Gowran Park 16:22 RESULTED
12 Aug 2026

Wednesday 12 August McEnery Cup Handicap

McEnery Cup Handicap · 1m4f100y

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McEnery Cup Handicap

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  1. Winner Fixation (IRE) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh
    9/4F
  2. 15/2
  3. 3/1
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Saturday Draw Updated 2 weeks, 4 days ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Dallas Star silks
Dallas Star
Age 5 · 10-0
332547
100
83
105
5
10-0
12/1 15/2 12/1
Dallas Star heads this 11-runner field on our ratings, and his best recent form — a second four starts back and thirds five and six starts back — underlines his place-finding consistency. Winless in his last six, though, and a return from 53 days off needs monitoring.
AI verdict

SR 83 suggests ability but 10/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

2
Fixation silks
Fixation
Age 4 · 9-4
2-2710
90
90
92
4
9-4
3/1 4/1 11/4
Fixation won two starts back and has experience of both today's trip and going, arriving fit on a 12-day turnaround carrying 130 lb — the main concern is that unplaced effort last time out, which must be forgiven if he's to land this.
AI verdict

SR 90 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

3
Royal Hollow silks
Royal Hollow
Age 8 · 9-4
104-26
90
72
90
8
9-4
SP 14/1 18/1
Royal Hollow showed smart form when second two starts back, but her latest sixth is harder to ignore; she has run over today's trip and returns on a quick 13-day turnaround, though rated 90 she faces a stiff task from seventh in the rankings.
AI verdict

SR 72 suggests ability but 18/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

4
Marazion silks
Marazion
Age 4 · 9-3
7-1266
89
88
92
4
9-3
SP 7/1 6/1
Marazion shapes as a each-way contender on her best form — a winner four starts back and a second three starts back — but consecutive sixths in recent starts raise a question mark, and 45 days off the track adds a fitness query despite experience over today's trip.
AI verdict

SR 88 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
War Rooms silks
War Rooms
Age 5 · 9-3
70-801
89
92
95
5
9-3
7/2 5/1 7/2
War Rooms brings a recent win to the table and has experience of both today's trip and conditions, while carrying 129 lb looks manageable for a gelding our ratings rank as a leading contender — the main risk is that his form outside that victory has been patchy.
AI verdict

SR 92 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

6
Obscenity silks
Obscenity
Age 4 · 9-0
-31210
86
86
82
4
9-0
9/2 11/2 9/2
Unplaced last time out after two wins in his last five starts, Obscenity arrives 45 days later needing to bounce back sharply; rated well below the top of the market on our figures, he's a hard sell despite having run over today's trip before.
AI verdict

SR 86 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

7
Star Harbour silks
Star Harbour
Age 8 · 9-0
504255
86
77
94
8
9-0
14/1 10/1 14/1
Star Harbour shaped with promise when runner-up three starts back, and his experience over today's trip and going underpins a strong threat at 126 lb — the risk is that he has been winless in his last six starts.
AI verdict

SR 77 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

8
Navy Waters silks
Navy Waters
Age 5 · 8-13
8-3545
85
87
90
5
8-13
7/2 5/1 7/2
Winless in her last five starts, Navy Waters does bring distance experience and a fitness edge fresh from a run 12 days ago, but her recent string of fifth-fourth-fifth finishes suggests she finds one or two too good, and the 125 lb burden won't help her cause here.
AI verdict

SR 87 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

9
Daboya silks
Daboya
Age 5 · 8-8
-05511
80
85
77
5
8-8
17/2 5/1 17/2
Daboya has back-to-back wins in her recent starts, but our figures rank her last of eleven here and she faces a stiff ask stepping up in class. Has run over today's trip, at least, and arrives fresh after 36 days off.
AI verdict

SR 85 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

10
Sea Coral silks
Sea Coral
Age 4 · 8-8
0-0033
80
77
86
4
8-8
14/1 9/1 14/1
Placed third in each of her last two starts, Sea Coral arrives 23 days fresh and has run over today's trip and going before, but she remains winless in her last five and her ranking of eighth from eleven suggests only a midfield share of the spoils.
AI verdict

SR 77 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

11
Ephesus silks
Ephesus
Age 5 · 8-7
100-98
76
51
80
5
8-7
66/1 33/1 66/1
Ephesus has tumbled down the placings in his last four starts after winning, and ranked tenth of eleven on our figures, he is hard to fancy here. He has run over today's trip and going before, and his 11-day turnaround at least suggests fitness.
AI verdict

