The Group 1 Flying Five Stakes is a wide-open sprint that should be run at a fast and furious tempo over the straight 1000m at the Curragh.

It's obvious to see why Asfoora tops the market on the back of her success over re-opposing rivals in the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes at York last month. Henry Dwyer's hardy mare will become the first Australian-trained mare to compete in Ireland when she takes to the Curragh on Sunday, but she's been priced defensively and might struggle for racing cover from stall one.

Add in that her regular rider Oisin Murphy has been called into action by his retainers elsewhere and suddenly other options seem viable.

Of those alternatives, the speedy Nunthorpe fourth Night Raider needs to be considered on a track that should suit, while Arzona Blaze is certainly capable of better than he showed at York having beaten the reopposing Mgheera in the Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes over course and distance in July.

However, it could be the fellow Amo Racing-owned Bucanero Fuerte that comes out on top. Also trained by Adrian Murray like Arizona Blaze, Bucanero Fuerte has been something of a revelation since returning to the track following a failed stint as a stallion, winning the Listed Sole Power Sprint Stakes at Naas after 211 days off before returning from another short break to win the 1200m Group 2 Phoenix Sprint Stakes in August.

A four-time winner from six outings on the Curragh, the tough son of Wootton Bassett will have no problem dropping back to 1000m and with ground conditions to suit, it's easy to see him putting up a bold bid under Irish champion jockey Colin Keane.

Others that require consideration from an each-way perspective are the generally consistent She's Quality, who had filled the runner-up spot on her first four outings this season before finishing midfield in the Nunthorpe Stakes, and the Group 1-winnng two-year-old Whistlejacket, who is fitted with first-time cheekpieces by master handler Aidan O'Brien.