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Wexford is a sharp, undulating, left-handed jumps course in the south east of Ireland. The track was switched from right-handed in 2015 and has staged no Flat racing since 2016. The Wexford guide refreshes after every meeting with favourites, trainers, jockeys and course specialists, and adds the next card once declared.
Last meeting 28 August 2026: 8 winners. Next meeting not yet declared; last year the next meeting after this date was on 26 October 2025 · Results to 28 August 2026 · Refreshed 17 October 2026
Favourites' win rate since 2016
33.7%
Races since 2016
814
Course specialists in training
29
33.7%

Favourites won 33.7% of 814 races at Wexford from 2016 to 2026.Sample: 814 races · Window: 2016 to 28 August 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (GB and IRE results; figures on this page from 2016), course records, RaceWatch racecards and race calendar

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Wexford at a glance by season

Jumps2026/277581310.8032.0%
Jumps2025/268998311.0037.1%
Jumps2024/25891,04111.7029.2%
Jumps2023/246365210.3025.4%
Jumps2022/237781110.5037.7%
Jumps2021/228183210.3025.9%
Jumps2020/215655810.0026.8%
Jumps2019/206466810.4040.6%
Jumps2018/19901,04211.6040.0%
Jumps2017/187179011.1039.4%
Jumps2016/175968611.6033.9%

Jumps seasons run May to April (2026/27 = May 2026 to date) Flat seasons are calendar years. Fav win % = races won by the favourite (joint favourites included).

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How favourites fare at Wexford

Chase34.7%2779654.2%Jumps
Hurdle31.4%44614060.1%Jumps
Jumps non-handicaps42.8%44619168.4%Jumps
Jumps handicaps22.6%3688349.6%Jumps
Jumps all races33.7%81427459.6%Jumps

Seasons 2016 to date. Groups with fewer than 100 favourites are hidden.

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Top trainers at Wexford (five seasons and current)

1Henry de Bromhead4520.0%22550.2%Jumps
2Willie Mullins2722.7%11944.5%Jumps
3Paul Nolan2614.2%18335.0%Jumps
4Gordon Elliott2412.9%18634.9%Jumps
5P J Rothwell166.9%23123.4%Jumps
6Gavin Cromwell1511.7%12832.0%Jumps
7John C McConnell1413.7%10237.3%Jumps
8Declan Queally1014.5%6934.8%Jumps
9Joseph Patrick O'Brien823.5%3447.1%Jumps
10Eoin Griffin716.7%4221.4%Jumps
11Peter Fahey713.2%5328.3%Jumps
12Dermot A McLoughlin78.9%7927.8%Jumps
13Colin Bowe616.7%3625.0%Jumps
14J P Flavin615.0%4027.5%Jumps
15Ross O'Sullivan611.8%5145.1%Jumps
16Padraig Roche513.9%3633.3%Jumps
17Anthony Mullins412.1%3327.3%Jumps
18Thomas Gibney410.8%3727.0%Jumps
19Eoin Christopher McCarthy48.2%4916.3%Jumps
20Philip Fenton46.6%6118.0%Jumps
21S Curling39.4%3221.9%Jumps
22C Byrnes39.1%3315.2%Jumps
23C A Murphy37.9%3834.2%Jumps
24Seamus Neville37.5%4022.5%Jumps
25David Kenneth Budds37.3%4124.4%Jumps

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 runs at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Top jockeys at Wexford (five seasons and current)