SR 51 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 50/1.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Dallas Star 12/1 open 8.50 12/1 open 9.00 12/1 open 9.00 12/1 open 9.00 12/1 open 9.00 12/1 Bet365
2 Fixation 3/1 open 8.00 3/1 open 5.00 3/1 open 5.00 11/4 open 5.00 3/1 open 5.00 3/1 Bet365
3 Royal Hollow 18/1 open 15.00 20/1 open 19.00 20/1 open 19.00 20/1 open 19.00 20/1 open 19.00 20/1 Coral
4 Marazion 13/2 open 8.00 6/1 open 8.50 6/1 open 8.50 6/1 open 8.50 6/1 open 8.00 13/2 Bet365
5 War Rooms 7/2 open 7.00 7/2 open 6.00 7/2 open 6.00 7/2 open 6.50 7/2 open 6.00 7/2 Bet365
6 Obscenity 9/2 open 6.50 9/2 open 6.50 9/2 open 6.50 9/2 open 6.50 9/2 open 6.50 9/2 Bet365
7 Star Harbour 14/1 open 13.00 14/1 open 12.00 14/1 open 12.00 14/1 open 12.00 14/1 open 11.00 14/1 Bet365
8 Navy Waters 7/2 open 6.50 7/2 open 6.00 7/2 open 6.00 7/2 open 6.00 7/2 open 6.00 7/2 Bet365
9 Daboya 17/2 open 6.00 17/2 open 7.00 17/2 open 7.00 17/2 open 7.00 17/2 open 7.00 17/2 Bet365
10 Sea Coral 14/1 open 10.00 16/1 open 12.00 16/1 open 12.00 16/1 open 12.00 14/1 open 12.00 16/1 Coral
11 Ephesus 66/1 open 34.00 66/1 open 41.00 66/1 open 41.00 66/1 open 41.00 66/1 open 41.00 66/1 Bet365

Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer), Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync. Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.

Chamber Verdict

Balanced lens

Navy Waters

Speculative

Navy Waters owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (48) and market confidence (84). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

7/2 W McCreery W J Lee
65% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

War Rooms

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

7/2 · Gerard Keane
✓ Value Signal

Ephesus

Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.

66/1 · Denis Gerard Hogan
◈ Chamber Memory

Balanced

Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.

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Chamber Signals

How the chamber read the race

Why this horse Live cards showing how the active lens weighted each signal for this outcome.
Speed rating Speculative
48 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +18.4 pts

Base ability signal derived from the runner's best available speed figure.

Market confidence Dominant
84 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +18.5 pts

Transforms live price respect into a confidence signal inside the chamber.

Pace profile Low conviction
39 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +3.9 pts

How cleanly the runner's engine fits the projected rhythm and pressure map.

Value edge Low conviction
43 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.3 pts

Shows whether the current price still leaves enough upside in the pick.

Chaos factor Dominant
51 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.2 pts

Controlled volatility that keeps the simulation realistic and stress-tests the profile.

Favourite bias Speculative
56 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.4 pts

Extra certainty applied when the active lens wants to trust the obvious market leader.

Top chamber signals Top 5 ranked by the active lens.
1 8. Navy Waters
54.7 7/2
2 5. War Rooms
54.4 7/2
3 2. Fixation
54.3 3/1
4 6. Obscenity
53.1 9/2
5 9. Daboya
50.9 17/2
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War Rooms
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Market Movers Horses at 20/1 or shorter

2
Age 4 · 9-4
3/1
★★★☆☆ SR 90 🐾

SR 90 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Age 5 · 9-3
7/2
★★★☆☆ SR 92 🐾

SR 92 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

8
Age 5 · 8-13
7/2
★★★☆☆ SR 87 🐾

SR 87 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

6
Age 4 · 9-0
9/2
★★★☆☆ SR 86 🐾

SR 86 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

9
Age 5 · 8-8
17/2
★★★☆☆ SR 85 🐾

SR 85 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

1
Age 5 · 10-0
12/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 83 🐾

SR 83 suggests ability but 10/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

7
Age 8 · 9-0
14/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 77 🐾

SR 77 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

10
Age 4 · 8-8
14/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 77 🐾

SR 77 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

STEAMERS

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🤖AI Intelligence Saturday Racing's analytical engine

Saturday Racing AI
War Rooms
Confidence: Speculative

War Rooms (SR:92, 4/1) is the highest-rated horse in the field and carries only 9-3, giving it a weight advantage over top-weight Dallas Star (10-0, SR:83) while still being the class act. The decisive signal is the 27% market move inward — significant money has come for this horse since opening, a strong indicator of stable confidence. Colin Keane (16% career strike rate, 1015 runners) is one of Ireland's premier jockeys and his booking amplifies the case. The form figure '1' last time out — off a mark 6lb higher — shows the horse is in winning form right now, and a tongue-tie retained from that win points to a stable that knows what works. Each-way alternative: Navy Waters. Main danger: Fixation — Fixation (SR:90, 9/2) is second in the SR rankings, carries only 9-4, and Ben Coen's 12% strike rate over 675 runners gives it serious professional backing — the mild 5% drift is the only concern in an otherwise credible profile.

Case against 4 clamped
  • War Rooms' trainer Gerard Keane has only a 7% strike rate from 175 runners — well below the field average — undermining confidence that stable confidence is the true driver of the 27% market move.
  • The 'HG:p' headgear flag suggests War Rooms requires a hood/eyeshield to be competitive; if that equipment isn't optimally fitted or the horse has become accustomed to it, the edge from last win may…
  • War Rooms' form string '70-801' shows only one win amid multiple poor efforts (7th, 0, 8th), suggesting inconsistency — the single recent win may flatter a horse prone to switching off.
  • Fixation (SR:90, 9/2) and Navy Waters (SR:87, 9/2) both ran within 12 days and are race-fit rivals; War Rooms' 23-day gap is moderate but those two fresher horses with stronger trainer strike rates p…
Shortlist War Rooms, Fixation, Navy Waters, Marazion
Each-way: Navy Waters Danger: Fixation

🗺 The Course Race conditions

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11 Confirmed runners
Gowran Park Track and setting