Dual Classic winner Capri is the star turn at the rearranged Naas meeting when he makes his reappearance in the Toals.com Bookmakers Alleged Stakes.
The Irish Derby hero followed that victory up in the St Leger at Doncaster before a disappointing tilt at the Arc last time out and will be a warm order to make a winning return in the Group Three over 10 furlongs.
He is joined by stablemates Cliffs Of Moher and Yucatan to give Aidan O'Brien three of the five runners in the feature race, with Jessica Harrington's Yarmouth Listed winner Beautiful Morning and the Ger Lyons-trained Cannonball opposing the Ballydoyle trio.
O'Brien and Lyons also do battle in the other Group Three on the card, the Gladness Stakes, courtesy of War Secretary and Psychedelic Funk respectively.
The latter is having his first start since scoring in this grade at Tipperary in October ahead of Downforce, who reopposes for Willie McCreery, while the Ballydoyle inmate hasn't raced since flopping in the Greenham last April but showed plenty of potential in two victories at Dundalk prior to that.
David O'Meara sends over Larchmont Lad in a bid to go one better than the British raider's neck second in a Listed contest at Leopardstown in the autumn.
The opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden over five furlongs at 1.35 sees O'Brien take the wraps off Land Force, a well-bred son of No Nay Never that cost 350,000 Euros as a yearling, while stablemates Gardens of Babylon and Hunting Horn are likely to dominate the betting in the concluding Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden over 10 furlongs.
Lyons is double-handed in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden with Daliyah and Scream, while Golden Spell enjoyed a promising juvenile campaign for Johnny Murtagh and sets the form standard in the Toals.com Moneyback As Free Bet If 2nd To SP Fav At Naas Handicap.
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