Willie Mullins has two chances of landing Wednesday's Quevega Mares Hurdle - a race named after his history-making six-time Cheltenham Festival winner.
Spearheading the champion trainer's assault on the Punchestown Listed prize is Meri Devie, who wasn't far short of the best juveniles last term but she has been a bit in and out this campaign and was over 12 lengths behind the reopposing Alletrix in a handicap at the Dublin Racing Festival.
She is considerably better off at the weights, though, and is joined in the line-up by stablemate Pravalaguna, who has been off since June.
Jaime Sommers, Minnies Secret and Alighting round out the field.
Mullins takes the wraps off yet another French recruit when Defy De Mee goes to post for the opening Festival Party Pack From 30 Maiden Hurdle at 1.55.
The five-year-old was snapped up for 190,000 euros after winning a bumper last summer, and has been given time to familiarise himself with his new surroundings.
Cut The Mustard has been very disappointing since she joined Mullins, but the Closutton handler gives her another chance in the I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle.
Chief among the opposition are Thermistocles, Catwalk King and Narcissistic.
There is a late opportunity to book a Cheltenham Festival ticket in the Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier).
The weights are headed by Gordon Elliott's consistent novice Delta Work, with Dromore Lad on a four-timer for Dermot McLoughlin and the unexposed Eagle Lion representing Pat Kelly, who has won the Final for the last two years with Mall Dini and Presenting Percy.
The Mullins-trained Redhotfillypeppers was fourth behind Eagle Lion here, and she returns for the Festival Any Day Flexi Ticket Mares Maiden Hurdle.
Elliott has placed Goodthynemilan to win a beginners chase here and a handicap hurdle at Thurles, and she sticks to the smaller obstacles for the Festival Free Upgrade Offer Ends Soon Handicap Hurdle.
