Lucinda Russell's promising stayer Ahoy Senor impressed in a pre-Cheltenham schooling session and is all set for another clash with Paul Nicholls' Bravemansgame in the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase.
The Spanish named seven-year-old made amends in the Towton Novices' Chase at Wetherby after being beaten by Bravemansgame in the Kauto Star at Kempton on Boxing Day.
But the pair are set to go at it again on Wednesday, March 16, in what is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing races at the Festival.
Eight-times champion jockey Peter Scudamore, assistant trainer and partner to Russell, has given the green light to go to the Festival after his latest piece of work.
Scudamore said: "He schooled the downhill fences at Kelso on Saturday and hopefully, all being well, he will go to the Brown Advisory. He looked sharp and did everything we asked well.
"I know we thought about not taking him here, but he'll go to the Brown Advisory.
"We obviously know it is a very hot race and you get a little bit frightened, because I think a lot of him.
"Then you think to yourself, there is only one Cheltenham and that is what we train one for, to get one there.
"I don't think we lost anything in defeat at Kempton and he ran well at Wetherby. So we will go and see what happens."
