3:07 Wexford
The 3:07 at Wexford is a 15-runner Download The Tote App Handicap Hurdle over 2m1f20y on soft ground. A competitive field lines up with several course winners and horses in reasonable recent form, though the KTB Fit scores suggest a fairly tight contest at the top with the selection holding a clear edge on 70. The race features a mixture of prominent racers and those coming from off the pace, and the muddling pace shape is expected to place an emphasis on tactical positioning.
How the race shapes up
With no obvious front-runner the race is likely to develop into a muddling, tactical affair in which those able to race handily or close to the pace hold an advantage. Several principals, including Cathryns Ruby, Chosen Shant, Jumbos Jet and Club Manager, tend to race prominently and should be well placed to take advantage of any steady gallop. The key question is whether the prominent group can dictate matters or if a late closer such as Esticky End can pick them up in the closing stages on this soft surface.
The KTB Fit ranking
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1Cathryns Ruby KTB Selection70/100
Cathryns Ruby is a useful performer who won on her only previous visit to Wexford and has placed once from three runs on soft ground. She drops back in trip today having last run over 2m3f and is placed at this distance without winning. The yard posts a 9% strike rate at Wexford from 23 runs while Alan O'Sullivan operates at a similar 9% from 33 rides here, both figures in line with their records at other tracks. Usually prominent, she should be well placed in a race lacking an obvious leader. Her recent form of 44336- suggests consistent placed efforts without a recent win, and she remains competitive off an OR of 101.
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2Esticky End65/100
Esticky End is a fair sort who has won twice from six runs at Wexford and arrives in decent form after two wins in his last five starts. The yard posts a 20% strike rate here from ten runs while Dylan Robinson is operating above his general rate with a 15% record from sixty rides at the track. Usually held up, he will be looking to produce his effort late in what is expected to be a tactical race. He steps up markedly in trip today having last run over a mile and his two efforts on soft ground have produced no win or place. Rated OR 87 he has the ability to feature if the muddling pace plays to his strengths.
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3Chosen Shant63/100
Chosen Shant is a useful performer who has won four times from nine starts at Wexford and has also won at this trip. He has placed four times from eight runs on soft ground and arrives in reasonable form having won once and placed twice from his last six outings. The trainer holds a 16% strike rate at this track from 37 runs which is above their record elsewhere while the jockey is operating at a 2% strike rate here from 51 rides. Usually prominent, he should be on the scene early in a race that lacks a clear leader. Rated OR 97 he brings strong course form into the equation.
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4Jumbos Jet62/100
Jumbos Jet is a useful performer who won last time and has solid recent form including a second here over hurdles. The yard has a 0% strike rate from 31 runs at Wexford which sits in line with their 4% at other tracks while the jockey has a 15% strike rate here from 115 rides which is above his 6% elsewhere. Usually prominent, he will be well positioned in this muddling affair. He steps up in trip today with only a small sample on this ground and one previous run at the distance without success. His recent form of 632-1 marks him down as progressive and he is rated OR 104.
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5Club Manager61/100
Club Manager is a smart performer who has placed twice from three runs at Wexford without winning. He steps up in trip today having last run over 1m4½f yet holds a win at this distance from three attempts. The trainer records a 14% strike rate here from 66 runs in line with their overall figure while the jockey is 7% from 46 rides at the track in line with his record elsewhere. Usually prominent, he should be able to race close to the pace in a tactical contest. Rated OR 110 he brings the highest official rating to the race and his form of 72824- shows consistent placed efforts.
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6River Vale60/100
River Vale is a smart performer who arrives off the back of a win at this trip last time out. Only one run on soft ground yielded no placing and the trainer has no recorded runners at Wexford while the jockeys small sample of four rides here is too limited to judge. First appearance at the track with some history to go on but not fully exposed.
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7Crowsatedappletart58/100
Crowsatedappletart is a useful performer who has won three of four starts at Wexford and returns to a track that clearly suits. Drops back in trip today having last run over 2m3½f and is placed without winning at this distance. Trainer has no recorded runs at the course while the jockey's 9% strike rate from 86 rides is in line with his record elsewhere.
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8Prince Inger56/100
Prince Inger is a useful performer on official ratings but has shown very little in four starts, finishing no better than seventh. He was well held on his only visit to Wexford and has failed to place in two runs at today's trip. The trainer's 6% strike rate at the track is in line with his record elsewhere while the jockey has a 15% strike rate from 13 rides here.
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9You Done Well50/100
You Done Well is a useful performer on his best days and has placed at this trip before. He has shown some ability at Wexford without winning and the jockey’s 13% strike rate here is in line with his record at other tracks. Recent form has been patchy and he is 0-6 on soft ground.
