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Banjup trainer-reinsman Dylan Egerton-Green is enjoying another highly successful season and he declares that Typhoon Banner is his best winning prospects among his eight drives at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
Typhoon Banner, a New Zealand-bred five-year-old and a winner at 14 of his 41 starts, will resume racing after a spell when he begins from the No. 4 barrier in the Sky Racing Replays Pace over 2130m.
“His work has been good, and he should go good,” said Egerton-Green, who has driven 107 winners this season and is in fifth place on the WA drivers’ premiership table.
“He will probably need a bit of match practice, but I’m confident he will run a forward race. Obviously, the draw is a bit tricky to overcome. He has a great turn of foot and I’m sure he will show it.”
Egerton-Green is also bullish about the prospects of his three-year-old filly Champagne Everyone, who will start from barrier two in the 2130m Follow Sky Racing On Facebook Pace. She won for the fourth time from 20 starts when she set the pace from barrier three and beat Let It Linga over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Tuesday of last week.
“She has been racing very well but hasn’t had a lot of luck in a few of the big races,” he said. “It is a nice draw to play a part in this race. She has a good turn of foot and with the right run she can be dangerous.”
The Barry Howlett-trained Little Darling is racing enthusiastically and looks set to fight out the finish. She will start from barrier six, with Chris Lewis in the sulky.
Her five outings since resuming from a spell have been full of merit — seconds to Wonderful To Fly in the group 1 Westbred Classic, behind Im Themightylucy and then behind Taking The Miki in the group 1 WA Oaks. At her latest appearance, in the Great Southern Derby at Narrogin, she finished third behind Been Scootin and Dontbesillychilli.
Egerton-Green is also looking for forward showings from Seeryanfly in the 2130m Sky Racing Pace and Livy Jay in the 2130m In The Gig Pace.
Four-year-old Seeryanfly will be making his first appearance for four months when he begins from barrier four. He won four races in a row in May and June before disappointing in finishing at the rear in two Gloucester Park events.
“He had a good start to his prep and then went off a little bit when he had a few problems,” said Egerton-Green. “He went out and had a spell and he has come back better and stronger. His work has been pretty nice and I’m sure he will run a nice race. And whatever he does I’m sure he will improve on.”
Five-year-old Livy Jay will start from barrier five in the 2130m In The Gig On Sky Pace in which she will clash with the outstanding mare Eighteen Carat. “She will run a good race,” said Egerton-Green.