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Ger Lyons and Colin Keane have combined to win two of the last four runnings of the Listed Ballyhane Blenheim Stakes (5.45) at Fairyhouse and the trainer and jockey team up again with the hat-trick-seeking Howd'yadoit.

Soaring Monarch is rated 4lb lower than when winning the feature 1m4f handicap (4.20) last year on day two of Listowel's harvest festival and he bids to record his first victory since joining trainer James Barrett from Alan McIntyre. 

Derby runner-up Ambiente Friendly made a successful debut in the 7f maiden (3.53) for newcomers at Leicester in 2023 and Dan Skelton has booked Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe-winning rider Rossa Ryan to partner his first two-year-old runner, Salkadan.

Harry Derham has his first runner in the double green of Simon Munir and Isaac Souede in the 2m1½f juvenile maiden hurdle (3.40) at Fontwell, with JJ Slevin making the journey to ride at the track for the first time on Bouboule.

James Park Woods bids to back up wins at Bath and Brighton in Hamilton's opening 1m½f apprentice handicap (1.48) before the Sarkar family-owned pair of Gretna Dreams (4.25) and Midnight Rodeo (5.30) also go for hat-tricks at Wolverhampton.

Tuesday

Jessica Harrington has two chances of winning the Listed Edmund & Josie Whelan Memorial Listowel Stakes (3.50) for the third year in a row as she runs Norwalk Havoc and Lavender Breeze.

Group 3 winner Coto De Caza receives weight from all four of her rivals in the feature 5f conditions race at Beverley, a course and distance where Simon and Ed Crisford's filly won her only previous start.

Charlie Maggs has ridden four winners from his last five mounts and he has been booked by David Dennis to partner the hat-trick-seeking Hobie at Warwick (2.28).

Lingfield and Southwell both stage nine-race all-weather cards.

Wednesday

Joseph O'Brien has trained two of the last four winners of the Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase (4.23) and he could be represented by his 2021 winner Busselton and course winner San Salvador in the €200,000 Grade 3 at Listowel.

Group 1 winner Ancient Wisdom could make his first appearance since being gelded in the Listed Virgin Bet Foundation Stakes (3.35) at Goodwood. Kempton and Redcar also stage Flat fixtures.