Today's tips: Khukri best option on difficult Curragh card

There are huge fields for most of today’s races at the Curragh, which hosts a replacement card for the recently abandoned meeting at Sligo, but punters should be rewarded for supporting Khukri in the opening race, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF maiden for two-year-old colts and geldings.

Jessica Harrington’s Sepoy colt made a most promising debut at this track when running subsequent Group 3 winner and twice Group 2 runner-up Intelligence Cross to a length and a half. On the back of that effort he was sent off favourite for another maiden at this venue, but had to settle for third place behind De Boss Man and Ice Canyon.

However, Khukri was up there from the outset and may have paid the price for having to race from a long way out. Today’s race looks easier and there’s a distinct chance he will be allowed an easy lead. He has the form to come home in front and, if afforded that easy lead, it’ll be disappointing if he doesn’t score with plenty to spare.