Engines On

The sweet spot for this horse is a distance between 7 furlongs and a mile. At that range, Engines On has won 3 of 9 races — one in every three, which is a serious conversion rate at any level. That combination of a preferred track and a preferred trip gives trainer John Andrew Kinsella something clear to aim at. Kinsella operates out of Rathdrum in County Wicklow and has sent out 5 winners already this season, so this is a yard in decent form and confident enough in its horses to keep running them.

The recent form makes for interesting reading. Reading right to left through the last six races — a win, then 7th, 3rd, 1st, 16th, 14th — the two efforts sandwiching those mid-card finishes both ended in victories. That most recent win came at The Curragh on 27 September 2025, around nine months ago, and the two performances since have been well off the pace. But Engines On raced just yesterday, which means the team is keeping this horse busy and clearly believes there is more to come. Whether that next win arrives back at The Curragh, where this horse has already shown it can be a genuine threat, will be one of the more interesting questions to follow.