Poolcourt Engineering Handicap Steeplechase

16:35 Wexford Sat 08 Aug 2026 3m1f0y Good 7 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Teenage Kiss

MEDIUM Advised 7/2 Est. 30%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Teenage Kiss (SR 114, 7/2) is the most compelling case in a modest field. The horse carries a manageable 10-13 — a clear weight advantage over top-weight Sphagnum (11-12) and Rockonliam (11-8) — and arrives on a form line of 245-12, showing two consecutive wins to close the sequence. The market has shortened 18% from the opening price, which is a significant steaming signal in a 7-runner field where money is harder to hide. Trainer Conor O'Dwyer's booking of conditional Charlie O'Dwyer (20% strike rate from 20 rides, small but sharp sample) suggests yard confidence, and at 7/2 there is genuine each-way value with upside if the wins translate over this trip. Each-way alternative: Ceroc. Main danger: Ceroc — Ceroc (SR 108, 3/1) carries only 10-12, has a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good ground — the only positive going flag in the field — and recorded a win last time out (form P6-2P1), making the quick 17-day turnaround from a winning run a live threat rather than a concern.

Verify· #11413

Full result

Winner: Rockonliam (IRE) at SP 7/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Rockonliam Fox #3 Henry De Bromhead · Darragh O'Keeffe 2/1
2 Teenage Kiss Fox #1 Conor O'Dwyer · Charlie O'Dwyer(3) 11/4
3 Ceroc Fox #2 Andrew Slattery · Phillip Enright 4/1
4 Sphagnum J P Broderick · Mr J P Sampson(7) 28/1
5 Rue Taylor Paul Nolan · Eoin Staples(5) 7/1
6 Jacovec Cavern Fox #4 Paul Hennessy · Richard Condon(5) 8/1
— Duty Bound J P Flavin · Donagh Meyler 11/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Teenage Kiss 7/2 🥈 2ND
2 Ceroc 3/1 🥉 3RD
3 Rockonliam 2/1 SP 7/4F 🏆 WON
4 Jacovec Cavern 9/1 6TH