Flat action at home this weekend was guaranteed when Gowran passed an inspection and one of the more interesting runners tomorrow will be the ex-Henry Cecil-trained Akimbo who has his first Irish start in the seven-furlong conditions race.

The five-year-old is bred to win a classic, being out of the Prix du Moulin winner and Oaks runner up All At Sea, but was let down by a frail back and a possibly even more frail temperament during his career in England.

Akimbo is definitely a tricky customer but some of his form, which includes a fifth to Valixir in last year's Queen Anne, proves he also has talent. Now in the care of Kildare-based James Leavy, at his best he could put it up to this opposition which includes Dermot Weld's three-year-old Dancing Sky.

Testing conditions will be ideal for the Linamix filly Heart Of Svetlana in the mile and a half handicap and with a run behind Cosmic String at the Curragh to help her she can get the better of Home You Stroll.

Maundy Money is another ex-English runner in the seven furlong handicap and did well to run second to Nastrelli on heavy ground at Tipperary, conditions the three-year-old is likely to get again tomorrow.

Yet again Ruby Walsh looks the jockey to follow at Navan's all-jumps card where he should have relatively little bother scoring on the high-class Adamant Approach in the Newgate Hurdle. The former Pierse winner is holding on to his form and speed remarkably well for a 12-year-old and is rated to win this at his leisure.

Snowy Morning makes his hurdling debut in the opener but is a double point-to-point winner and comes to this on the back of a bumper success at Ballinrobe.

Helensburgh returned to something like his best form when runner up to Sirius Storm at Cork last time and some improvement on that can see him home in the handicap hurdle.