Clarkey can click
A break of some three months isn't too worrying, however, because he has been deprived of one or two opportunities of late due to the abandonment of meetings.
The former point-to-point winner was last seen on this track in November when giving every indication there was much better to come.
He was beaten five lengths into second spot by Bridge Run, jumping and travelling well through that contest. Clarkey is almost certainly an out-and-out stayer in the making and stepping up another half a mile in trip now can only work in his favour!
Clarkey is trained by Christy Roche and his Streets Of Gold will be a popular choice to take the Tetratema Son Of The Tetrarch Maiden Hurdle.
He performed nicely when sixth behind Maralan in a Naas handicap last time, but preference is for Kilpedder.
Paul Nolan's charges have started to strike form and the mud-loving Kilpedder ran a solid race when six lengths runner-up to An Fear Doiteain at Limerick.
The Shamrock Handicap Chase is fiercely competitive, but In The High Grass may prove the right one. Tom Taaffe's gelding looked all over a winner at Leopardstown in January, only to be mugged close home and beaten a head by Carrigeen Kalmia.
Taaffe might complete a double with Beautiful Vision, third to Ponmeoath at Limerick on his latest appearance, in the Thomastown Beginners Chase.
