Grand campaigner Thousand Stars shows few signs of slowing down and returns to home soil for the Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle at Tipperary.

Willie Mullins' evergreen grey beat all bar Un Temps Pour Tout when trying to land his third French Champion Hurdle at Auteuil last month but now drops back over a mile in distance for this Grade Three.< Bayan is a big threat if turning out again after Friday evening's engagement at Cork but potentially of more interest is Thousand Stars' stablemate Diakali, who isn't far short of top-class at his best and returns from over a year on the sidelines.

Rawnaq continues his Galway Plate preparations but can't be left out of the equation either.

On a mixed card, the highlight of the Flat action is the Excelebration Tipperary Stakes, in which Promised Money has a second crack at Listed company, having finished third behind Great Page at Naas.

She takes on a trio of promising maiden winners, headed by Independence Day, who created a striking impression at Down Royal and has even been given an entry in the Nunthorpe.

Johannes Vermeer also holds Group One engagements and Aidan O'Brien has chosen the opening Glenvale Stud EBF Maiden (2.05) as the starting point for the son of Galileo.

From Eden was fourth behind the exciting Sanus Per Aquam at the Curragh and sets the standard the Ballydoyle newcomer must aspire to.

O'Brien sends his Punchestown bumper winner Kilclispeen over obstacles in the Follow Tipperaryraces On Facebook Maiden Hurdle, while up-and-coming conditional Jack Kennedy tries to get Slygufftou to step forward from a costly Wexford defeat in the Costello's Tavern Handicap Hurdle.

Oor Jock returns to defend his crown in the Follow Us On Twitter Handicap, but must tackle a couple of last-start winners in the shapes of Snap Click and Annie Irish.