4:10 Wetherby
This Class 5 handicap hurdle at Wetherby over 2m5f56y on good ground serves as a qualifier for the Go North Cab On Target Series and features a field of 13. The KTB Fit Scores suggest a competitive but not overly deep race, with Colonel Jack heading the ratings on 64, followed by a cluster around the mid-50s. Several runners are dropping in class or stepping up or down in trip, and with first-time headgear on the selection, there are enough unknowns to make it an interesting puzzle.
How the race shapes up
A strong pace is anticipated given the presence of multiple habitual front-runners, including Noonetellsmenothin, Glory Hights and Magic Gloves, with Stylish Recruit and Romany Brown also likely to race prominently. This could set the race up for those settling in midfield or held up, as the pace is expected to collapse late. The key question is whether the prominent runners can dictate terms without overdoing it, or if the hold-up performers will be able to pick up the pieces in the closing stages.
The KTB Fit ranking
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1Colonel Jack KTB Selection64/100
Colonel Jack is a useful type who showed ability when fourth on his latest start after two pulled-up efforts. He steps up in trip today having not been tried over this distance before and now tries headgear for the first time. The yard and jockey both record strike rates at Wetherby that are in line with their figures at other tracks. He is dropping in class from an official rating of 100, with recent form figures of PP4-. As a 5-year-old with a family background that includes half-brother Half Bolly and a dam who has produced two winners from three other runners, he settles typically in midfield. This will be only his second run at the course following a previous pull-up.
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2Stylish Recruit58/100
Stylish Recruit is a useful performer who arrives in decent nick after a win and a close second in his last two starts. He drops back in trip having been well held over further last time, with only one previous run at this distance that brought no joy. Trainer Sandy Thomson has no recorded runners at Wetherby while jockey Patrick Wadge operates at a 23% strike rate here from 31 rides. An 8-year-old with an official rating of 99 and recent form figures of -65215, he usually races handily on or close to the lead. He has shown three wins and four places from nine runs on good ground, though he has no course form on record.
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3Giveupyerauldsins58/100
Giveupyerauldsins is a useful performer who showed ability when runner-up over fences at this track in 2022. He has been lightly raced since and returns from a long absence with a drop back in trip that asks a fresh question. Trainer Ruth Jefferson and jockey Richie McLernon both operate at their usual level here while the going looks suitable on the limited evidence available. An 8-year-old with an official rating of 91 and recent form figures of 7P2/9-, he typically settles in midfield. The family line shows he is a half-sister to Mrs Barnes, with the dam having produced one winner from two other runners, and he has one win and two places from three runs on good ground.
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4Noonetellsmenothin58/100
Noonetellsmenothin is a smart performer who showed useful form when third over hurdles here last time and has a solid overall profile. He steps up in trip today which asks a fresh question while the yard and jockey both hold in-line strike rates at Wetherby. Lightly raced on good ground so that side remains unknown. A 5-year-old with an official rating of 105 and recent form figures of 3P43-3, he tends to make the running or race on the pace. He has finished third on his only previous run at the course, and the trainer-jockey combination shows a 15% strike rate from 661 runs.
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5Glory Hights57/100
Glory Hights is a fair performer who has run six times at Wetherby without winning or placing. The yard records a 12% strike rate here from 376 runs, above their 7% at other tracks, while the jockey has a 16% strike rate from 102 rides at the course. He steps up in trip today having shown only modest placed form on good ground from three attempts. A 10-year-old with an official rating of 84 and recent form figures of 95246-, he tends to make the running or race on the pace. The trainer-jockey partnership shows an 11% strike rate from 195 runs, and he has been placed once but is winless from three starts on good.
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6Fairly Fulling56/100
Fairly Fulling is a fair performer who has won once from 11 starts on good ground and showed useful form when winning at Hexham in May. He drops back from 3m today having failed to place in his only previous try at this trip, which asks a fresh question. The trainer and jockey both operate at a 9% and 7% strike rate at Wetherby respectively, both in line with their records elsewhere.
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7Robber's Bridge52/100
Robber's Bridge is a smart performer who arrives with a solid recent record of 331P5- and an official rating of 105. He drops back to a trip he has won at from four attempts while his record on good ground reads a respectable two wins and seven places from 15 starts. Trainer has only three runs at Wetherby while the jockey is 0-22 here though that is in line with his overall strike rate.
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8Bright Legend51/100
Bright Legend is a smart performer on official ratings who arrives in decent form after a solid third last time out. He drops back in trip today having failed to trouble the judge in his only previous run at this distance while his record on good ground reads just one win from nine starts. The trainer has only two runs at Wetherby so far while jockey Harry Cobden maintains a 14% strike rate here from 36 rides.
