17:00 Curragh

Sunday 21 April 2024

All13:5014:2514:5515:3016:0016:3017:00

Business Plus Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 18.62s

(7)

Kami^t²³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Gavin Ryan| T: M M McNiff| OR: 65| D

80/1

28/1, last of 10 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 580010-

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(10)

Downforce^v³⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 10-1| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 64| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 20 in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 9/1) 34 days ago. Visor back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 54063-4

(18)

Nouvel Espoir¹⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen| T: J Barcoe| OR: 62

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 13 in maiden at Galway (7f, heavy, 4/1). Off 174 days. Makes handicap debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 325-

(9)

Grigal³¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: R Brabazon| OR: 61

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form tenth of 21 in handicap at this course (6.3f, good, 11/1). Off 10 months.

Form: 2/060-

(3)

Pinar Del Rio¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: Joe Conlon| OR: 61| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Fourteenth of 19 in handicap (16/1) at this course (5.9f, heavy). Off 173 days.

Form: 069000-

(4)

One For Mum²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 58

20/1

Bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap (10/1) at Naas (7f, heavy) 28 days ago. Yard in good form. Can make presence felt.

Form: 36730-7

(8)

Coolcalmncollected^p1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 54| D

28/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, heavy) 11 days ago, slowly away. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Chance on old form.

Form: 0-00778

(16)

Rattletheonionbag³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Browne| OR: 54

20/1

25/1, respectable eighth of 20 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 34 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 3538-08

(25)

Scarlet Dancer²⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 54| D

33/1

Below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 17/2), left poorly placed. Off 8 months. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving James McAuley. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 353206-

(24)

Hezahunk³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 52

11/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. Below form sixth of 12 in handicap (9/2) at Dundalk (5f) 30 days ago.

Form: 708226

(28)

Dark Viper^p²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 62| BF

16/5

2/1, very good 1¾ lengths second of 9 to Naisiun in handicap at Naas (7f, heavy) 28 days ago, doing too much too soon. Shortlist material.

Form: 8808-22

(15)

Stanhope¹⁶⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 51| D

33/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (33/1) at Dundalk (7f). Off 165 days.

Form: 006640-

(26)

Second Fiddle^t¹⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: C P Donoghue| OR: 49

50/1

Below form eighth of 15 in maiden (80/1) at Navan (5f, heavy). Off 6 months. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 000758-

(13)

Below Deck^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Leigh Roche| T: L Comer| OR: 48

40/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 10/1, bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (5f) 30 days ago.

Form: 2-32605

(1)

Cage Rattler^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 48

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Second of 16 in handicap (33/1) at Leopardstown (7.1f, heavy) 11 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0/0-092

(27)

Gegenpressing^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 48| D

12/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, creditable sixth of 20 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 34 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 0006-46

(11)

Naisiun²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Andrew Slattery| T: J S Bolger| OR: 59

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Naas (7f, heavy, 20/1) 28 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Dark Viper. Merits consideration.

Form: 7405-1

(12)

Un Bacio Ancora^p,t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Killian Leonard| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 48| D

18/1

One win from 36 Flat runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 33/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 8 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 068099

(19)

Atlas^p¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 8-12| J: Alyse Clarke⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 47

100/1

Four wins from 87 Flat runs. Thirty nine runs since last win in 2020. 40/1, eighth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, heavy) 11 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 08-0878

(14)

Brookie Cookie⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: D E Sheehy| T: R O'Brien| OR: 47

66/1

Last of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Dundalk (7f) 81 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Sean Davis.

Form: 4075-70

(17)

Lynskey⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 47

25/1

14/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f) 58 days ago.

Form: 008-600

(20)

Redshore City²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Lupini| OR: 47

9/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Good eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 13/2) 26 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 2500-68

(2)

Sin E Shekells^p²³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Murray| OR: 47

100/1

Remains a maiden after 38 Flat runs. Eleventh of 24 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good, 100/1). Off 7 months.

Form: 406700-

(22)

Tall Story^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 47

16/1

Remains a maiden after 33 Flat runs. 18/1, below form tenth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 14 days ago, never nearer. Down in trip.

Form: 0245-00

(5)

Thirtysecondstreet^t1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 47

80/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 66/1) 30 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 038-000

(23)

Grand Citadel²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: M Fenton| OR: 50

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 18 in maiden (200/1) at Cork (5f, heavy) 22 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 00-0

(21)

Layoftheland⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Sean Davis| OR: 47

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (6f, 200/1) 9 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-709

Non-Runners

(6)

Beaumadier¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: M C Grassick J: Yudish Geerdharry

Forecasts

Dark Viper (16/5), Downforce (13/2), Cage Rattler (8/1), Redshore City (9/1), Nouvel Espoir (10/1), Pinar Del Rio (11/1), Hezahunk (11/1), Gegenpressing (12/1), Naisiun (14/1), Tall Story (16/1), Un Bacio Ancora (18/1), Rattletheonionbag (20/1), One For Mum (20/1), Lynskey (25/1), Coolcalmncollected (28/1), Grigal (33/1), Scarlet Dancer (33/1), Stanhope (33/1), Beaumadier (33/1), Below Deck (40/1), Second Fiddle (50/1), Grand Citadel (66/1), Brookie Cookie (66/1), Thirtysecondstreet (80/1), Kami (80/1), Layoftheland (100/1), Atlas (100/1), Sin E Shekells (100/1)

Ready preference is for DARK VIPER, who chased home an improver on his reappearance over this C&D and found only Naisiun too good over 7f at Naas next time. Back down in trip on 4 lb better terms, Dark Viper should have the measure of that rival this time. Cage Rattler took a step forward when runner-up at Leopardstown recently and should be in the mix, provided he's able to build on that, while Scarlet Dancer will have an each-way chance if ready to roll following an eight-month absence.