16:22 Gowran Park

Wednesday 12 August 2026

All14:2214:5215:2215:5216:2216:5217:2217:52

McEnery Cup Handicap

Off time: 16:22 | Winning time: 2m 38.71s

1^st

(3)

Fixation

49-4

9/4f

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen

Unruly in stalls, tracked leaders in 3rd, closed entering straight, soon challenged, led 2f out, 2 lengths clear under pressure 1f out, kept on well op 11/4 tchd 15/8 and tchd 3/1

2^nd

(10)

Star Harbour

89-0

15/2

T: A McGuinnessJ: Declan McDonogh

Soon tracked leader in 2nd, challenged straight, 3rd under pressure 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace, went 2nd again final 100 yards op 12/1

3^rd

(8)

Navy Waters

58-13

3/1

T: W McCreeryJ: Billy Lee

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, closed approaching straight, 4th over 2f out, went 2nd under pressure and no impression 1f out, kept on same pace op 9/4

4^th

1 ¼

(9)

Obscenity

49-0

4/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Held up in rear, improving 6th 2f out, 4th and no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace op 7/2 tchd 3/1

5^th

(2)

Dallas Star

510-0

7/1

T: Robson AguiarJ: Donagh O'Connor

Soon led, headed under pressure 2f out, 5th and no extra 1f out op 9/1 tchd 15/2

6^th

1 ¾

(1)

Ephesus

58-7

28/1

T: D HoganJ: Jared Huggan (10)

Tracked leaders in 5th, 6th and ridden entering straight, lost place over 2f out, soon no impression tchd 33/1

7^th

(5)

Sea Coral

48-8

16/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Keithen Kennedy (5)

Held up, 7th halfway, closed when not clear run from over 2f out, 6th and no impression over 1f out op 10/1

8^th

1 ½

(6)

Daboya

58-8

12/1

T: R DonohoeJ: Reese Holohan (7)

Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden when not much room briefly entering straight, soon lost place, no impression tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Royal Hollow¹³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 8

T: A Slattery J: Andrew Slattery

(11)

Marazion⁴⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Shane Foley

(7)

War Rooms²³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: G Keane J: Colin Keane

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.25Pl:€1.20, €2.10, €1.30EX:€25.10Trifecta:€88.60Tricast:€51.85SF:€20.57

Forecasts

Fixation (9/4), Navy Waters (3/1), Obscenity (4/1), War Rooms (5/1), Dallas Star (7/1), Star Harbour (15/2), Royal Hollow (8/1), Marazion (8/1), Daboya (12/1), Sea Coral (16/1), Ephesus (28/1)

NAVY WATERS is in better form than her recent form figures suggest and can get off the mark for the season if avoiding the trouble she has met on her last couple of starts. Star Harbour had excuses last time and is feared most on the strength of his Carlisle effort in June, while Dallas Star is respected on handicap debut having raced almost exclusively at a higher level.

NAVY WATERS (IRE)
STAR HARBOUR (IRE)
DALLAS STAR (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Fleetfoot

Weight: 9-12 |Age: 5

J: Declan McDonogh | T: J S Bolger

2/1

Prize Money

1st: €15,000.002nd: €5,000.003rd: €2,500.004th: €1,250.005th: €750.006th: €500.00