Day one of the Killarney August Festival was washed away but the Vincent O'Brien Ruby Stakes was salvaged and now starts Thursday's action at the earlier time of 4.15pm - providing the card passes an 8am inspection.
Aidan O'Brien is responsible for three of the nine due to line up, with Joseph staying loyal to Learn.
The Dermot Weld-trained Rock Critic made a successful start over jumps at the Galway Festival and should be suited by a true test back on the level, whereas Sweet Lightning's five career wins for previous connections came on better ground.
George Kent's Custom Cut steps out of handicap company but his rating certainly entitles him to a shot at Listed honours.
There is another decent pot up for grabs in the thetote.com Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap, in which O'Brien's I Have A Dream tops the weights.
The Galileo colt has to defy an 11lb rise for his handicap debut win at Leopardstown last month and should be given plenty to think about by Jim Bolger's Livia Galilei and the Denis Hogan-trained Inis Meain.
O'Brien's two other representatives go in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden, with Curragh fifth Greek Goddess preferred to Duke Of Marmalade filly Velvet Ribbon, who makes her racecourse bow.
Joanna Morgan's progressive Daigreen bids to follow up Tuesday's Ballinrobe win in the Murphys Inter Vintners Pub Handicap.
Jacksonslady is fit from the Flat and aims to get off the mark over fences in the Diarmuid Cronin Electrical Mares Beginners Chase, while Go All The Way should take all the beating in the Ross Golf Course Novice Chase if his last-start demolition job here is anything to go by.
Bishop's Lane handled heavy ground with aplomb at Tramore recently and has his conditions again in the malton.com Handicap Chase, while Patrick Mullins rides Klepht for his uncle Tom in the concluding Killarney Welcomes Bordeaux Racecourse INH Flat Race.