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9Romany Brown50/100
Romany Brown is a useful performer on official ratings with solid recent placed efforts at this level. The yard's 8% strike rate at Wetherby matches their record elsewhere while Burke's 22% here is well above his general mark. Stepping up in trip for the first time poses a fresh question and this is his first run at the track.
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10Dramatic License48/100
Dramatic License is a useful performer on his day but arrives out of sorts after a poor recent spell that includes two pulled-up efforts. He showed nothing when tenth on his only previous run here and is dropping back in trip today having failed to trouble the judge in his one start at this distance. The trainer's 2% strike rate at Wetherby is in line with his record elsewhere while the jockey's 7% strike rate at the track matches his overall figure.
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11Helsgetaway47/100
Helsgetaway is a useful performer who has shown consistent form this year with three placed efforts from his last five starts. He has been out of the frame both previous visits to Wetherby and remains winless on good ground despite placing twice. Trip poses no problem as he has placed twice over this distance.
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12Lillistar45/100
Lillistar is a fair handicapper who has been placed on three of his last four starts including a third here over two and a half miles last time. He is 0-5 at Wetherby with no wins from nine runs on good ground yet remains competitive at this level. The step up in trip is an unknown and the yard and jockey both operate at modest strike rates here.
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13Magic Gloves40/100
Magic Gloves is a fair handicapper who has shown some spark on his last two starts, finishing second and fifth in fields of similar calibre. He drops back from 3m to a trip he has tried once without success, while his placed effort on good ground from six runs suggests he should handle the surface. Lucinda Russell and Derek Fox both operate at a 14% and 9% strike rate respectively at Wetherby, figures in line with their records elsewhere.
KTB verdict
Colonel Jack looks to have the best chance in a race where the strong pace could play into the hands of those who settle off it. The selection showed ability when fourth last time after two pulled-ups and now drops in class while trying first-time headgear and a longer trip. He is taken to come out on top for Mark Walford and Jamie Hamilton. The main dangers are Stylish Recruit, who arrives in decent nick, and Noonetellsmenothin, who showed useful form when third here last time and could set the pace. Giveupyerauldsins and Glory Hights are others with claims if they can bounce back or build on their course efforts.
KTB Selection Colonel Jack
Early prices
The best price per runner across the bookmakers we track, each as first seen (UK time). Every runner had a price by 12:03am, 30 Oct. Prices move — see the live racecard for current prices.
| Runner | Early price | Bookmaker, time |
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| Colonel Jack | 11/1 | Bet365, 12:03am |
| Stylish Recruit | 15/2 | BetMGM, 12:03am |
| Giveupyerauldsins | 22/1 | Bet365, 12:03am |
| Noonetellsmenothin | 4/1 | 7Bet, 12:03am |
| Glory Hights | 12/1 | 7Bet, 12:03am |
| Fairly Fulling | 18/1 | BetMGM, 12:03am |
| Robber's Bridge | 15/2 | BetMGM, 12:03am |
| Bright Legend | 5/1 | Bet365, 12:03am |
| Romany Brown | 18/1 | 7Bet, 12:03am |
| Dramatic License | 70/1 | 7Bet, 12:03am |
| Helsgetaway | 7/1 | BetMGM, 12:03am |
| Lillistar | 13/2 | Bet365, 12:03am |
| Magic Gloves | 9/1 | Bet365, 12:03am |
This is the narrative read of the 4:10 Wetherby. For the live card — runner-by-runner stats, the full Fit Score breakdown and current odds — see the Wetherby racecard. Every result we hold for the track is on the Wetherby results & records page. How favourites, trainers, jockeys and the draw have fared here over the last five years is on the Wetherby racecourse statistics page. New here? How KTB works explains the Fit Score and why we publish both.
Questions about this race
Which horse is making its first start in headgear?
Colonel Jack is wearing first-time headgear.
How many front-runners are likely to ensure a strong pace?
There are two or more habitual front-runners, including Noonetellsmenothin, Glory Hights and Magic Gloves.
Which runner has the strongest course record at Wetherby among the principals?
Noonetellsmenothin has finished third on his only previous run at the course.
Who has the highest strike rate at Wetherby in the saddle among the jockeys listed?
Patrick Wadge has a 23% strike rate at Wetherby from 31 rides.
Which horse is dropping back in trip after a recent win at Hexham?
Fairly Fulling is dropping back from 3m after winning at Hexham in May.
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