Black Hercules puts his unbeaten chasing record on the line in the Ten Up Novice Chase at Navan on Sunday.
A smart novice hurdler last season, Willie Mullins' charge has impressed on both his starts over the larger obstacles this term and is a leading fancy for the National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.
He takes on stable companions Measureofmydreams and Pleasant Company in the Grade Two, but the biggest threat may be Monksland, who confirmed his well-being with a good second to Outlander in a Grade One at Leopardstown last weekend.
Mullins has also entered Sambremont in the four-miler at Prestbury Park next month and he drops in trip for the Flyingbolt Novice Chase.
The impressive Fairyhouse winner faces just two rivals in the Grade Two contest, with stablemate Tell Us More aiming to build on a promising Gowran Park success and Jessica Harrington's Ttebbob looking to bounce back after pulling up behind Douvan at Leopardstown on St Stephen's Day.
The trio of Grade Two races on the card is the completed be the Ladbrokes Ireland Boyne Hurdle, in which Dedigout attempts to repeat his success 12 months ago.
Tony Martin's 10-year-old won his only start since - at Fairyhouse in April - and is vying for favouritism with Prince Of Scars, who continued his progress for Gordon Elliott when completing a hat-trick in the Grade One Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown.
Enda Bolger gives two of his leading contenders for Cheltenham prep runs in the Davis Civil Engineering Handicap Hurdle.
Josies Orders and Quantitativeeasing are the top two in the ante-post betting for the Glenfarclas Chase at the Festival, but they have in-form chaser Flemenstorm to contend with in this hurdle event.
Mullins ends the card with two good chances courtesy of the returning Isleofhopendreams in the Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle and Blow By Blow in the Flower Hill (Pro/Am) Flat Race.
Alamein chased home a potentially useful Mullins inmate at Gowran last month and Mouse Morris' runner could go one better in the opening Get Y
