Down Royal also hosts a six-race card on Saturday, and while the quality of some of the action may be questionable, nobody can query the competitiveness of these fields.

Racing opens with a vastly trappy opportunity handicap, but nestling at the bottom of that handicap could be the winner. Twotensforafive represents Dessie Hughes who has a good record in the North and this horse will surely relish this three-mile trip judged on a staying-on third to Half Barrell and Storming Ahead at Thurles 11 days ago.

Noel Meade's Church Place was taking on some hotshots at Naas last month when fourth to Lanturn, but is not likely to face anything of that class in the Beginners Chase, while Wee Annie is taken to beat the Navan winner Sweep The Peach in the mares' bumper.