Stonehall Jack tries to gain some reward for his recent consistency in the Kilfeacle Stud Handicap Chase at Tipperary on Thursday.
Davy Fitzgerald's six-year-old has made the frame on each of his last three outings but now steps into handicap company for the first time over the bigger obstacles and does so on a mark 11lb higher than his timber figure.
If the extra burden is too much to bear, waiting in the wings could be prolific pointer Final Gift, who was well fancied for a warm Leopardstown event, only to disappoint.
Finea is also a familiar face between the flags and arrives here with a 6lb penalty thanks to last week's success in a maiden hunter chase at Downpatrick.
The action gets under way at 5.30pm with the Boomerang Animal Bedding Maiden Hurdle, in which the reliable Patsio will have his supporters again, and Theos Well is another obvious contender after blowing the cobwebs away with a few spins on the level.
The latter is partnered by Davy Russell, who is also due to get the leg-up on Dactik, the joint top-weight in the Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap Hurdle after going up a couple of pounds for his back-to-form second at Cork.
Horendus Hulabaloo and Toushan both came up short in handicap hurdles at the Punchestown Festival, but now have their attentions switched to fences and cross swords in the Kedrah House Stud 'Well Chosen' Beginners Chase.
Noel Meade wouldn't have too many runners in a novice hunter chase, but he has employed the services of Nina Carberry for Tiger Sam in the Glenview & Rathbarry Stud-sponsored event so the five-year-old has to be given serious consideration.
The Willie Mullins-trained £60,000 purchase Monbeg Rose is one of 10 last-start point-to-point winners in the p2p.ie Mares Point-To-Point INH Flat Race, while Knocknanuss changed hands for 180,000 pounds and starts for Mick Winters in the colts' and geldings' version.
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