17:50 Killarney

Wednesday 23 August 2017

All15:1015:4016:1016:4517:1517:5018:20

Easy Clean Limited Handicap

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 2m 33.9s

(4)

Jeremys Joy^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: K H Clarke| OR: 89| D

6/1

Won on belated seasonal debut and is raised 6lb for his efforts. Has finished out of the frame on two starts on the soft ground.

Form: 01500-1

(5)

Mr Everest⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 83

7/2

Impressive start at the Curragh over this trip last month, going down a head before being awarded the race in the steward's room, before sixth of 12, well beaten in Bellewstown Q.R. last month.

Form: 16

(2)

New Direction³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 82| D

7/1

New Approach gelding, improved from 46 to 74 in just over eight months, before winning again at Leopardstown and now 15lb higher than original win.

Form: 221016

(1)

Dalton Highway^v¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Smullen| T: D K Weld| OR: 78

15/8

Winner at Navan in August 2016 off a mark of 68, 10lbs lower than today's rating. Yard has a 23% strike-rate at this meeting.

Form: 2710-39

(6)

Hyperdrive^t1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 77| BF| D

5/1

Two smart wins in April and June, but bombed as 11/4f at the Galway festival in a race where he was eased when beaten and may struggle again still 11lb higher than last win.

Form: 90-2110

(3)

Free Code^t1¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: K J Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 67

40/1

Regressing significantly, now 22lb lower than last winand has ran poorly on his last five starts, over a variety of distance.

Form: 300800

(7)

Best Not Argue⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 63

8/1

Has placed on two occasions on the soft ground, but has been mainly running poorly of late and best passed over here.

Form: 0-05054

Forecasts

Dalton Highway (15/8), Mr Everest (7/2), Hyperdrive (5/1), Jeremys Joy (6/1), New Direction (7/1), Best Not Argue (8/1), Free Code (40/1)

New Direction and Hyperdrive could be the two to take the field along here in the early stages. Jeremy's Joy will have his backers, but I see it between the powerful yards here, Hyperdrive, Mr Everest and the selection DALTON HIGHWAY.