Washington DC is the star name in the Bar One Racing Lacken Stakes, the feature event at Naas on Sunday.
Last year's Phoenix Stakes runner-up has sandwiched a disappointing Ascot reverse with two comfortable Listed wins so far in 2016 and Aidan O'Brien's colt looks set to do battle with Smash Williams in the Group Three event.
The Jim Bolger-trained runner makes his seasonal reappearance having impressed in back-to-back Curragh events before losing his unbeaten record in a French Group Three.
The feature race is preceded by three Listed contests, starting with the Owenstown Stud Stakes in which the exciting Anamba makes her three-year-old debut.
The daughter of Shamardal narrowly beat the high-class Coolmore on her racecourse debut at Leopardstown last September before being touched off by the same filly in the Group Three Weld Park Stakes at the Curragh a couple of weeks later and Mick Halford has high hopes for her this year.
Ballydoyle duo Lundy and Peace Envoy attempt to hand a first defeat to Psychedelic Funk in the Coolmore War Command Rochestown (C & G) Stakes.
Ger Lyons' juvenile bids for a course and distance hat-trick and shaped like a smart sort when dominating from the front with ease 18 days ago.
O'Brien is triple-handed in the Coolmore Stud E.B.F. Fillies' Sprint Stakes, with Cuff the choice of Ryan Moore as the Galileo filly attempts to follow up her short-head success over the reopposing Wayside Flower here earlier in the month.
Richard Hannon won this race 12 months ago and sends over Goodwood runner-up Pepita in an attempt to repeat the dose.
Californiadreaming has her sights lowered in the opening Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden at 2.05, while fellow O'Brien inmate Bishan Bedi carries top weight in the New BBQ Evening Format At Naas Handicap.
Rayisa drops in class in the Follow Us On Facebook Handicap after a close third in Listed company at the Curragh, while Newmarket raider Landwade Lad will have plenty of supporters for James Fanshawe in the Corinthian Challenge Charit
