Hardline attempts to get his jumping career back on track in the Molson Coors Maiden Hurdle, which kicks off a seven-race Downpatrick fixture at 1.45 on Friday.
Gordon Elliott's charge was in the process of giving Riven Light a race when tipping up at the last at Thurles in December, and then hit the deck again at Cork.
He got closest to the exciting Getabird when boosting his confidence in a Gowran Park bumper before taking second at Limerick in March, and he will have presumably undergone plenty of schooling for another timber campaign.
The Willie Mullins-trained Vittorio goes jumping for the first time, while Edward O'Grady's Slippery Serpent arrives on the back of a comfortable win in a NH Flat race at this venue.
Elliott gives Broughtons Star a go at fences in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase.
The 10-year-old has been consistent over the smaller obstacles this summer, winning a Sligo handicap before the assessor caught up.
Delayed Eloquence has also held her form well but Joseph O'Brien will be hoping that the decision to go chasing can cure her of her seconditis.
The Elliott-trained Canny Tom struggled at Galway earlier in the week but swiftly gets an opportunity for redemption in the Get Ready For Autumn Rated Novice Hurdle.
He struck at Tramore on his previous outing and might have most to fear from Get Smart and Whats The Plot.
Tomcoole Lad belied his advancing years to strike on the same Tramore card as Canny Tom, and the teenager bids to follow up off a 4lb higher mark in the Molson Coors Handicap Chase.
Freedom Square let down favourite-backers on his last outing in the NH sphere and tries to make amends in the JP Handicap Hurdle, while Up For Discussion was a costly failure at Bellewstown but should find the White Horse Maiden Hurdle a bit easier.
