'He'll run a big race, he definitely won't be far away' - Ado McGuinness out to make a big splash at Laytown yet again

Ado McGuinness at Al Rayyan racecourse this week

Ado McGuinness: thinks he could land the opener at Laytown with DontspoilasaleCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

There are four current racetracks in Ireland where runners trained by Ado McGuinness are showing a level-stakes profit and one of those is on the beach at Laytown.

The Lusk-based trainer certainly has a soft spot for the annual seaside carnival, celebrating a double on the card for the last two years, and his best chance of continuing that hot streak looks to rest on the shoulders of Cherry Pink in the 6f handicap (5.05).

Cherry Pink has no previous Laytown experience but the four-year-old arrives at the top of her game having backed up a Bellewstown win last month with a fine effort off 7lb higher when second of 16 at Gowran Park. The problem for punters is that both of those efforts were over a mile and this is only six furlongs, a trip she has never tried before.

McGuinness said of the former Mick Halford and Tracey Collins-trained filly: "She's done really well since she arrived and hopefully she's got a decent chance. She seems to be in great form and we're heading over to the beach full of hope."

McGuinness didn't stop there, and gave a very favourable mention for one of his other representatives on the card, Dontspoilasale in the opening 6f handicap (4.35).

He said: "I think Dontspoilasale has got a great chance in the first. I can see him running a big race. He definitely won't be far away."

Laytown: a unique racedayCredit: Patrick McCann

For plenty of punters, the banker of the evening is likely to be the Joseph O'Brien-trained Jeaniemacaroney in the 7f maiden (6.05).

She has been runner-up on her last three starts on the Flat, but did win a maiden hurdle at Roscommon in July, and this looks a golden opportunity for the JP McManus-owned filly to score again. She's nicely clear on the figures and should prove a tough nut to crack.

The concluding 7f race (7.05) for qualified riders looks a fascinating affair, likely to be fought out by two horses who threatened to be a whole lot better than they are now.

Tough Talk beat Little Big Bear on his debut in 2022, but hasn't won since, while Quar Shamar was once rated 104.

If either of those were to recapture even a morsel of their past form, it would be a foregone conclusion, but the big question is which one is regressing least quickly.

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