Dundalk preview

Kevin Ryan's raider Green Manalishi tops the weights for the dundalkstadium.com Handicap, the feature race on an eight-race evening card at the all-weather venue.

The speedy son of Green Desert has been in really good nick in recent months and arguably looked more than a handicapper when scoring at Lingfield at the start of the month.

He has more on his plate here, but won't mind the step up to six furlongs and seems sure to figure closely.

Sioduil is expected to be rewarded for her consistency before too long and the Jim Bolger inmate is a must for any short-list.

Copper Dock had the beating of Mountain Coral, Romeo's On Fire, Soap Wars, Senor Benny and Forbidden City in a recent course and distance heat but has a 5lb rise to contend with and there shouldn't be much in it.

Action commences at 6.00 with the Bookings@dundalkstadium.co Nursery Handicap and considering Ger Lyons' excellent track record, it would be no surprise to see his Righteous Man step up on maiden form.

Johnny Murtagh will be in the plate as he continues his epic battle with Pat Smullen for the jockeys' title.

Lyons has the once-raced Buaiteoir in the dundalkstadium.com Maiden, while top weight Ashka goes for the in-form handler in the 3 For Free Wednesday Meetings At Dundalk Handicap.

The latter faces Willie Mullins' high-class jumper Ebaziyan, who looks to be having a pipe-opener before reverting to the sticks.

However, the real eye-catcher of the race is Peter Casey's Inch Rebel. She relished the switch to this surface when landing good support here last month and although a 12lb hike looks plenty, she certainly had enough in hand.

John Oxx inmate Keraloun sets the standard in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden, but his Derby entry looks a touch fanciful and he's not bombproof.

Fantando shaped well enough first time out and could take a hand in the finish, but Aidan O'Brien's Battleoftrafalgar may give Keraloun most to worry about.