Five meetings run across Britain and Ireland on Thursday 15 October: Perth and Fontwell over jumps, the Curragh and Brighton on the Flat, and Southwell on the all-weather. We’ve picked out the four best races of the day and pulled the stats that matter before you bet.

The biggest prize is the Curragh’s DNG Nationwide Handicap at 1.37pm (€20,615 to the winner). The going is Good To Soft at Perth and Fontwell, Yielding at the Curragh and Standard at Southwell.

Key Race Schedule For Thursday 15th October

Time	Course	Race	Grade	Distance	Runners
1.25pm	Perth	Download The Free Racing TV App Now Beginners’ Chase (GBB Race)	Class 3	2m	4
1.37pm	Curragh	DNG Nationwide Handicap	Handicap	6f	13
2.19pm	Fontwell	betting.bet New Betting Sites Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)	Class 3	2m5f 135y	4
5.30pm	Southwell	Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)	Class 3	1m 13y	10

1.25pm Perth – Download The Free Racing TV App Now Beginners’ Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)

Just four go to post for this 2m beginners’ chase on Good To Soft ground, worth £7,922 to the winner. Three of the four return from breaks of six months or more.

• Class edge: Kabral Du Mathan is a Grade 2-winning hurdler rated 156, 24lb clear of Jabbar (132). Hold The Serve is on 130 and Dream Shadow on 126.
• Skelton in form: Harry Skelton rides Kabral Du Mathan for Dan Skelton and is 12 from 40 (30%) in the last 14 days.
• Hot jockey: Brian Hughes, on Jabbar for Gerard O’Leary, is 7 from 21 (33%) in the last 14 days. Jabbar has finished second on his last two starts (form 234-22).
• Fitness question: Kabral Du Mathan has been off 217 days, Hold The Serve 187 and Dream Shadow 183. Jabbar ran 45 days ago.
• Wind op: Hold The Serve (Olly Murphy) returns after a wind operation, and was beaten favourite last time out.

1.37pm Curragh – DNG Nationwide Handicap

The day’s most valuable race: a 13-runner handicap over 6f on Yielding ground, worth €20,615 to the winner. Five of the field are course-and-distance winners.

• C&D winners: Keke, Staysound Susie, Moltophino, Nouvel Espoir and Go Athletico have all won over course and distance.
• Last year’s winner: Top weight Unique Journey (OR 94) won this race last year off a 5lb lower mark.
• Hot jockey: Jimmy Dalton rides C&D winner Staysound Susie for Andrew Slattery and is 3 from 12 (25%) in the last 14 days.
• Quick turnaround: Keke, Staysound Susie and Unauthorized all ran just five days ago.
• Headgear: Unauthorized wears a visor for the first time. Nouvel Espoir is up 8lb for his latest C&D win.

2.19pm Fontwell – betting.bet New Betting Sites Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)

A four-runner novices’ limited handicap chase over 2m5f 135y on Good To Soft ground. At £8,450 to the winner, it’s the richest race on the British cards.

• Top weight: Double Powerful (Neil Mulholland) is rated 136 and carries 11st 10lb. He unseated and fell in his last two chases, both last November.
• Quick turnaround: Glen To Glen (OR 132) ran over hurdles at Chepstow on Saturday, just five days ago.
• Course flags: All The Glory (Jonjo & A J O’Neill) and Inca De Lafayette (Paul Nicholls) both carry top course trainer and jockey flags.
• Chase record: All The Glory is 0 from 7 over fences and has been off 184 days.
• Layoff: Inca De Lafayette, rated 117, has not run for 120 days.

5.30pm Southwell – Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) (Class 3)

A ten-runner two-year-old maiden over 1m 13y on Standard ground, worth £7,020 to the winner. Three of the ten are newcomers.

• Form standard: Grove Street (Brian Meehan) is the only rated runner (89). He has form figures of 225 and still holds a Futurity entry.
• Gosden newcomer: King Ida debuts for John & Thady Gosden, who are 10 from 39 (26%) in the last 14 days. Robert Havlin rides and is 8 from 35 (23%).
• Other debutants: Forged Ahead (K R Burke) and Noble Archer (Andrew Balding) also make their debuts.
• Placed on debut: Heno was third on his Leicester debut, and Till Then fourth on his Kempton debut 15 days ago.
• Hot jockey: Jack Mitchell, on Wadacre Gabriel for Charlie Johnston, is 9 from 37 (24%) in the last 14 days.

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
John & Thady Gosden	Trainer	10/39 (26%)	King Ida (5.30pm Southwell)
Brian Hughes	Jockey	7/21 (33%)	Jabbar (1.25pm Perth)
Harry Skelton	Jockey	12/40 (30%)	Kabral Du Mathan (1.25pm Perth)
Jimmy Dalton	Jockey	3/12 (25%)	Staysound Susie (1.37pm Curragh)
Jack Mitchell	Jockey	9/37 (24%)	Wadacre Gabriel (5.30pm Southwell)
Robert Havlin	Jockey	8/35 (23%)	King Ida (5.30pm Southwell)

Key angles

• Class standout: Kabral Du Mathan is rated 24lb clear on his chase debut in the 1.25pm at Perth.
• Course-and-distance winners: Keke, Staysound Susie, Moltophino, Nouvel Espoir and Go Athletico, all in the 1.37pm at the Curragh.
• First-time headgear: Unauthorized (visor) in the 1.37pm at the Curragh.
• Quick turnaround: Glen To Glen runs again five days after Chepstow in the 2.19pm at Fontwell.

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