### Clue: He saw himself as winning on the pools (9)
### Answer: NARCISSUS 
 ### Explanation: Definition: He saw himself as winning on the pools
  Cryptic defn:  Greek mythological hunter who saw himself,his reflection in a pool (not the football one), a reflection he thought was winning,charming and attractive, and fell in love with it, not realising it was only an image.  He does get around in Crosswordland, appearing in my last blog.