Colin Keane and Ger Lyons© Photo Healy Racing
World War may never live up to his 1.2 million-guineas purchase price but the Galileo colt may have found a nice opportunity to get off the mark at Limerick this evening.
Qatar Racing and China Horse Club teamed up to buy the son of Jacqueline Quest at Tattersalls in October 2015 but, despite his lofty price, he has yet to score on five outings for Ger Lyons.
He did bump into some useful sorts in maidens last season, however, including chasing home Rekindling at Gowran Park.
An underwhelming return at Leopardstown was followed by a better effort when pitched into Listed company in the Yeats Stakes at Navan last month.
Although never looking a threat to the principals, he was far from disgraced when finishing sixth in a hotly-contested event won by Naughty Or Nice.
The blue-blooded three-year-old takes a drop in grade for the www.limerickraces.ie Rated Race and off a mark of 88, looks well placed to open his account.
Jim Bolger has his team in fine form and his Modern Approach would look an obvious threat.
She was a game winner of her maiden at Gowran last month and although no match for easy winner Khudha at the Curragh subsequently, she ran a decent race to finish third.
Having been dropped 3lb since, she looks to have a live chance in the one-mile-three-furlong contest.
Bolger also appears to have a leading contender in the feature Patrickswell Handicap in the shape of Fountain
The lightly-raced Pour Moi gelding finished a fine second on his handicap debut at Leopardstown in April when making his return to action.
He travelled strongly into contention then before giving best to Katiymann in a competitive heat.
Given that he only started his career in September last year, there looks scope for improvement from the four-year-old.
Paul Flynn has done a terrific job with Try Again in the first half of this year and the gelding bids for a fifth win in the mile contest.
He has to race off a career-high mark of 72 after his win in Hamilton, but Flynn takes a useful 7lb off his back with the booking of Danny Sheehy. Band Of Outlaws will be hoping for better luck in the opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden after his mishap at Roscommon last Monday.
Donnacha O'Brien lost his irons shortly after the start then and performed heroics in the circumstances to finish runner-up.
Given a clear run, Joseph O'Brien's charge would look the obvious one to beat in the seven-furlong contest.
