Lucinda Russell appears to be leaning towards more novice contests for Ahoy Senor rather than having crack at the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
A Grade 1 winner over hurdles last season, the seven-year-old was eye-catching when winning at Newbury earlier in November.
No match for Bravemansgame at Kempton over Christmas, he returned to winning ways with a five and a half length success in Wetherby's Towton Novices' Chase last time out.
Yet, if he runs at the Festival at all, Scottish trainer Russell suggests it will be in the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase.
A return to Aintree is also on the cards.
? Ahoy Senor - that was magnificent
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An exhibition round of jumping from @lucindavrussell's stable star who is all class in the Towton Novices' Chase as he gives weight & a beating to his rivals at @WetherbyRaces pic.twitter.com/xHS32DkfYp
"Whatever happens, as we saw in the Doom Bar Novices' Hurdle last year, I think Aintree really suits him," said Russell.
"We'll see what happens, he's still in both races at Cheltenham. We'd probably be leaning towards the three-mile novice chase at Cheltenham, but we'll see.
"He'll either do that or go to Aintree."
