Who won the 16:15 Wexford on 28 August 2026?
Cool Summer (IRE) won the 16:15 Wexford at SP 4.50. Ridden by Phillip Enright. Trained by Miss Hilary McLoughlin.
16:15 Wexford
IrelandVisitwexford.ie Handicap Hurdle
2m1f · Hurdle · Good · 12 runners · €6,000 · Friday, 28 August 2026
Result
Result settledRace report
- 1stCool Summer (IRE)Phillip Enright·Miss Hilary McLoughlin7/2·4.50SP
- 2ndBallinearla Girl (IRE)Conor Smithers·Eoin Doyle·beaten 2.75 lengths9/1·10.00SP
- 3rdBella Union (IRE)Eoghan Finegan·John C McConnell·beaten 1.25 lengths11/1·12.00SP
Race time
4m 5.20s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Cool Summer (IRE))
“Settled in the pack early - still back in 7th with five furlongs left - made ground into 5th two out - hit the front approaching the last and went on - kept finding more to the line for the win”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →
Furlong's verdict
Reading the form…
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way66.6/100 rating
The Toothpicker
5.10Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Game Phoenix
Game Phoenix sits fifth in the ratings on 96, five points behind the top-rated Teagarden Jazz, but a progressive profile over this sort of trip gives reason to side with her ahead of a horse whose ceiling may already be known. Teagarden Jazz, Monty's Way and Tingarran Express are the obvious dangers in a wide-open seventeen-runner field on good ground at Wexford, and the first two in particular will need to be taken seriously if they reproduce their best. That said, there is enough in Game Phoenix's upward trajectory to make the case that the ratings understate her current standing, and on a day when conditions suit, she is expected to run a big race. Game Phoenix is our selection.
Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.
Why the model rates this top
The Toothpicker
Darragh O'Keeffe · David Kenneth Budds · 9yo
Top-rated of 17
score 66.6 · +3.5 clear of next best (63.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100small sample (n=3)David Kenneth Budds: 2/3 winners last 14d (67%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight100very strong18d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight58averageOR 87
- Form20% weight38below averageLast 6: 0-5-5-5-3
MarketBest price 5.10 (Betfair Exchange) · 2nd in the market of 17.
v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | J: Phillip Enright · T: Miss Hilary McLoughlin · draw 0 6yo · M · bh | 06622 | 89 | 50.4 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 2 | 9 | J: Conor Smithers(7) · T: Eoin Doyle · draw 0 7yo · M · btp | 07359 | 84 | 41.3 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 3 | 7 | J: Eoghan Finegan(5) · T: John C McConnell · draw 0 10yo · G · bp | 0112P | 87 | 55.8 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 4 | 13 | J: Mike O'Connor · T: Michael Barry · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 00680 | 75 | 46.3 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 5 | 14 | J: Shane O'Callaghan(3) · T: Norman Lee · draw 0 6yo · G · bht | 00077 | 74 | 55.0 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 6 | 4 | J: Danny Gilligan · T: Charlie Keegan · draw 0 7yo · M · bt | 80P03 | 91 | 44.5 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 7 | 3 | J: Daniel King · T: W P Mullins · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 6902 | 92 | 63.0 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 8 | 12 | J: Kevin Healy(7) · T: George Stanley · draw 0 8yo · G · btp | 6P000 | 80 | 45.4 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 9 | 11 | J: Richard Deegan · T: R Donohoe · draw 0 7yo · G · g | F8P60 | 81 | 45.3 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| F | 6 | J: Peter Smithers(5) · T: Jarlath P Fahey · draw 0 6yo · M · b | 06820 | 88 | 54.4 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| PU | 8 | J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: David Kenneth Budds · draw 0 9yo · G · bt | 05553 | 87 | 66.6 | 3/1F·4.00 SP |
| UR | 15 | J: Calum Hogan(5) · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy · draw 0 6yo · G · bt | 0086 | 82 | 46.5 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Philip Donovan · T: J P Broderick · draw 0 7yo · G · chh | 09R7 | 83 | 59.1 | — |
| — | — | J: Reserve 2 · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 7yo · M · b | 6325F | 75 | 54.1 | — |
| — | — | J: Reserve 3 · T: M Winters · draw 0 9yo · G · bp | 5360 | 90 | 36.7 | — |
| — | — | J: Ricky Doyle · T: Miss Denise Marie O'Shea · draw 0 9yo · M · b | 46293 | 100 | 51.9 | — |
| — | — | J: Mr B T Stone(7) · T: Paul Power · draw 0 5yo · M · chp | 30972 | 100 | 60.4 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:15 Wexford?
No — the AI top pick (The Toothpicker) finished PU.
What were the placings in the 16:15 Wexford?
Top finishers: 1. Cool Summer (IRE) (4.50), 2. Ballinearla Girl (IRE) (10.00), 3. Bella Union (IRE) (12.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:15 Wexford?
The winning time was 4m 5.20s.
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