Chosen Shant

The relationship with Wexford only deepened this week. Having recorded its first career win there back in July 2025, Chosen Shant returned on 30 June 2026 and won again, making it the most recent race on its record. That is the kind of form that makes a horse suddenly very interesting to anyone keeping an eye on the Wexford entries — when a horse wins 2 from 6 at a course overall but is actively adding to that tally, you pay attention.

Phillip Enright has been central to much of this. The pair have raced together 10 times, and Enright has been aboard for 2 of the 3 wins — a win rate of 20%, or 1 in every 5 rides together. That is more than double the horse's overall rate, which tells you the partnership works. Enright clearly understands what Chosen Shant needs, and the horse responds. Trainer Aengus King, operating out of Newmarket-on-Fergus in Co Clare, has sent out 5 winners this season, so this is a yard in decent form rather than one scraping around for a result.

One detail worth noting is that Chosen Shant goes particularly well on normal ground, winning 2 from 7 races in those conditions — roughly 1 in every 3.5 races, which is a strong return for a horse whose overall numbers are modest. Given the current run of form — a win, a third, and a seventh from the last three completed races — this is a horse that arrives at every Wexford entry looking genuinely dangerous, even if it takes its time making an impression elsewhere.