Handicapping appellant wins at Laytown

Dream Today (7/4f) was the subject of a recent unsuccessful IHRB handicapping appeal and today comfortably won Laytown's O'Neills Sports Handicap, for trainer Ado McGuinness and owners Shamrock Thoroughbreds.

Connections last month lost their appeal into Dream Today's all-weather rating of 93 and having finished runner-up at Dundalk four days after the hearing, today made use of his turf rating of 80, winning easily under Patrick Mullins.

McGuinness said “he's a good horse and he was well down on the grass ratings. He's back to form and he likes good ground.

"He had a cracking run behind Harry's Bar in Dundalk, he's a good horse on his day and he will go back to Dundalk. Patrick was very good on him.

"It is great for the lads and he ran in Bart O'Sullivan's colours today. Bart was a great supporter of ours and unfortunately his son James couldn't be here today, but they are still our yard sponsors.”

Quotes from Michael Graham