Alley open to further improvement

ALLEY MY BOY looked a nice prospect when winning his semi-final of the Irish Wheelchair Association A5 525 last week and, given that he’s open to further improvement, he should be hard to beat in tonight’s final.

The lightly raced dog had the early pace to lead around the turn last time and he outpaced his rivals as he opened up a significant advantage in the backstraight.

He may not enjoy the luxury of an early lead here — that distinction may go to Huggies Joy — but his all-round speed should see him to the front in plenty of time to follow up last week’s success.