1.10 Shoda Market Cafe

Irish EBF Maiden 1m 1f

Some guesswork involved here, with 10 of the 16 runners previously unraced. Joseph O’Brien has three contenders and Bacchanalian gets the assistance of Dylan Browne McMonagle so might well be the stable selection. The Siyouni-Invincible Spirit cross he is bred on has produced multiple horses able to run to marks in the 90s and 100s, and the stable have not been far away with their runners in this race over the past two years. He gets a very tentative nod.

Aidan O’Brien runs four, with Seamie Heffernan taking the mount of Illinois. The Galileo newcomer is exquisitely bred as a half-brother to Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Danedream. Stablemate Fighter, by Frankel, finished down the field at Punchestown on his only other run but should be sharper for that experience.

SELECTION: BACCHANALIAN

Next best: Illinois

1.45 Staffordstown Stud

Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies) 1m

With her agreed sale to new connections unexpectedly falling through, Kitty Rose gets the chance to add a Group 3 win to her haul, having impressed when landing the Listed Ingabelle Stakes at Leopardstown last month. Given she has been so effective over slightly shorter on good ground, it remains to be seen how she will handle easier ground over a mile but the Natalia Lupini-trained filly is clearly an exciting prospect.

Chesham Stakes scorer Snellen was bitterly disappointing when said to have had an off day in the Debutante Stakes in August. If able to bounce back, she is obviously a major player in this company. Brilliant has plenty of experience and showed up well on soft ground when third here in Group 3 company last time.

SELECTION: KITTY ROSE

Next best: Snellen

2.20 Glenroyal Hotel Ladies

Trophy (Q.R.) Handicap 1m 4f

A wide draw in stall 15 may not be ideal, but the Noel Meade-trained Van Demon makes some appeal as an unexposed three-year-old stepping into handicap company for the first time. He struck in a Cork maiden over this trip last time and sees his chances boosted by the booking of Maxine O’Sullivan in this ladies-only race.

Whatcouldhavebeen, who finished second in the Grade 1 Honeysuckle Mares Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse in April at 66/1, hasn’t been seen for 161 days but ought to be very dangerous off a mark of 72 if able to replicate anything like her best hurdles form for Jarlath Fahey. Cases can be made for plenty of these, including last-time-out Bellewstown winner Narlita.

SELECTION: VAN DEMON

Next best: Whatcouldhavebeen

2.55 Irish EBF Median Sires

Series Maiden 6f

Slaney Swagger was only beaten half a length in fourth on debut here 13 days ago when appearing to handle an ease in the ground just fine. With that experience behind him, he should be in the thick of things again for Jim Bolger, albeit the drop back to six furlongs from a mile is an unknown for him.

Blame Thechampagne gets weight from all rivals, is the most experienced runner in the field and showed promise in group company earlier in the season but she hasn’t exactly looked progressive and needs to bounce back to her best to get off the mark. Newcomer French Fizz, a €33,000 yearling purchase, has an eyecatching jockey booking in the shape of Dylan Browne McMonagle and is worth a second look for the Eddie and Patrick Harty team.

SELECTION: SLANEY SWAGGER

Next best: French Fizz

3.30 Darley Irish EBF Brigid’s Pastures Stakes (Listed Race) (Fillies & Mares) 6f

William Haggas has an excellent record when sending runners over to these shores and his progressive three-year-old Pinafore looks another big player for the leading British trainer in this listed event. Having been running in handicaps all season, this will be her toughest test to date but she appears versatile in terms of the ground and won nicely at Nottingham last time off a mark of 93.

Special Wan, an impressive Leopardstown maiden winner on her only start for Pat Foley, is worthy of inclusion on the shortlist but lacks the experience of a rival like Bells On Her Toes, who sets the standard on ratings with her mark of 103 but is unsure to relish the drop back to six furlongs.

SELECTION: PINAFORE

Next best: Bells On Her Toes

4.05 Stephen Quirke

Memorial Handicap 5f

There is every chance that an introductory mark of 82 could underestimate the talents of Pop Star, who overcame a 371-day layoff to win at Navan five weeks ago and now tackles a handicap for the first time. That form has been boosted since by runner-up Yosemite Valley, who was likely ring-rusty at Navan, winning a Curragh maiden on his next start, while the third-placed Rathbranchurch (beaten five and a quarter lengths) won a handicap at Navan on Wednesday.

Harry’s Hill shouldn’t be overlooked given his excellent form at this track throughout the year, but Parting Glass hinted that a second career win may not be far away last time at Navan and could run well at a price for the Fozzy Stack yard.

SELECTION: POP STAR

Next best: Parting Glass

4.40 Derek O’Sullivan RACE

50th Anniversary Apprentice Handicap 1m

After hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons last weekend when accidentally winning in the place of stablemate Ano Manna at Killarney, Indigo Five can get back on track in her own name in this apprentice handicap off a mark of 62. She has been threatening to pick up a race through the summer and, if able to defy a wide draw in stall 18, can gain compensation for her recent mishap here.

Mogwli is clearly in a good place at the moment for Willie McCreery and should give another solid account, while Rampage, who chased that rival home when last seen at Bellewstown, meets him on 7lb better terms and is proven as effective with an ease in the ground too.

SELECTION: INDIGO FIVE

Next best: Rampage

5.15 QuinnBet Handicap 6f

This promises to be a different type of test for Universally than when winning over six furlongs around a bend at Fairyhouse from a wide draw last time, but he has also looked effective on tracks like this - and over today’s course and distance - so he gets the nod to overcome an 8lb rise in the weights. Conditions should be in his favour and he’s been a generally consistent operator in sprint handicaps this season for Eoghan O’Neill.

It’s interesting that Chris Hayes, who won aboard Universally last time, now teams up with the Aidan Howard-trained Magical Vision, a six-year-old who has won three of her five starts and returns here from a 174-day break. By Dragon Pulse, she appears to love heavy ground and won’t want conditions to dry out too much. A mark of 72 looks a fully workable one for her when getting her ground.

SELECTION: UNIVERSALLY

Next best: Magical Vision