1Darragh O'Keeffe3515.3%22936.7%Jumps
2Phillip Enright1912.3%15524.5%Jumps
3Jordan Gainford1514.7%10226.5%Jumps
4Sean O'Keeffe1410.7%13129.0%Jumps
5Rachael Blackmore1316.5%7948.1%Jumps
6Keith Donoghue1315.7%8343.4%Jumps
7Sean Flanagan1311.6%11235.7%Jumps
8Brian Hayes1011.5%8729.9%Jumps
9Mr P W Mullins930.0%3056.7%Jumps
10Jack Kennedy916.4%5536.4%Jumps
11Ricky Doyle915.3%5928.8%Jumps
12Mark Walsh825.0%3243.8%Jumps
13Conor Stone-Walsh812.5%6431.3%Jumps
14Mike O'Connor89.9%8124.7%Jumps
15J J Slevin87.6%10523.8%Jumps
16Simon Torrens86.8%11717.1%Jumps
17Paul Townend718.9%3740.5%Jumps
18Danny Gilligan712.7%5530.9%Jumps
19Kevin Sexton712.3%5728.1%Jumps
20Ben Harvey710.1%6934.8%Jumps
21Cian Quirke79.3%7524.0%Jumps
22Mr A Harvey611.5%5226.9%Jumps
23G B Noonan611.3%5324.5%Jumps
24Kieran Callaghan516.7%3026.7%Jumps
25Hugh Morgan516.1%3141.9%Jumps

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 rides at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Wexford course specialists still in training

Chosen Shant (IRE) silksChosen Shant (IRE)4944.4%28 Aug 26Aengus King11 Oct 26Jumps
Crowsatedappletart (IRE) silksCrowsatedappletart (IRE)3475.0%7 May 26M Winters11 Oct 26Jumps
Stormy Master (IRE) silksStormy Master (IRE)3742.9%23 Jul 25Ray Hackett28 Aug 26Jumps
Rue Taylor (FR) silksRue Taylor (FR)3475.0%30 Jun 26Paul Nolan8 Aug 26Jumps
Kiltealy Park (IRE) silksKiltealy Park (IRE)3475.0%27 May 26Paul Nolan1 Aug 26Jumps
Nouvotic (FR) silksNouvotic (FR)3475.0%26 Oct 25Henry de Bromhead29 Jul 26Jumps
Outside The Door (IRE) silksOutside The Door (IRE)3560.0%6 Aug 25Padraig Roche4 Jul 26Jumps
Feet Of A Dancer (FR) silksFeet Of A Dancer (FR)33100.0%29 May 24Paul Nolan12 Mar 26Jumps
Sageborough (FR) silksSageborough (FR)22100.0%27 May 26Paul Nolan9 Oct 26Jumps
Good World (IRE) silksGood World (IRE)2540.0%6 Aug 21Eoin Griffin4 Oct 26Jumps
Fleur In The Park (IRE) silksFleur In The Park (IRE)22100.0%27 Oct 25Andrew Slattery3 Oct 26Jumps
Esticky End (IRE) silksEsticky End (IRE)2633.3%7 Aug 26Tom McGuinness2 Oct 26Jumps
Watch The Weather (GB) silksWatch The Weather (GB)2633.3%27 Oct 24R P Cody26 Sep 26Jumps
World Of Fortunes (IRE) silksWorld Of Fortunes (IRE)22100.0%30 Aug 24J W Kenny25 Sep 26Jumps
Balinaboola Steel (IRE) silksBalinaboola Steel (IRE)2728.6%5 Sep 20A D Leahy28 Aug 26Jumps
North Of Nashville (IRE) silksNorth Of Nashville (IRE)2825.0%16 May 26Colin Bowe28 Aug 26Jumps
Ceroc (IRE) silksCeroc (IRE)2728.6%22 Jul 26Andrew Slattery8 Aug 26Jumps
Rockonliam (IRE) silksRockonliam (IRE)2366.7%8 Aug 26Henry de Bromhead8 Aug 26Jumps
Mousey Brown (IRE) silksMousey Brown (IRE)22100.0%21 Jun 23Dermot A McLoughlin1 Aug 26Jumps
Inchiquin Star (IRE) silksInchiquin Star (IRE)2540.0%28 Oct 24Terence O'Brien27 Jul 26Jumps
Mercury Mission (GB) silksMercury Mission (GB)2540.0%8 Aug 25P Cluskey22 Jul 26Jumps
Morell River (IRE) silksMorell River (IRE)22100.0%16 May 26Colin Bowe14 Jul 26Jumps
Sunchart (GB) silksSunchart (GB)2366.7%28 May 25Andrew Slattery19 Jun 26Jumps
Joyeux Machin (FR) silksJoyeux Machin (FR)2633.3%1 Sep 23Dan Skelton2 May 26Jumps
Brideswell Lad (IRE) silksBrideswell Lad (IRE)2728.6%1 Sep 23Seamus Neville2 May 26Jumps
Inthepocket (GB) silksInthepocket (GB)22100.0%28 Oct 24Henry de Bromhead9 Apr 26Jumps
Take All (IRE) silksTake All (IRE)2540.0%7 Jul 23Myles Osborne9 Apr 26Jumps
Small Town Hero (IRE) silksSmall Town Hero (IRE)22100.0%8 Aug 25Ian Patrick Donoghue18 Feb 26Jumps
Ms Agartha Yeats (IRE) silksMs Agartha Yeats (IRE)22100.0%27 Oct 24F G Hand26 Dec 25Jumps

