O'NEILLS.COM Handicap – Laytown

Laytown

18:40

O'NEILLS.COM Handicap

Date 2025-09-04

Distance 7f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,195

Winning Time 1m 24.51s (slow by 1.41s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Distillate (GB) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	6/1	Won
2nd	Punk Poet (IRE) Ben Coen · Edward Lynam	5/2F	1.5
3rd	Mullacash Buzz (IRE) Jack Cleary · Thomas Dowling	6/1	2
4th	Saxon Kingdom (IRE) Gavin Ryan · Thomas Dowling	16/1	2.75
5th	Shining Aitch (GB) James Ryan · T G McCourt	25/1	0.1
6th	Jazz Dreamers (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Seamus Fahey	25/1	0.05
7th	Cherry Pink (IRE) J J Slevin · William Durkan	10/1	1
8th	Roman Harry (IRE) Colin Keane · Ms Claire O'Connell	5/1	6.5
9th	Rock Etoile (IRE) Jake Coen · Andrew Slattery	8/1	1
10th	Nibras Rainbow (IRE) Gary Carroll · Gavin Cromwell	13/2	8

Runners (13)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (5)	Punk Poet Bay J:Ben Coen T:Edward Lynam	J:Ben Coen T:Edward Lynam	152	—	730006	56	54	48	20d	—	—	-14	8.8	3/1 25%
Won this in 2023 and 3rd last term; 19lb lower now and hinted at revival latest
3 (4)	Roman Harry Bay J:Colin Keane T:Ms Claire O'Connell	J:Colin Keane T:Ms Claire O'Connell	153	—	033948	57	57	-	9d	—	—	-7	7.3	11/2 15%
Won C&D maiden last term; has gone close several times since; lost his way more recently
5 (1)	Distillate Chestnut J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	149	t	867543	53	52	27	9d	—	—	-9	9	9/2 18%
Losing run goes back a year to 7f success from 9lb higher but hit the frame last 2 runs
6 (7)	Nibras Rainbow Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	144	—	059082	48	56	18	9d	—	—	-7	10	11/2 15%
Came in for market support when 2nd in turf h'cap last week; shaped like 7f would suit
8 (8)	Mullacash Buzz Bay J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Thomas Dowling	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Thomas Dowling	142	t	206926	46	63	58	21d	—	—	-4	6.4	8/1 11%
4-time AW winner at 7f; failed to build on a 2nd latest; could go well if taking to sand
1 (10)	Rock Etoile Bay J:Jake Coen(5) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Jake Coen(5) T:Andrew Slattery	154	—	-00860	58	60	46	28d	—	—	-4	4.5	9/1 10%
6 wins over 1m; AW winner in November but he's not shown enough in 5 runs this summer
2 (12)	Cherry Pink Bay J:J J Slevin T:William Durkan	J:J J Slevin T:William Durkan	153	—	326704	57	52	31	20d	—	—	-5	5.6	12/1 8%
6f winner here last term and caught the eye with AW 4th latest; on a fair mark
7 (11)	Saxon Kingdom Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:Thomas Dowling	J:Gavin Ryan T:Thomas Dowling	143	t	034580	47	49	-	19d	—	—	-4	2.2	16/1 6%
1-27; first win at Gowran at start of campaign but lost his way more recently
9 (2)	Jazz Dreamers Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Seamus Fahey	J:Ronan Whelan T:Seamus Fahey	141	—	-38700	45	57	-	9d	—	—	-3	1.8	22/1 4%
Just 1 win since 2021 and no signs of a revival lately; best form over further
10 (3)	Shining Aitch Grey J:James Ryan T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan T:T G McCourt	139	—	096090	43	62	36	71d	—	—	-2	0.6	66/1 1%
4-time AW winner but his losing run is mounting up and he's not shown enough in 2025
NR (6)	Chou Chou Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER(3) T:Eamonn O'Connell	J:NON-RUNNER(3) T:Eamonn O'Connell	146	—	801725	50	51	-	22d	—	—	—	6.5	—
Winner in July and has gone close since; didn't get clear run latest; reserve
NR (13)	Barretstown Bay J:NON-RUNNER(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	J:NON-RUNNER(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	150	—	4-7000	54	50	24	77d	—	—	—	1	—
Winner on AW last winter but shown nothing on turf this summer; needs further; reserve
NR (9)	Nika Pika Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Noel C Kelly	J:NON-RUNNER T:Noel C Kelly	147	—	809000	51	57	41	54d	—	—	—	0.3	—
Sole win came in maiden claimer in 2023 and lost her way this year; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Punk Poet	11/4	11/4	5/2	3/1	3/1
Roman Harry	11/2	11/2	9/2	11/2	5/1
Distillate	9/2	7/2	7/2	9/2	4/1
Nibras Rainbow	11/2	5/1	7/2	11/2	5/1
Mullacash Buzz	8/1	15/2	15/2	7/1	13/2
Rock Etoile	9/1	17/2	8/1	9/1	9/1
Cherry Pink	8/1	10/1	9/1	15/2	12/1
Saxon Kingdom	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Jazz Dreamers	22/1	20/1	18/1	22/1	20/1
Shining Aitch	66/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Chou Chou	-	-	-	-	-
Barretstown	-	-	-	-	-
Nika Pika	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Nibras Rainbow

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 5

11/2

2nd

Distillate

OR: 0.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5.2

9/2

3rd

Punk Poet

8.8

OR: 1.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Roman Harry

7.3

OR: 1.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4

11/2

Chou Chou

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

—

Mullacash Buzz

6.4

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Cherry Pink

5.6

OR: 1.8 Form: 1 Odds: 2.9

12/1

Rock Etoile

4.5

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Saxon Kingdom

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Jazz Dreamers

1.8

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Barretstown

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Shining Aitch

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Nika Pika

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rock Etoile	58	60	46
Roman Harry	57	57	—
Cherry Pink	57	52	31
Punk Poet	56	54	48
Barretstown	54	50	24
Distillate	53	52	27
Nika Pika	51	57	41
Chou Chou	50	51	—
Nibras Rainbow	48	56	18
Saxon Kingdom	47	49	—
Mullacash Buzz	46	63	58
Jazz Dreamers	45	57	—
Shining Aitch	43	62	36

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Roman Harry	9d ago	Quick return
Distillate	9d ago	Quick return
Nibras Rainbow	9d ago	Quick return
Jazz Dreamers	9d ago	Quick return
Saxon Kingdom	19d ago	Fit
Punk Poet	20d ago	Fit
Cherry Pink	20d ago	Fit
Mullacash Buzz	21d ago	Fit
Chou Chou	22d ago	Fit
Rock Etoile	28d ago	Fit
Nika Pika	54d ago	Fresh
Shining Aitch	71d ago	Fresh
Barretstown	77d ago	Fresh