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10Land Of Punt49/100
Land Of Punt is a useful performer who has shown steady placed form at a modest level. Drops back in trip today having last run over 2m4f and with only one previous try at this distance without success. Trainer and jockey both operate at their standard level here with 11% and 6% strike rates respectively. The dam has had 2 other runners, none of them a winner.
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11Albatala48/100
Albatala is a useful performer with solid recent placed efforts and an official rating of 99 that fits this level. He steps up in trip today having been placed at this distance without winning and holds a respectable record on soft ground with one win from four starts. The trainer holds a 13% strike rate at Wexford from 122 runs which is above their 7% at other tracks while the jockey is operating at a 5% strike rate here in line with his record elsewhere.
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12Qaasid47/100
Qaasid is a useful performer who arrives in decent form having won at this level last time out before pulling up on his latest start. Drops back in trip today having failed to trouble the judge in three previous tries at this distance. Trainer has a 7% strike rate at Wexford from 155 runs in line with his record elsewhere while the jockey has only one ride at the track so far.
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13Rathbawn Soldier46/100
Rathbawn Soldier is a useful performer on the back of a recent win and bumpers form that supports an official rating of 101. The yard has a 0% strike rate from five runs at Wexford while the jockey is 1-53 at the track, in line with his record elsewhere. Stepping up in trip is a fresh question for this lightly raced sort and the small sample on soft ground leaves that side of things unknown.
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14Jay Jay Zee41/100
Jay Jay Zee is a useful performer who has won on soft ground and at today's trip. Recent form is poor and the trainer's record at Wexford is 0% from 7 runs. Steps up in trip today for a first run at the track.
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15Arctic Piper41/100
Arctic Piper is a fair performer who has shown little lately with a recent sequence of F9093. He has run three times at Wexford without placing and his only soft-ground start also brought no win or place. The trainer's 2% strike rate at the track from 49 runs is in line with their 5% at other courses while this represents a step up in trip.
KTB verdict
Cathryns Ruby looks the pick on KTB figures and is taken as the selection. A useful performer with a course win to her name and placed efforts on soft ground, she is expected to race prominently in a race that should suit those close to the pace. Her drop back in trip from 2m3f looks a positive and the trainer-jockey combination both operate at a 9% strike rate at Wexford. The main dangers are the course specialists Chosen Shant and Esticky End along with the progressive Jumbos Jet, any of whom could capitalise if the selection fails to fire.
KTB Selection Cathryns Ruby
Early prices
The best price per runner across the bookmakers we track, each as first seen (UK time). Every runner had a price by 2:42am, 25 Oct. Prices move — see the live racecard for current prices.
| Runner | Early price | Bookmaker, time |
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| Cathryns Ruby | 13/2 | Unibet, 2:42am |
| Esticky End | 25/1 | Bet365, 1:03am |
| Chosen Shant | 9/1 | Unibet, 2:42am |
| Jumbos Jet | 7/1 | Unibet, 2:42am |
| Club Manager | 12/1 | Unibet, 2:42am |
| River Vale | 8/1 | Unibet, 2:42am |
| Crowsatedappletart | 20/1 | Unibet, 2:42am |
| Prince Inger | 25/1 | Unibet, 2:42am |
| You Done Well | 20/1 | BetTom, 1:03am |
| Land Of Punt | 5/1 | Unibet, 2:42am |
| Albatala | 9/1 | Unibet, 2:42am |
| Qaasid | 33/1 | Unibet, 2:42am |
| Rathbawn Soldier | 14/1 | Unibet, 2:42am |
| Jay Jay Zee | 66/1 | Unibet, 2:42am |
| Arctic Piper | 12/1 | BoyleSports, 1:03am |
This is the narrative read of the 3:07 Wexford. For the live card — runner-by-runner stats, the full Fit Score breakdown and current odds — see the Wexford racecard. Every result we hold for the track is on the Wexford results & records page. How favourites, trainers, jockeys and the draw have fared here over the last five years is on the Wexford racecourse statistics page. New here? How KTB works explains the Fit Score and why we publish both.
Questions about this race
Which horse has the strongest course record at Wexford?
Chosen Shant has won four times from nine starts at Wexford while Crowsatedappletart has won three of four starts here.
How does the muddling pace shape affect the principals?
The muddling, tactical pace should suit those ridden close to the pace such as the prominent racers Cathryns Ruby, Chosen Shant, Jumbos Jet and Club Manager.
Which runners are stepping up in trip?
Esticky End steps up markedly having last run over a mile, Club Manager steps up having last run over 1m4½f, Jumbos Jet steps up in trip, and Arctic Piper represents a step up in trip.
Who has the best trainer strike rate at Wexford among the principals?
Esticky End's trainer has a 20% strike rate at Wexford from ten runs, ahead of Chosen Shant's trainer on 16% and Club Manager's on 14%.
Which horse is the only one to have won on its sole previous visit to Wexford?
Cathryns Ruby won on her only previous visit to Wexford.
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