21%).
• Best recent run: Wosta (John & Thady Gosden) finished second over 1m at Kempton three weeks ago.
• Newcomers: Ruthless Ambition (David Simcock) and Abbey Bartlet (T J Kent) make their debuts. Ruthless Ambition’s dam is a Grade 3 winner.
• Kit and turnaround: Journalism wears first-time blinkers and a tongue strap. Katana runs again just seven days after his last start.

6.45pm Chelmsford – AWC Season 14 Has Begun EBF Fillies’ Restricted Novice Stakes

A fillies’ restricted novice over 7f on Standard going. Sacred Rhythm has been taken out, leaving 13 runners. Only one of them won last time out.

• Last-time-out winner: Wedyan (James Tate) won at Leicester last time and carries 9st 6lb, 4lb more than most of the field. She is rated 75.
• Next best rated: Lady’s Grace (John & Thady Gosden) is rated 71 and was beaten favourite last time. She has made the frame in two all-weather starts.
• Form link: Literary was last of 11 in the Leicester race won by Wedyan. Her trainer Charlie Clover is 2 from 6 (33%) in the last 14 days.
• Newcomers: Bold Betty (first-time hood), Mo Rocko and Young Clarissa make their debuts. Young Clarissa’s dam is a sister to a 6f Group 1 winner.
• First-time blinkers: Scarlett’s Spell wears blinkers for the first time after finishing last of eight at Newmarket.

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
Harry Fry	Trainer	2/6 (33%)	Walk On High (2.30pm Plumpton)
Charlie Clover	Trainer	2/6 (33%)	Literary (6.45pm Chelmsford)
Billy Loughnane	Jockey	14/58 (24%)	Raider (6.30pm Wolverhampton)
Bryan Carver	Jockey	3/14 (21%)	Walk On High (2.30pm Plumpton)
Oisin Murphy	Jockey	10/48 (21%)	Wosta (6.30pm Wolverhampton)
Sam Twiston-Davies	Jockey	6/29 (21%)	Nardaran (2.30pm Plumpton)

Key angles

• In-form pairing: Walk On High is the only featured runner with both a hot trainer (Harry Fry) and a hot jockey (Bryan Carver), but he returns from 219 days off.
• Skelton numbers: Dan Skelton has three of the 14 runners in the Southwell maiden hurdle, two of them on their rules debut.
• Leicester form line: At Chelmsford, Wedyan beat Literary at Leicester last time. Wedyan is the only last-time-out winner in the race.
• C&D winners: None of the runners in the four featured races appears on today’s course and distance winners list. Jubilant (Plumpton 3.00pm) and Chloe’s Courage (Chelmsford 7.45pm) are among the C&D winners running elsewhere on the cards.

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