Signals · UK & Ireland

What stands out today

Every runner on today’s GB and Irish cards that meets one of our fixed rules — back in the headgear it last won in, a course or ground winner, a first run over fences, the only habitual front-runner in its race, a career-best KTB Speed last time and more. Each rule is defined, with its own record over the last week. Read from the card and our archive since 2005; evidence, never tips.

Saturday 7 November · built 21:49 UK time · rebuilt about every 20 minutes through the day

Today in brief

229 runners on today's GB and Irish cards meet at least one of our 15 rules; 14 of the 15 rules are met today. Of the 218 of them that have run, 24 have won.

Every race with a runner that meets a rule has run.

Already run (43)

6:30 Southwell (AW) · 10 runners · Join The Midnite Movement Apprentice Handicap Stakes

6:00 Southwell (AW) · 10 runners · Midnite Built Different Handicap Stakes

5:30 Southwell (AW) · 14 runners · Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Stakes

5:00 Southwell (AW) · 9 runners · AWC Season 14 Has Begun Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

4:25 Southwell (AW) · 11 runners · Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Stakes

4:00 Gowran Park · 13 runners · Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

3:55 Doncaster · 22 runners · Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Stakes

3:50 Southwell (AW) · 13 runners · ARC All Weather Bonus Is Back EBF "Confined" Restricted Maiden Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D With No More Than Three Runs) (GBB Race)

3:45 Kelso · 11 runners · luckytiger.co.uk Best Odds Guaranteed The Night Before Handicap Hurdle Race

3:40 Uttoxeter · 14 runners · Download The Matchbook App Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

3:35 Wincanton · 38 runners · 65th Badger Beers Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

3:35 Aintree · 11 runners · Play Lucky Stable With William Hill Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)

3:30 Gowran Park · 14 runners · Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

3:25 Doncaster · 23 runners · Virgin Bet November Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)

3:13 Southwell (AW) · 12 runners · Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Stakes

3:10 Kelso · 4 runners · luckytiger.co.uk Bet 20 Win 20 Wishing Well Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)

3:05 Uttoxeter · 9 runners · 0% Commission For 110 Days At Matchbook Mares' Handicap Hurdle Race

3:00 Aintree · 14 runners · Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

2:55 Gowran Park · 8 runners · GAIN Equine Nutrition Novice Handicap Hurdle

2:45 Doncaster · 17 runners · Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Irish EBF Gillies Fillies' Stakes (Listed Race)

2:40 Southwell (AW) · 14 runners · AWC Finals Day At Newcastle 26th March Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

2:30 Uttoxeter · 5 runners · Matchbook Loves Racing Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)

2:25 Aintree · 4 runners · Boodles Rising Stars Novices' Steeple Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

2:20 Gowran Park · 7 runners · Proficient Engineering Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle

2:10 Doncaster · 20 runners · Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Wentworth Stakes (Listed Race)

2:05 Southwell (AW) · 11 runners · All-Weather Championship Is Back Handicap Stakes

2:00 Kelso · 3 runners · Everything Kverneland Think Paxtons' David Edgar Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)

1:55 Uttoxeter · 9 runners · Bet £20 Get £40 In Free Bets At matchbook.com Handicap Hurdle Race

1:50 Gowran Park · 12 runners · PRL Group Maiden Hurdle

1:45 Aintree · 4 runners · William Hill Molyneux Hurdle Race (Grade 2) (Formerly Registered As The Elite Hurdle) (GBB Race)

1:35 Doncaster · 8 runners · Virgin Bet Supports Safer Gambling Nursery Handicap Stakes

1:30 Kelso · 11 runners · Graeme Todd Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier) (Div II)

1:25 Uttoxeter · 7 runners · Follow Matchbook On X Novices' Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)

1:20 Gowran Park · 7 runners · Noreside Catering Handicap Steeplechase

1:15 Aintree · 10 runners · William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)

12:55 Kelso · 11 runners · Graeme Todd Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier) (Div I)

12:50 Uttoxeter · 4 runners · Matchbook Betting Exchange Supporting UK Racing Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)

12:45 Gowran Park · 10 runners · Gerry Comerford Drilling Beginners Steeplechase

12:25 Doncaster · 12 runners · Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series) (Div II)

12:20 Kelso · 4 runners · Jumps Look Better On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle Race (GBB Race)

12:15 Uttoxeter · 13 runners · Matchbook Signup Get 20% Back On Losses Novices' Hurdle Race (GBB Race)

12:10 Gowran Park · 4 runners · Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Steeplechase

11:55 Doncaster · 12 runners · Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series) (Div I)

The 15 rules

Fixed in advance and the same every day. A runner can meet more than one.