Horses with 2 or more wins at the course since May 2014 that have run anywhere in the last 365 days. Trainer is the trainer at the latest run.

Going profile at Wexford

JumpsGood43453.3%11.3032.0%
JumpsGood to soft or yielding16720.5%10.8036.5%
JumpsSoft11414.0%10.5036.0%
JumpsHeavy9211.3%9.8033.7%

Seasons 2016 to date. Going grouped into bands; bands with fewer than 100 runners hidden.

Distance profile at Wexford

JumpsHurdle2m4f10211.4026.5%8 Aug 26
JumpsHurdle2m9411.9028.7%17 Mar 25
JumpsHurdle3m7711.4041.6%28 Aug 26
JumpsChase2m4f769.3036.8%11 Aug 23
JumpsChase2m768.8040.8%30 Jun 26
JumpsHurdle2m½f5611.4039.3%23 Jul 26
JumpsHurdle2m4½f5012.4028.0%28 Aug 26
JumpsHurdle2m1f4812.0029.2%28 Aug 26
JumpsNH Flat (bumper)2m4610.9050.0%8 Aug 26
JumpsChase2m3½f3910.3033.3%28 Aug 26
JumpsChase3m1½f3611.5019.4%16 May 26
JumpsChase3m1f2311.5021.7%28 Aug 26
JumpsNH Flat (bumper)2m4f1711.5035.3%27 May 26
JumpsNH Flat (bumper)2m½f1310.8030.8%7 Aug 26

Seasons 2016 to date, advertised distance rounded to the nearest half furlong. Min 100 runners.

Run style at Wexford

Led12.9%41854Jumps
Prominent13.6%2,471337Jumps
Midfield4.7%1,24359Jumps
Held up4.9%1,52875Jumps

Run style read from the in-running race comment, races 2019 to 2025. Min 100 runs.

