Trainer Mouse Morris is under no illusions about the task facing Rogue Angel as the Listowel hero looks to complete a major double in the Ladbrokes Munster National at Limerick on Sunday.
The Gigginstown House Stud-owned seven-year-old knuckled down to his task to defeat Urano by a short head in a thriller at the Kerry National last month, a particularly admirable performance given he was beaten at the track just three days earlier.
The handicapper has had his say, handing Rogue Angel a considerable hike in the weights ahead of his appearance at Limerick.
Morris said: "He seems fine, but he's got a big penalty to carry.
"He went up 3lb for finishing second in Listowel on the Sunday and then 6lb for winning the Kerry National, so he's 9lb higher in total. The handicapper's not been too kind to me.
"But he's been running well through the summer and all the horses are running well, so fingers crossed he'll run a big race."
The Fethard-based trainer also saddles Ravished.
He is a big outsider after pulling up in the Kerry National, but Morris believes he should not be dismissed.
He said: "He wouldn't be without a chance. He made a terrible mistake at the third fence in Listowel and could never get into it after that.
"You can put a line through that run and he'd been running well up to then.
"As long as one of them win, I don't mind!" joked Morris (pictured below).
The only British-trained contender is Harry Fry's Opening Batsman.
The nine-year-old endured a spell in the doldrums after winning the Racing Plus Chase at Kempton in 2013, but bounced back with successive wins at the end of last season.
Fry said: "He hadn't won a race for over two years when he won at Wincanton in February and he followed up at Fontwell next time.
"He's back up in the weights now, there aren't too many options for him and the owners thought it would be good fun to have a trip over to Ireland for the weekend.
"Win, lose or draw, I'm sure they'll enjoy themselves.
"He won the Racing Plus Chase off a mark of 140 and it was the same at Fontwell on his last run, so he's never actually won off his current mark (143).
"The blinkers revitalised him at the end of last season and he's got them on again, so fingers crossed he runs a respectable race and comes back safe and sound."
Henry de Bromhead's Sadler's Risk can be difficult to predict, but has no little ability, as he showed when finishing third behind stable companion Shanahan's Turn in the Galway Plate last time.
De Bromhead said: "He had a super run in the Galway Plate and was just a bit caught out by his inexperience over fences, as he jumped a bit cautiously, but once he got into the swing of it he stayed on really nicely.
"He's definitely better going right-handed than left-handed, so we have targeted the Munster National.
"He's a horse with a lot of class; it's just a case of coaxing it out of him as he has his own ideas about the game."
Champion trainer Willie Mullins saddles Urano, The Paparrazi Kid and Indevan.
Last year's winner Shanpallas is back to defend his crown for trainer Charles Byrnes and is one of three runners for leading owner JP McManus, with Jacksonslady and Carriganog also carrying the famous green and gold silks.
Other contenders include Jimmy Mangan's Perfect Promise, the Michael Hourigan-trained The Job Is Right and Pass The Hat from Arthur Moore's yard.
A maximum field of 16 is set to go to post, with A Decent Excuse, Dushrembrandt and Archie Meade the three reserves.
