With King George winner Frodon bringing in some competition from across the Irish Sea, this is a race to savour at Down Royal, but it remains difficult to look beyond Gold Cup champ Minella Indo

As is customary, Gordon Elliott has strong chances throughout the card and should start off with a winner, Hollow Games, in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle.

In one way, Sayce Gold is being pitched in quite deep as this is a winners’ race, but it looks a good bit of placing by connections

The conditions of today’s race mean Hermes Hill is giving weight to all of his rivals but with natural improvement from his debut, he should prove up to the task

The early races are replete with newcomers which are likely types and the standard of those with form does not set the bar too high

Leopardstown’s highlight is the Group 3 Eyrefield Stakes, which has attracted a very strong field resulting in a wide-open contest

Last time out, when making her debut on this surface and being stepped up to six furlongs for the first time, she was keen through her race and thus had little left in the finish

Five-time Senior Cup winners St. Munchin’s almost completed the impossible comeback

Henry De Bromhead’s runner was a winner of her only outing in a point to point and followed up by winning a Kilbeggan maiden hurdle on her first start inside the rails

There is an eight-race Flat card this afternoon at Navan and Life In Colour can take the opener, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden

Today’s fare in Gowran Park is marginally better than yesterday’s, and Comfort Zone makes most appeal as a bet in the second race, the Irish EBF Supporting Treo Eile Maiden.

Kieran Cotter’s runner made his debut in a Curragh maiden and forfeited all chance by breaking particularly slowly.

One Group and one listed race top the bill on Saturday's card in Leopardstown, but the nap comes in the Hazel Avenue Nursery which can go the way of Inchiquin Star.

Flat action in the Curragh, National Hunt in Tramore, and the nap comes in the first in the County Kildare venue, where Amortentia can make it third time lucky by taking the Bill Hanlon Memorial Irish EBF Maiden.

Embittered can take the Grade 3 Betvictor Novice Chase for Joseph O’Brien and Bryan Cooper.

If allowed to take his chance on today’s quicker conditions, Ballyadam will be the star turn on the first of two midweek cards in Punchestown.

Riviere D’etel can make a winning debut over fences in the Return Of The Jumps Mares’ Beginners’ Chase which gets this afternoon’s card at Fairyhouse underway.

Eddie Lynam’s horse ran a race of promise when fifth behind Cowboy Justice on debut

The step up to two miles and three furlongs is a positive for Perry Owens, and further encouragement comes from the fact he won his maiden hurdle at this venue when the ground was soft

The feature on this afternoon’s eight-race card in Tipperary is the Group 3 Coolmore Us Navy Flag Concorde Stakes and Loch Lein can land the spoils for Jessica Harrington and Chris Hayes.