The Real Article is finally finding his feet over fences and bids for Grade Three glory in the Kilbegnet EBF Novice Chase at Roscommon.
Edward O'Grady's classy hurdler didn't break through in this sphere until his eighth attempt at Limerick in July, but he capitalised on a comparatively lenient chase mark when accounting for the reopposing Toostrong at the Listowel Festival.
Shadow Eile, runner-up at the highest level over timber, started her career over the bigger obstacles with a win but fell at the last in the Galway race won by Rebel Fitz.
Providing that experience has left no lasting scars, she is a threat, as is Darwins Fox, who beat a couple of subsequent winners at the Galway Festival.
Usuel Smurfer made a pleasing start to his chasing career when third at Listowel and should go close in the Boyle Beginners Chase, while Salesin's most recent run over fences resulted in him making the frame in the Connacht National here and he heads the weights for the Roscommon On-Course Vets Handicap Chase.
The mixed card gets under way at 2.35 with the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden, in which the Aidan O'Brien-trained John Constable bids to make amends for an expensive defeat on his Gowran Park introduction.
The master of Ballydoyle gives a belated start to Sardinia, a close relation to Alexandrova, in the www.roscommonracecourse.ie Maiden, in which Curragh placegetters Global Reach and Cape Glory set a decent standard. John Oxx's Timikar is also interesting on his return from a lengthy absence.
Kanes Pass is back from a slightly shorter break and takes on recent winners Cash Or Casualty and Harpist in the Follow Roscommon On Facebook Handicap, and Tom Cleary's Listowel scorer Truly Delightful is another on the lookout for a quickfire double in the Athlone Apprentice Handicap.
