Macaban City has contracted to as short as 3/1 from as big as 25/1 for the opening 1m4f handicap in Dundalk (at 4pm).

The five-year-old gelding was beaten three parts of a length into second in an apprentice handicap over course and distance last month when the jockey put up 1lb overweight.

Lady Of Luxury, Quiet Desire and reserve Gamigin are non runners in this contest. Honey Girl is very popular in the following race at 4.30pm. Henry de Bromhead's charge is returning off a break since finishing fifth at Killarney in October. Theriverrunsdeep contests the concluding six-furlong handicap and is shortening all the time. She won over course and distaance at the start of the month.