THE two-and-a-half mile ERA Horgan Properties Chase at Listowel promises to be the highlight of this afternoon's racing action, featuring as it does a clash between Callow Lake, Conna Castle and Mounthenry.

The Jimmy Mangantrained Conna Castle was an accomplished performer in the point-to-point field and commands obvious respect, but preference is for Mounthenry - from the Charles Byrnes stable - who broke his duck over the larger obstacles at Limerick last time.

With both the trip and the ground likely to suit Davy Russell's mount, he gets the nod to edge out Conna Castle, who overcame some slow jumping to win at Kilbeggan on his latest.

The concluding Kingdom (QR) Flat Race looks to be an intriguing contest in which Rekaab, from the Martin Brassil yard, would appear to have the edge over his rivals on the formbook.

But with a question mark about his ability to get home, the Tony Mullins-trained Cousteau holds more appeal.

The selection ran well in the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot last year and has shown marked improvement over hurdles in recent starts.

Pa Murphy's mount is fancied to have the measure of Tom Taaffe's good servant, Emotional Article.

Jockey Pat Shanahan can double up in the early flat races with success for trainer, Frances Crowley, in the Croom House Stud Maiden and Islandbane for in-form handler, Harry Rogers, in the first division of the Feale Handicap.

Meanwhile, at the day's other meeting at Navan, Aidan O'Brien's $1.1 million yearling purchase, Japura, may be good enough to score at the first time of asking in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.

His stable companion, Red Rock Canyon, gets the vote in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race. Thiella ranks as the danger.

Peak District is worth an investment in the Sean Shields Bookmakers Family Day Handicap.