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Wexford course records

1m7½f3,410Chase3:39.00Ballybrittas (IRE) silksBallybrittas (IRE)22 Jul 26GoodP J Rothwell
2m3f4,180Chase4:40.02Queenofthelodge (IRE) silksQueenofthelodge (IRE)22 Jul 26GoodS Curling
2m3½f4,290Chase4:46.30Railway Hurricane (IRE) silksRailway Hurricane (IRE)13 Jul 24GoodGavin Cromwell
2m4f4,350Chase4:49.70Watch House Cross (IRE) silksWatch House Cross (IRE)20 Jun 23Good To YieldingHenry de Bromhead
2m6f4,840Chase6:22.10Sumos Novios (IRE) silksSumos Novios (IRE)17 Mar 18HeavyW J Burke
2m7f5,060Chase5:55.40Rue Taylor (FR) silksRue Taylor (FR)30 Jun 26GoodPaul Nolan
3m½f5,435Chase6:13.00Ceroc (IRE) silksCeroc (IRE)22 Jul 26GoodAndrew Slattery
3m1f5,500Chase6:18.80Rockonliam (IRE) silksRockonliam (IRE)8 Aug 26GoodHenry de Bromhead
3m1½f5,570Chase6:18.20Irish Bulletin (IRE) silksIrish Bulletin (IRE)6 Jun 18GoodE McNamara
2m½f3,680Flat3:56.60Get It Girl (IRE) silksGet It Girl (IRE)7 Aug 26GoodWillie Mullins
2m3,520Hurdle3:40.90Successor (IRE) silksSuccessor (IRE)2 Sep 17GoodJoseph Patrick O'Brien
2m½f3,665Hurdle4:13.60The Big Clubman (IRE) silksThe Big Clubman (IRE)26 Oct 25Good To YieldingPaul Nolan
2m1f3,710Hurdle3:56.50Kingside Lady (IRE) silksKingside Lady (IRE)8 Aug 26GoodJohn C McConnell
2m1½f3,795Hurdle3:58.60Backinabit (IRE) silksBackinabit (IRE)3 Jul 26GoodDenis Gerard Hogan
2m4f4,400Hurdle4:44.20Cantkidakidder (IRE) silksCantkidakidder (IRE)2 Sep 17GoodN Dooly
2m4½f4,479Hurdle4:52.00Court Tycoon (IRE) silksCourt Tycoon (IRE)6 Jul 18Good To FirmPeter Fahey
2m5f4,570Hurdle5:16.80Kamikaz Du Plessis (FR) silksKamikaz Du Plessis (FR)4 Jul 25GoodGordon Elliott
2m6½f4,920Hurdle5:45.20Beeper's Ruby (IRE) silksBeeper's Ruby (IRE)29 Oct 18YieldingDermot A McLoughlin
3m5,280Hurdle5:48.40High Nellie (IRE) silksHigh Nellie (IRE)2 Sep 17GoodMichael J Bowe
3m½f5,379Hurdle5:52.60Mayo Shirocco (IRE) silksMayo Shirocco (IRE)3 Jul 26GoodColin Bowe
2m½f3,620NH Flat3:52.00Sweet Flight (GER) silksSweet Flight (GER)20 Jun 18GoodWillie Mullins
2m1f3,715NH Flat3:49.00Highlander Addict (IRE) silksHighlander Addict (IRE)3 Jul 26GoodPatrick J Flynn
2m2f3,960NH Flat4:03.30Little Nugget (IRE) silksLittle Nugget (IRE)6 Jul 18Good To FirmWillie Mullins

Fastest recorded winning time for each race type and trip (to the nearest half furlong) in the RaceWatch results database. Where rail movements change the exact yardage, the quickest run per yard is shown with its measured distance.

Pattern and graded races run at Wexford in the last 12 months

27 Oct 25OctoberMichael Hickey Memorial ChaseListedJumps2m7fBlizzard Of Oz (IRE) silksBlizzard Of Oz (IRE)Willie MullinsPaul Townend11/84

Group, Grade and Listed races in the 12 months to 28 August 2026, with the latest winner.

Latest Wexford winners (28 August 2026)

