Harry Dobson's colt has run consistently well all season and is expected to prove superior to comfortable Navan scorer Dohasa, who is penalised 5lb for that win, and the Aidan O'Brientrained Magna Cum Laude.

The latter's stable-companion Kitty Matcham is well-regarded by connections but she bypasses this event in favour of the less competitive Michael Bathe Memorial EBF Fillies Maiden, a race that would appear to provide her with the ideal opportunity to open her account.

The Profile Systems Holdings October Handicap promises to be an equally competitive affair, in which the John Oxx-trained Shibina gets the vote. Michael Kinane's mount is a progressive sort who benefited from a persistent ride by her jockey to get up and win in the last strides at Fairyhouse last time.

The well-bred Regalline carries the colours of the sponsors in the listed Castlemartin Stud EBF Garnet Stakes confined to fillies and the Tipperary maiden scorer may be good enough to shade it for her owner Lady O'Reilly and trainer Kevin Prendergast at the expense of Cheyenne Star and Baby Blue Eyes.

Impressive Clonmel bumper winner Rathmore Castle travels up from Maureen Danagher's yard in Patrickswell to contest the Go Racing In Kildare Member Flat Race and he is preferred to the well-regarded Putney Bridge.

Racing also takes place in Mrs Danagher's back yard at Limerick, where her former boss Michael Hourigan is expected to collect with Spaceman in the Michael Punch & Partners Hurdle.

Previous course winner Mighty Star, from the Michael Fitzgerald stable, holds more appeal than the top-rated Shuil Aris in the listed Newenham Mulligan Novice Hurdle.

The feature event is the Ladbrokes. com Munster National, in which trainer Noel Meade is doubly-represented by Ballyagran and Whataboutya, who got the better of Cool Running in a novice chase at Clonmel two weeks ago.

The locally-trained pair of Kerry National winner Ponmeoath and Ballycullen Boy must also be considered but the vote goes instead to Whataboutya.

Gemini Lucy, who was one of the top novice chasers over two miles last season, makes her seasonal reappearance in the Grade 3 Sherry Fitzgerald O'Malley Chase, but although the Jessica Harrington stable is bang in form at present, the well-bred mare may have to settle for the runner-up spot here behind the Davy Russell-ridden Pacolet.