Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div II)

Dundalk (AW)

19:15

Date 2025-10-17

Distance 7f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 1m 25.75s (slow by 2.05s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Drafted (IRE) Luke McAteer · C Byrnes	11/10F	Won
2nd	Bucky Larson (IRE) Jack Cleary · P Sweeney	25/1	.5
3rd	Velvet Skies (IRE) Ben Coen · Michael Mulvany	11/2	0.3
4th	Sovereign Banter (IRE) Jimmy Dalton · Andrew Slattery	15/2	.5
5th	Hell Left Loose (GB) Chris Hayes · Denis Gerard Hogan	22/1	2.75
6th	Haughty (GB) Mark Crehan · Mrs Lorna Fowler	33/1	.75
7th	Bella Boyne (IRE) Nathan Crosse · John C McConnell	100/1	1.75
8th	La La Lucrative (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Matthew J Smith	7/1	.75
9th	Nammos (GB) Sam Coen · Adrian McGuinness	15/2	1
10th	Dowth (IRE) Emily Grifferty · Noel Meade	80/1	.75
11th	Half Nutz (IRE) Rian Lane · Terence O'Brien	6/1	6.5

Runners (13)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5 (3)	Drafted Bay J:Luke McAteer T:C Byrnes	J:Luke McAteer T:C Byrnes	134	—	340752	52	65	63	3d	—	—	-15	14.9	2/1 33%
Good second here on Tuesday at 1m when setting strong tempo; definite contender
1 (12)	Nammos Chestnut J:Sam Coen(7) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Sam Coen(7) T:Adrian McGuinness	142	—	476450	60	62	51	28d	—	—	-10	7.5	9/2 18%
Disappointing over C&D last month, slow to break and weakening tamely; more needed
13 (13)	Sovereign Banter Bay J:Jimmy Dalton(10) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Jimmy Dalton(10) T:Andrew Slattery	120	tb	490042	40	64	-	17d	—	—	-3	8.1	7/1 13%
Decent Cork form of late; draw not ideal but could go well
8 (6)	Half Nutz Chestnut J:Rian Lane(10) T:Terence O'Brien	J:Rian Lane(10) T:Terence O'Brien	129	—	-36046	47	69	64	11d	—	—	-8	3.9	13/2 13%
Encouraging Killarney run 11 days but more needed to improve his 0-13 AW record
2 (1)	Velvet Skies Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:Michael Mulvany	J:Ben Coen T:Michael Mulvany	142	—	280570	60	68	20	25d	—	—	-6	5.8	15/2 12%
Out of form on turf of late; AW return may spark a revival but trip a concern
4 (4)	La La Lucrative Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Matthew J Smith	J:Robbie Colgan T:Matthew J Smith	135	h	000040	53	60	-	13d	—	—	-10	5.2	7/1 13%
Made too much use of in testing conditions at the Curragh on latest; AW debut
9 (11)	Bucky Larson Bay J:Jack Cleary(5) T:P Sweeney	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:P Sweeney	126	—	009420	44	65	39	158d	—	—	0	4.9	18/1 5%
Absent since May; yard debut and now 44lb below his highest winning mark here
11 (10)	Hell Left Loose Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Chris Hayes T:Denis Gerard Hogan	122	b	U95557	40	56	47	11d	—	—	-5	1.7	18/1 5%
Long losing run and 2lb wrong off basement mark; not a forlorn hope though
6 (8)	Haughty Bay J:Mark Crehan(3) T:Mrs Lorna Fowler	J:Mark Crehan(3) T:Mrs Lorna Fowler	133	p	5/6009	51	61	-	31d	—	—	-3	1.3	25/1 4%
Winning miler for Alan King but no sign of form since moving yards; reverts to AW
10 (2)	Dowth Bay J:Emily Grifferty(10) T:Noel Meade	J:Emily Grifferty(10) T:Noel Meade	125	t	-87090	45	52	39	21d	—	—	-3	1	40/1 2%
Down the field (stiff task) in claimer here on latest; hard to fancy back in handicap
12 (5)	Bella Boyne Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:John C McConnell	J:Nathan Crosse T:John C McConnell	121	—	090-00	41	65	-	9d	—	—	-2	0.7	66/1 1%
Opening two handicap efforts on turf have been poor; of limited appeal back on AW
NR (9)	Distillate Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Adrian McGuinness	J:NON-RUNNER T:Adrian McGuinness	139	—	431048	57	70	29	1d	—	—	—	5.4	—
Laytown winner ran okay at Down Royal latest; runs at the Curragh Thursday
NR (7)	Shelbourne Flyer Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:John C McConnell	J:NON-RUNNER T:John C McConnell	133	t	057320	51	61	45	18d	—	—	—	5.3	—
Has to bounce back from a below-par Down Royal effort last month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Drafted	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Nammos	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Sovereign Banter	13/2	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1
Half Nutz	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1
Velvet Skies	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1	15/2
La La Lucrative	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	5/1
Bucky Larson	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Hell Left Loose	18/1	16/1	18/1	16/1	12/1
Haughty	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Dowth	40/1	28/1	40/1	33/1	25/1
Bella Boyne	66/1	50/1	66/1	50/1	50/1
Distillate	-	-	-	-	-
Shelbourne Flyer	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Drafted

14.9

OR: 0.5 Form: 5 Odds: 9.4

2/1

2nd

Sovereign Banter

8.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

7/1

3rd

Nammos

7.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Velvet Skies

5.8

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Distillate

5.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0

—

Shelbourne Flyer

5.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0

—

La La Lucrative

5.2

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

7/1

Bucky Larson

4.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Half Nutz

3.9

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Hell Left Loose

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Haughty

1.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Dowth

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Bella Boyne

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nammos	60	62	51
Velvet Skies	60	68	20
Distillate	57	70	29
La La Lucrative	53	60	—
Drafted	52	65	63
Haughty	51	61	—
Shelbourne Flyer	51	61	45
Half Nutz	47	69	64
Dowth	45	52	39
Bucky Larson	44	65	39
Bella Boyne	41	65	—
Sovereign Banter	40	64	—
Hell Left Loose	40	56	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Distillate	1d ago	Quick return
Drafted	3d ago	Quick return
Bella Boyne	9d ago	Quick return
Half Nutz	11d ago	Quick return
Hell Left Loose	11d ago	Quick return
La La Lucrative	13d ago	Quick return
Sovereign Banter	17d ago	Fit
Shelbourne Flyer	18d ago	Fit
Dowth	21d ago	Fit
Velvet Skies	25d ago	Fit
Nammos	28d ago	Fit
Haughty	31d ago	Fit
Bucky Larson	158d ago	Long break