14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the program code is further configured to perform look ahead predicate generation for the database query in response to determining whether to perform look ahead predicate generation.
11. A program product, comprising: program code configured to process a database query by retrieving a cached access plan for the database query, the access plan including look ahead predicate generation information; and determining whether to perform look ahead predicate generation for the database query based upon the look ahead predicate generation information in the access plan; and a recordable computer readable medium bearing the program code.