Visitwexford.ie Handicap HurdleJumps2m1fGoodCool Summer (IRE) silksCool Summer (IRE)7/2Miss Hilary McLoughlinPhillip Enright12
Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div I)Jumps2m4½fGoodBoola Times (IRE) silksBoola Times (IRE)4/1FDavid Kenneth BuddsDarragh O'Keeffe14
Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div II)Jumps2m4½fGoodSekakarma (IRE) silksSekakarma (IRE)100/30FW M RoperDarragh O'Keeffe14
Traynors Of Wexford Mares Maiden HurdleJumps3mGoodSomething Fabulous (IRE) silksSomething Fabulous (IRE)4/1John C McConnellAlex Harvey12
Brendan Cullimore Electrical Rated Novice SteeplechaseJumps2m3½fYieldingFemme Magnifique (IRE) silksFemme Magnifique (IRE)7/4David Harry KellyDanny Gilligan5
Dan & Breda Byrne Memorial Handicap SteeplechaseJumps2m3½fYieldingChosen Shant (IRE) silksChosen Shant (IRE)15/2Aengus KingPhillip Enright9
Racing Again October 25th & 26th Handicap SteeplechaseJumps3m1fYieldingThewaybackhome (IRE) silksThewaybackhome (IRE)7/2FTerence O'BrienJohn Shinnick13
Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden HurdleJumps2m1fGoodGame Point (IRE) silksGame Point (IRE)4/11FR P CodyPaddy Cody12

Winners at the most recent meeting in the results database.

Black-type races coming up at Wexford

27 Oct 26Michael Hickey Memorial ChaseListedJumps2m7fExpected-

Group, Grade and Listed races scheduled at the course in the next 120 days (race calendar).

Wexford meetings in the same weeks last year

26 Oct 25SundayJumps8Sunday 25 October
27 Oct 25MondayJumps7Monday 26 October

Meetings held at the course in the 60 days from this date last year, a guide to the coming fixture list. Dates this year are set by the fixture list and can differ.

Wexford runners on the day

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What is the sharp, undulating Wexford left-hander like?

Wexford is a sharp, undulating, left-handed circuit with tight turns, and its hurdles course runs inside the chase course.

Is Wexford a good place to spot future Cheltenham horses in bumpers?

Wexford stages many bumpers, and some future Cheltenham runners start there. FormLines+ tracks how runners from each Wexford bumper perform afterwards.

Which trainers do best in Wexford maiden hurdles?

Henry de Bromhead leads the Wexford trainers since 2021/22 with 45 winners. Trainer and jockey tables show runs, win %, place %

How often do favourites win at Wexford?

The favourites table splits the record by race type and the season table tracks it year by year.

When is the next Wexford meeting?

Wexford last raced on 28 August 2026, and the latest winners table shows every result from that card. The upcoming meetings table fills as soon as the next fixture reaches the racecards.

Which horses are Wexford course specialists?

Wexford has 29 course specialists still in training, horses with two or more course wins since May 2014 that have run in the last year, listed with their current trainer.

Questions people ask

Is Wexford left-handed or right-handed?

Wexford has raced left-handed since 2015, when the track was switched from right-handed. Right-handed course form from before then came on a different layout.

How often do favourites win at Wexford?

The figure updates after every meeting and is split by race type on the page.

Who is the leading trainer at Wexford?

Henry de Bromhead has trained the most winners at Wexford since the 2021/22 season, with 45. The trainer table ranks the top 25 by wins with win %

When did Wexford last race?

Wexford last raced on 28 August 2026, and every winner from that card is listed on the page. The next meeting appears in the upcoming table once it reaches the racecards.

What is a course specialist at Wexford?

A Wexford course specialist here is a horse with two or more course wins since May 2014 that has run in the last year. Wexford currently has 29 of them still in training.

What kind of racing is there at Wexford?

Wexford is a racecourse in Ireland that stages jumps racing, on turf.

Who is the top trainer at Wexford?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading trainer at Wexford by winners is Henry de Bromhead over jumps (45 winners from 225 runners).

Who is the top jockey at Wexford?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading jockey at Wexford by winners is Darragh O'Keeffe over jumps (35 winners from 229 rides).

How big are the fields at Wexford?

Wexford staged 814 races from 2016 to 28 August 2026, with an average field of 10.9 runners.

How many big races are run at Wexford?

Wexford staged 1 Group, Grade or Listed race in the 12 months to 28 August 2026.

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