Minding (inside) will bid to get off the mark in the opener at Leopardstown© Photo Healy Racing
Aidan O'Brien's Minding should be hard to beat when she makes her second racecourse appearance in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden at Leopardstown, where she faces three rivals.
A full-sister to the stable's Group Three winner Kissed By Angels, the daughter of Galileo was a promising second to Moyglare Stud-entered Tanaza here and looks sure to come forward for that. She also holds an entry in the Moyglare.
In what could prove an interesting heat, David Wachman runs the once-raced Know and debutant The Yellow Bus while Dermot Weld saddles Delta Sierra
All eyes in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Auction Maiden are likely to be on the Ger Lyons-trained Fisherman's Blues
The Zebedee youngster is having his fourth start, having kept good company in maidens so far, including in a hot event at the Curragh won by Air Force Blue.
Kevin Prendergast runs a newcomer for JP McManus in the shape of Fair City and it will be interesting to see what the market says about his chance. Maudlin Magdalen and Mezogiorno cross swords again in the Le Bruin Handicap.
Maudlin Magdalen had her rival a length back in second when scoring over this course and distance a couple of weeks ago, but is 3lb worse off now and she also meets Toccata Blue on unfavourable terms, having previously finishing down the field when Ger Lyons' grey filled the runner-up berth at Gowran Park.
Dundalk specialist The Dancing Lord is another to throw into the mix, as is Cairdiuil who made a pleasing comeback at Listowel. Ishebayorgrey is maintaining an excellent level of consistency during a busy first campaign and should make his presence felt once more in the Racecourse Of The Year Handicap.
However, he comes up against an unexposed Ballydoyle colt in the shape of Cenotaph who, while looking unlikely to ever repay the six-figure sum paid out for him last year, could come into his own now he steps outside of maiden company for the first time.
O'Brien gives a swift return to Timbuktu who takes in the REA Grimes Fillies Maiden on the back of last week's costly course defeat.
