Businessplus.ie Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

16:50

Businessplus.ie Handicap

Date 2024-07-20

Distance 1m2f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €11,800

Winning Time 2m 10.27s (slow by 5.07s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Puturhandstogether (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5/2F	Won
2nd	Siege Of Troy (GB) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	9/2	.75
3rd	Lord Church (IRE) Ronan Whelan · M Halford & T Collins	5/1	1.25
4th	Gibbs Island (GB) W J Lee · A Oliver	6/1	.5
5th	Messerschmitt (IRE) Colin Keane · Noel Meade	25/1	1.25
6th	Courageous Strike (GB) David Egan · Adrian Murray	8/1	2.5
7th	Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) Rory Cleary · J S Bolger	50/1	1.25
8th	Slurricane (IRE) Shane Foley · Ross O'Sullivan	10/1	2.5
9th	It'sonlyjustbegun (IRE) Keithen Kennedy · Mrs John Harrington	6/1	1.75
10th	Promo Queen (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Chris Timmons	150/1	16

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8 (6)	Puturhandstogether Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	131	—	96-732	79	93	86	34d	—	—	-11	15.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Finished well at Gowran, shapes as though a stronger stamina test will suit
1 (3)	Siege Of Troy Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	140	p	241	88	82	50	22d	—	—	+10	27	1.13/1	9/2 18%
C&D maiden winner holds Group One entries so should be well able off a mark of 88
4 (7)	Lord Church Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:M Halford & T Collins	J:Ronan Whelan T:M Halford & T Collins	135	—	99-111	83	87	71	22d	—	—	-2	12.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Unbeaten in 3 handicaps this year; extra 1f no problem but aggregate 19lb rise could be
9 (9)	It'sonlyjustbegun Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:Mrs John Harrington	130	—	64241	78	89	61	7d	—	—	+10	23.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won with a bit in hand at Navan; work in progress and 5lb rise may not prevent a follow-up
3 (2)	Gibbs Island Chestnut J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	136	—	742342	84	92	72	18d	—	—	+8	19.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Knocking on the door over this trip of late; inching higher in the weights but a contender
7 (8)	Courageous Strike Chestnut J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	132	—	18-031	80	95	84	22d	—	—	+1	9.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Came late to win apprentice handicap over 1m4f here on Derby weekend; 5lb rise okay
6 (5)	Slurricane Bay J:Shane Foley T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Shane Foley T:Ross O'Sullivan	133	—	557-15	81	94	84	18d	—	—	+2	10	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Left with too much to do at Roscommon, still potential for more at this trip
2 (1)	Messerschmitt Bay J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	139	—	1-4365	87	91	61	14d	—	—	+14	17.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Drop in trip didn't suit latest so more possible on handicap debut back up in distance
5 (4)	Sli Na Ghealai Bay J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	133	—	311-79	81	92	-	18d	—	—	+6	8.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Well held in Roscommon handicap recently with several of these ahead of her; hard to fancy
10 (10)	Promo Queen Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Chris Timmons	J:Robbie Colgan T:Chris Timmons	127	—	5410-4	75	85	71	112d	—	—	+6	6.5	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Back from a break and upped markedly in trip but of limited appeal

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Puturhandstogether	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2
Siege Of Troy	9/2	4/1	7/2	9/2	4/1
Lord Church	5/1	5/1	9/2	9/2	5/1
It'sonlyjustbegun	6/1	11/2	13/2	5/1	11/2
Gibbs Island	7/1	13/2	15/2	13/2	13/2
Courageous Strike	10/1	9/1	17/2	10/1	9/1
Slurricane	11/1	9/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Messerschmitt	25/1	25/1	28/1	22/1	25/1
Sli Na Ghealai	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Promo Queen	150/1	125/1	100/1	80/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Siege Of Troy

OR: 9.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

It'sonlyjustbegun

23.1

OR: 7 Form: 12.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

3rd

Gibbs Island

19.8

OR: 8.5 Form: 8 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Messerschmitt

17.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Puturhandstogether

15.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Lord Church

12.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Slurricane

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Courageous Strike

9.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Sli Na Ghealai

8.3

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Promo Queen

6.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Siege Of Troy	88	82	50
Messerschmitt	87	91	61
Gibbs Island	84	92	72
Lord Church	83	87	71
Slurricane	81	94	84
Sli Na Ghealai	81	92	—
Courageous Strike	80	95	84
Puturhandstogether	79	93	86
It'sonlyjustbegun	78	89	61
Promo Queen	75	85	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
It'sonlyjustbegun	7d ago	Quick return
Messerschmitt	14d ago	Fit
Gibbs Island	18d ago	Fit
Slurricane	18d ago	Fit
Sli Na Ghealai	18d ago	Fit
Siege Of Troy	22d ago	Fit
Lord Church	22d ago	Fit
Courageous Strike	22d ago	Fit
Puturhandstogether	34d ago	Fit
Promo Queen	112d ago	Long break