Each rule defined, with its last 7 days
Jockey change none today
A different jockey from the one on the racecard when KTB built it, seen when the declarations were checked again during the day. The new rider’s record riding for the yard over the last 365 days is shown with its sample; the homepage names a change only when that record holds 10 rides or more. Where the race’s KTB Fit score had already been fixed, the line says it was scored with the original booking. Last 7 days: 23 ran, 3 won — a small sample.
Back in its winning headgear 1 today
Today it wears exactly the headgear it wore for its last win, and every run since that win was without that headgear. Last 7 days: 2 ran, 0 won — a small sample.
First-time headgear, a 20%+ yard 1 today
Headgear for the first time in its archived career, from a yard whose first-timers have won 20% or more of at least 50 runs since 2008. Horses with no earlier run in our archive, and horses that may have worn headgear abroad, are left out. Last 7 days: 4 ran, 1 won — a small sample.
Won last time, same mark 2 today
Won last time out, and today runs in a handicap off the same official rating it won off. Last 7 days: 19 ran, 3 won — a small sample.
Off a winning mark, down in class 15 today
Runs in a handicap off a mark at or below the one it last won off in the same discipline, and in a lower class than its last run. Last 7 days: 60 ran, 2 won, 2 results not stored.
Handicap debut 20 today
Runs in a handicap for the first time: at least one earlier run in our archive, and none of them a handicap. Last 7 days: 118 ran, 6 won, 3 results not stored.
Back to its winning trip 43 today
Today’s trip is in the same distance band as its last win in the same code (flat or jumps), and its last run was over a different band. Last 7 days: 208 ran, 27 won, 5 results not stored.
Proven on today’s going 74 today
Has won at least 2 times on today’s going, read in the archive’s fixed bands (firm, good to firm, good, good to soft, soft, heavy, standard). Last 7 days: 472 ran, 56 won, 15 results not stored.
First run over fences 26 today
Runs in a chase for the first time in our archive, after at least one run over hurdles or on the flat. Point-to-points are not in our archive, so a former pointer can qualify. Last 7 days: 85 ran, 11 won.
Course winner, twice or more 23 today
Has won at least 2 times at today’s course. Last 7 days: 149 ran, 11 won, 5 results not stored.
Out again soon after a win 5 today
Won last time out, 10 days ago or fewer. Last 7 days: 32 ran, 6 won.
Back from a break, with the yard’s record 107 today
Back from a break of 60 days or more, from a yard with at least 30 runners back from such a break since 2008. The yard’s record is shown, whatever it is. Last 7 days: 608 ran, 66 won, 9 results not stored.
Debutant from a Group-winning family 2 today
No earlier run in our archive, and a brother or sister out of the same dam has won a Group or Grade 1 or 2 race in our archive. Last 7 days: 13 ran, 0 won — a small sample.
The only habitual front-runner 2 today
Led in at least 3 of its last 6 runs, and no other runner in the race led in more than one of its last 6. Every runner in the race must have 6 runs with a reading, or nothing is said. Run styles are read from race comments, which our archive holds from 2024. Last 7 days: 4 ran, 0 won — a small sample.
Career-best KTB Speed last time 17 today
Its last run earned its best KTB Speed figure: graded A or B, and above every one of at least 3 earlier figures in the same code (flat or jumps). Last 7 days: 142 ran, 27 won, 3 results not stored.

Every rule reads today’s card against each runner’s own record in our archive, which runs from January 2005 and covers Great Britain, Ireland and France — a run abroad or before 2005 is not seen; 41 of today’s 47 races could not be read for front-runners because at least one runner lacks 6 runs with a run style from 2024 on. The rules were fixed in advance and are the same every day; a count of rules met is a count of facts, not a rating. Not a tip: each line is a fact about the horse, and what you make of it is your call.

How this is read

What is this page?
Every runner on today’s GB and Irish cards that meets one of our 15 fixed rules — facts read every day from the racecard and each horse’s record in our archive, such as a horse back in the headgear it last won in, a course winner, or a debutant from a Group-winning family. The page lists each race once and each horse once, with every rule it meets and the fact behind it; tap a rule to see only its runners. Every rule is defined at the foot.
How were the rules chosen?
In advance, and they are the same every day. They are not tuned to what won yesterday, and a rule that is not met prints nothing. Thresholds such as “20% or more” are set on measurement and stated with the rule.
Is a horse on this page a tip?
No. Each line is a fact about the horse — its record, its trip, its ground, its yard. Many runners that meet a rule lose, and some rules will lose far more often than they win. The page shows the evidence and what each rule did over the last week; what you make of it is your call.
What does “last 7 days” mean?
Each rule keeps its own record: of the runners that met it in the previous seven days, how many have run and how many won — today is not counted. Under 30 runs it is flagged as a small sample: a week is far too short to judge a rule on.
Where does this come from?
Today’s racecard, and Kickthebookies’ own results archive from January 2005, covering Great Britain, Ireland and France. Trainer records come from the same service as every trainer profile, KTB Speed figures from our own Speed engine, and run styles from race comments, which the archive holds from 2024.
Why do some lines say “in our archive”?
Because a run abroad, before 2005 or in a point-to-point is not in the archive, so “first run over fences” or “makes its debut” means first in what we hold. Where that matters the line says so.
What is a jockey change?
A runner whose jockey now is not the one booked when KTB built the card. The declarations are checked again through the day and every change is recorded with the time it was seen. The line names both riders and the new rider’s record riding for the yard over the last 365 days, with its sample. If the race’s KTB Fit score had already been fixed, the score and the KTB selection were made with the original booking, and the line says so.