It's just two weeks since Brazilian Bride missed out on her first shot at Group One glory at the Curragh but tomorrow's Moyglare Stud Stakes could provide swift compensation for the Kevin Prendergast-trained filly.
Brazilian Bride is one of three Prendergast runners in Ireland's most prestigious race for juvenile fillies and will attempt to bridge a 26-year gap for the veteran Curragh trainer who last won the Moyglare with Arctique Royale in 1980.
In recent years it has been dominated by Aidan O'Brien's hot streak of four wins in the last six seasons but there could be a chink of light for Ballydoyle's opposition this time as the €30,000 supplementary entry Diamond Necklace has been deserted by Coolmore's retained rider, Kieren Fallon.
Instead of Shamardal's half-sister, Fallon will be on board Jeremy Noseda's Simply Perfect, third in the Princess Margaret, but hardly in the class of her stable companion Sander Camillo.
Rather than the usual O'Brien hotpot, it is Dermot Weld's seven-length Galway winner Supposition, already as low as 16 to 1 for next year's 1,000 Guineas, that has dominated the ante-post betting.
Supposition was a first winner trained in Ireland for Prince Khaled Abdullah but, impressive as she was at Ballybrit, this is a big step up.
In contrast, Brazilian Bride has already tasted life at the top table in the Phoenix Stakes a fortnight ago and came up just over two lengths short of the winner Holy Roman Emperor.
Here stable companion Miss Beatrix finished just ahead of her and emerged best of the fillies but it's worth betting that this extra furlong, and the benefit of that run, will make Declan McDonogh's mount hard to beat now.
The Phoenix was a first start for Brazilian Bride in over two months since she won a Listed race at Naas. Immediately after that, Prendergast nominated her as a Moyglare filly but considering her owner is Lady O'Reilly, it was no surprise to see her run in the Phoenix first.
Certainly victory tomorrow would put a Group One seal on an already wonderful season for McDonogh who has scored at the top level just once before when Rebelline won the Tattersalls Gold Cup four years ago.
The English challenge looks set to be diluted by Bicoastal's likely defection to tomorrow's Group Three Prestige Stakes at Goodwood while Diamond Necklace's debut at Leopardstown suggested she may need more time to be at her best.
Earlier on the card, Chin Wag is the English raider in the Group Three Round Tower Stakes but this six-furlong contest looks an ideal chance for Jopau and Johnny Murtagh.
Ger Lyons's horse recovered from a poor effort in the Tyros to get home narrowly at Naas next time out when Lyons felt the track was against him. There should be no such excuses this time and Jopau is preferred to the Phoenix sixth Rabatash.
Murtagh and Lyons can also team up successfully in the concluding six-furlong maiden where Romeo's On Fire should improve significantly for a debut third to Arch Swing.
The old rivals Benbaun and Osterhase are scheduled to clash again in the Group Three Flying Five and as long as the ground doesn't turn soft, the English raider can repeat his success of last year.
The Listed Dance Design Stakes can go to Be My Queen despite Fallon opting for Sacrosanct.
