Poolcourt Engineering Handicap Chase – Wexford

Wexford

16:25

Poolcourt Engineering Handicap Chase

Date 2025-07-04

Distance 2m3f110y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €12,980

Winning Time 4m 54.00s (slow by 19.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Clarens (IRE) Danny Gilligan · J P Flavin	6/1	Won
2nd	Mr Saxobeat (IRE) Phillip Enright · Thomas Gibney	10/1	4
3rd	She's A Fine Wine (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	11/4J	1.25
4th	Must Be Obeyed (IRE) Mike O'Connor · Thomas Gibney	18/1	2.5
5th	Ho My Lord (FR) Peter Smithers · Padraig Roche	11/4J	3
6th	Lightkeeper (IRE) Jordan Gainford · Gordon Elliott	10/1	2.5
7th	Fascile Mode (IRE) Danny Mullins · Thomas Mullins	12/1	2
8th	That's About Right (IRE) Simon Torrens · P J Rothwell	16/1	.5
9th	Visionarian (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	22/1	1.75
10th	Nt Field Minnesota (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	17/2	29

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	She's A Fine Wine Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	146	t	4429-1	122	145	103	33d	—	—	+12	34.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Improved to win on handicap chase debut last time; raised 5lb but can go well again
4	Ho My Lord Grey J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Padraig Roche	J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Padraig Roche	153	—	/264-3	129	142	133	26d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+9	28.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Better effort last time when third; looks on a tough mark based on form
7	Clarens Brown J:Danny Gilligan T:J P Flavin	J:Danny Gilligan T:J P Flavin	146	t	571-31	122	147	120	35d	—	—	+10	21.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Winner of a Tramore novice and handicap last time; up 5lb but new trip may aid improvement
11	Nt Field Minnesota Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	140	t	P1PP-3	116	144	98	33d	—	—	+13	22.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
2lb wrong; bounced back from poor runs when third last time; others preferred
2	Fascile Mode Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins	159	p	F6PF9-	135	142	121	92d	—	—	+15	23.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Winner on chase debut but poor since; this is realistic but needs to fix jumping errors
5	Lightkeeper Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	152	tb	11P-P5	128	148	117	18d	—	—	+14	21.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Back-to-back winner inc' here in March/April; poor since; needs a revival
10	Mr Saxobeat Chestnut J:Phillip Enright T:Thomas Gibney	J:Phillip Enright T:Thomas Gibney	140	—	2U693-	116	150	122	118d	—	—	+14	22.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Winless since 2023; only third of five last time at Ayr in March; others more appealing
9	That's About Right Brown J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	142	p	73121-	118	141	103	166d	—	—	+31	38.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Up 9lb following commanding victory in January; has won after a break before
1	Visionarian Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	p	P860P-	142	152	112	65d	—	—	+19	24.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Winner of small-field Grade 2; poor runs since, inc' PU last time at Punchestown festival
6	Must Be Obeyed Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:Thomas Gibney	J:Mike O'Connor T:Thomas Gibney	147	—	7345-4	123	146	128	26d	—	—	+15	19.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
2-22 over fences; poor form recently; risky profile and others in better form
NR	Encanto Bruno Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	153	—	/PP2-2	129	135	101	25d	—	—	—	24.8	—	—
Lost way after showing good ability over hurdles; two remote seconds over fences recently

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
She's A Fine Wine	3/1	11/4	3/1
Ho My Lord	3/1	3/1	10/3
Clarens	13/2	13/2	13/2
Nt Field Minnesota	8/1	8/1	8/1
Fascile Mode	10/1	10/1	10/1
Lightkeeper	10/1	10/1	10/1
Mr Saxobeat	11/1	11/1	10/1
That's About Right	12/1	12/1	11/1
Visionarian	16/1	16/1	16/1
Must Be Obeyed	16/1	16/1	16/1
Encanto Bruno	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

That's About Right

38.5

OR: 17 Form: 19.4 Odds: 2.1

12/1

2nd

She's A Fine Wine

34.7

OR: 18 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Ho My Lord

28.5

OR: 19.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Encanto Bruno

24.8

OR: 19.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0

—

Visionarian

24.4

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Fascile Mode

23.6

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Mr Saxobeat

22.4

OR: 16.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Nt Field Minnesota

22.2

OR: 16.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Lightkeeper

21.7

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Clarens

21.1

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Must Be Obeyed

19.6

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Visionarian	142	152	112
Fascile Mode	135	142	121
Ho My Lord	129	142	133
Encanto Bruno	129	135	101
Lightkeeper	128	148	117
Must Be Obeyed	123	146	128
She's A Fine Wine	122	145	103
Clarens	122	147	120
That's About Right	118	141	103
Nt Field Minnesota	116	144	98
Mr Saxobeat	116	150	122

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lightkeeper	18d ago	Fit
Encanto Bruno	25d ago	Fit
Ho My Lord	26d ago	Fit
Must Be Obeyed	26d ago	Fit
She's A Fine Wine	33d ago	Fit
Nt Field Minnesota	33d ago	Fit
Clarens	35d ago	Fit
Visionarian	65d ago	Fresh
Fascile Mode	92d ago	Long break
Mr Saxobeat	118d ago	Long break
That's About Right	166d ago	Long break