Trainer John Oxx, who will be hoping his Sea The Stars can become the first horse since Nijinsky to complete the English 2,000 Guineas, Epsom and Irish Derby treble in next Sunday's Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, should receive the ideal confidence-booster with success for Michael Kinane's mount Aleonard in the 28th June Open Fourball Handicap at Gowran Park this afternoon.

However the trainer's hopes of an across-the-card double through Miss Keller in the Coolmore Stud Ulster Oaks Handicap at the day's other meeting at Down Royal may be dashed by the Michael Halford-trained Temecula who showed improvement to win at Fairyhouse last time. This longer trip should suit and she is preferred to Jim Bolger's representative Angels Story.

Look Officer, from the David Wachman stable, could be good enough to take a competitive-looking Duke Of York Handicap in the hands of Wayne Lordan, while the David Myerscough-trained Cappagh Strand appeals in the Tile Market ITBA (Northern Region) Maiden.

Elsewhere, Iggy Madden's Air Of Confusion can recoup the reward for his consistency by taking the ITBA Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase at the expense of Stephen Ryan's Keys Pride and Macs Flamingo.

The Charlie Swan-trained Emmpat gets the vote over Dbest and Lightening Sky to register his first success since landing the 2007 Scottish Champion Hurdle in the Tote Ireland Hurdle. The 11-year-old showed plenty of sparkle on his last run when finishing third at Roscommon.

Meanwhile at Gowran Park's Cardiac Risk In The Young Awareness day, Boxing Day, from the Aidan O'Brien stable, will be well-fancied to step up on his close third at Leopardstown to take the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden. Montecchio ranks as the obvious danger.

Trainer Joanna Morgan has her string in top form and should add further to her tally through Mutadarek in the Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle. The eight-year-old belatedly got off the mark over hurdles at Punchestown last time and should be capable of a follow-up off his revised mark.

The Tony Martin-trained Equator was a beaten favourite at Clonmel but can be forgiven as he was found to have burst a blood vessel. He can make amends and complete a double for Kinane at the expense of Oodachee in the CRY Raceday at Gowran Park Handicap.

Dermot Weld rarely leaves this venue without a winner and has a good chance of collecting with Spinning Well in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Fillies) Maiden.

The Joe Bollard Memorial Flat Race is an interesting contest in which a case can be made for a number of the runners, but Nina Carberry's mount Byeforthepresent, from the in-form Noel Meade stable, is preferred.