17:15 Curragh

Sunday 12 August 2018

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Sensational Kids Handicap

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 1m 38.94s

(2)

Band of Outlaws^p1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 93| CD

9/2

Back to winning ways off a 5lb lower mark in a C&D handicap last month, and not disgraced at Galway last time. Needs to raise his game to win this, but cheekpieces may help.

Form: 432618

(5)

Wild As The Wind⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 85| C

7/1

Won her maiden here, and good efforts to be placed in handicaps at Gowran and Limerick in May/June. Fairly treated off same mark, and one to bear in mind once more.

Form: 1/57-023

(8)

Medal Of Honour^t³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 91| BF| CD

8/1

Now 5lb higher than when winning a C&D handicap in May (Lethal Power fourth), and didn't get the race run to suit when fourth of 6 behind that rival at Leopardstown last time. Should still progress.

Form: 0521-14

(1)

Lethal Power³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 85| D

11/4

Won his maiden over further, but suited by drop back to 1m when winning 6-runner handicap at Leopardstown. Raised 6lb for that, which demands more, but he's still unexposed.

Form: 6-24141

(3)

Bucky Larson^t³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 84| D

5/1

Won his maiden at Leopardstown in May, and improved to make a winning handicap debut there in June. Respectable efforts both starts since, but improvement seems to have flattened out.

Form: 251133

(7)

Scoil Naisiunta⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 84| D

8/1

Been tried at a variety of trips but both wins this season have come at 1m, and she can be forgiven a lesser effort at Sligo last time when left poorly placed. Should bounce back.

Form: 641213

(4)

Ahlan Bil Zain⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: C P Hoban| T: M Halford| OR: 71| D

12/1

Best on AW for David Simcock, although winless in 2017, and hasn't been in much form for current yard, albeit not disgraced here last time.

Form: 434-797

(6)

Tremendous Leap^b²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 78| BF

10/1

Still a maiden and consistent rather than progressive, finishing a creditable second of 6 to Dream Ascot in maiden at Killarney last time. Others look to have his measure again.

Form: 232322

Non-Runners

(10)

Texas Rock⁷

Weight: 10-1| Age: 7

T: M C Grassick J: O J Orr

(9)

Waterboy³¹

Weight: 8-4| Age: 4

T: R Brabazon J: N G McCullagh

Forecasts

Lethal Power (11/4), Band of Outlaws (9/2), Bucky Larson (5/1), Wild As The Wind (7/1), Medal Of Honour (8/1), Scoil Naisiunta (8/1), Tremendous Leap (10/1), Waterboy (10/1), Ahlan Bil Zain (12/1), Texas Rock (14/1)

MEDAL OF HONOUR was behind Lethal Power last time, but is better judged on his previous win over this C&D, when he had that rival back in fourth, and the pair meet on identical terms now. Band of Outlaws, a stable-companion of the selection, ran well enough in the feature mile handicap at Galway, and could find a bit of improvement with cheekpieces now tried.