Boys Of Wexford

He does most of his racing at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter tier of the sport — and has won 2 of 26 races at that grade, or roughly 1 in 13. That might sound modest, but Class 5 is genuinely competitive, and the fact that he keeps being entered there tells you his team at Abberley know exactly what kind of horse they have and where he belongs. Trainer Henry Oliver has been in decent form this season, sending out 7 winners from his Worcestershire yard, and Boys of Wexford is clearly part of a stable that places its horses carefully.

One thing that does stand out is his record on normal ground — the kind of conditions that suit most horses and most racing days. On a good, standard surface he has won 2 from 12 races, a 17% win rate, which means he wins roughly 1 in every 6 races when conditions are in his favour. For a horse whose overall rate is 1 in 10, that jump in performance is meaningful. He is a horse who genuinely needs the ground to be right.

His current form is quietly encouraging. His last six races read fifth, second, three consecutive blanks, then a win — and that win came just four weeks ago at Taunton in April 2026, his most recent career victory and the latest chapter in a story that began back in November 2022 at Uttoxeter. His regular rider David Noonan has been in the saddle for 14 of his 31 races together, winning once — a relationship built on familiarity if not fireworks. With a race just yesterday, Boys of Wexford is firmly in the middle of an active campaign, and for a nine-year-old still winning races and still competing, that is no small thing.