Killarney/Kilbeggan Friday

All down hill after today! Anyway not much cathcin the eye tomorrow

5.50 Killarney Nap - All in Clover, been in great form lately winning once, 2nd twice and 3rd once in his last 4 runs- handicapper has nt been too harsh though imo and has only gone up 9lbs altogether - ran off this mark lto at Galway when 3rd behind runaway winner Rock Critic(who raced off 68) he won again very easily nto and is now rated 89! A neck in front of All in Clover that day was Quench the flame who won by 8l nto off the same mark of 64 and won again Tuesday off 72 in Killarney, so is due another hike. Dinah Doll behind in 4th ran 2nd nto again at Galway behind Cinin Oir. So the form of the race looks solid, would be a slight worry if the ground detiorated much further but has been 2nd on gd/y and looks to have very solid e/w claims in this once more.

6.50 Killarney nb - worth giving Stakers another chance here e/w imo - off a mark of 113 on his handicap debut, was very disappointing lto when sent off a 6/4 fav and only managing 4th but that was his 2nd run back after a long absence ao it maybe worth forgiving! On his first run of the season he quite comfortably disposed of Final Day in a maiden hurdle at Tipperary recieving 8lbs but Final Day is now rated 125- Stakers has obviously been tough to keep right with only 4 runs since September 08 where he was well fancied on debut in a bumper when 3rd behind Donnas Palm - could be let in lightly here off 113 imo

6.05 Kilbeggan - Prince Rocco e/w with the confidence boosting form figures of F5-FFF in his last 5 runs! Those were all over fences though which he clearly is not not in love with anymore, back over hurdles here and this is not the strongest race in the world- and if he could repeat anywhere near the level of form he showed in Navan last November when 3rd in a beginners Chase only 3l behind Osana with Roberto Goldback 2l in fron in 2nd he would walk this off 109 but is clearly not the same horse! But could reach the frame if he can regain some confidence in his jumping early on


Lookin forward to the last in Killarney with The Real Article takin on Endless Intrigue, should be a crackin contest between the 2!