The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden gets proceedings on a mixed card at Tipperary under way at 5.00, and sees Lupie bid to build on a pair of third-placed finishes.
Johnny Murtagh's Sauanna Belle ran respectably on her debut and could build on that, while Aidan O'Brien gives Dick Whittington his first start and the 280,000 euros son of Rip Van Winkle is sure to have his supporters.
Kernoff kept hitting the crossbar at Dundalk last autumn and will be out to go one better in the Fundraising Events At Tipperary Races Maiden.
Champagne Or Water caught a tartar at Cork on his reappearance last week, though, and he could be tough to stop.
Chillie Billie battled well to win a big-field handicap at Navan and gets a similarly large number of rivals to contend with in the Book Online At tipperaryraces.ie Handicap, but has a 5lb rise and the likes of Jembatt and Times In Anatefka to overcome.
The Point To Point Evening 15th May Maiden Hurdle signals the start of the jumping action on the card, and sees Charles Byrnes' smart bumper horse Lord Adare out to build on an encouraging start over timber at Limerick last month.
He looks highly likely to mount a challenge, though the greater hurdling experience of Enjoy Responsibly and Roman General will ensure this is no cakewalk.
The Follow TipperaryRaces On Twitter Maiden Hurdle pits Noel Lawlor's Clonmel bumper winner Massini's Brook against Dessie Hughes' recent Cork runner-up Globalized.
The more experienced duo of Springbelle and Contessa Margerita add further intrigue to the contest.
There are plenty of likely types in the tipperaryraces.ie Handicap Hurdle, including the hat-trick-seeking Green Energy and recent Tramore scorer Drive On Locky, but there could be more to come from Royal Chief now tackling handicap company.
