Irish Racing: The €100,000 Ladbrokes Rockingham Handicap might be the big money pot of the day at the Curragh today, but Democratic Deficit can scoop the afternoon's black type glory in the Group Three International Stakes.

Jim Bolger's colt has been a model of consistency this season, adding a pair of Group Three wins to last year's Group Two Railway Stakes success. A top level victory might have proved elusive so far in his career, but in this grade Democratic Deficit looks too powerful for this opposition.

That might not be readily apparent from his narrow defeat of Zarad at Leopardstown last time out, but Bolger attributed that to performance to Democratic Deficit's resentment of a new bridle. More agreeable headgear today should see him cope with Milesius and the filly Lock And Key.

Mick Channon's Obe Gold tops the Rockingham weights and will try and emulate the Dandy Nicholls-trained Awake three years ago.

Dark Cheetah represents Ballydoyle while the progressive Sister Sox is now 16lb higher than when winning at Tipperary. The form of Majestic Times' run behind Miss Sally here in the Scurry now reads very well, but a value alternative at the bottom of the handicap may be Neeze.

Catherine Gannon's mount is just out of the weights proper, but ran a fine race here last time when only beaten by Tofana who was ahead of the handicapper at the time.

Togher Castle comes to the seven-furlong handicap on the back of a wide margin win at Killarney on Thursday while Oh How Lovely seems to be learning the game slowly, but now looks ready to step up in the opening maiden. The impeccably bred Avalon, who is out of the Oaks winner Lady Carla, is an interesting newcomer for Ballydoyle in the last.