Emmet Mullins has yet to decide whether to give Corbetts Cross another prep run ahead of a planned tilt at the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Fresh from a double on day two of the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown, Mullins is targeting further big-race honours in the Cotswolds next month, including a shot at the biggest race of them all.
Corbetts Cross is already a winner at the showpiece meeting having dominated his rivals in last season’s National Hunt Chase, after which he rounded off his campaign by finishing third behind Gerri Colombe in the Aintree Bowl.
The JP McManus-owned eight-year-old kicked off the new season with a comeback second behind Heart Wood at Wexford and was last seen finishing sixth in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.
He has not been involved in competitive action since, but Mullins has issued an upbeat report on his current well-being.
“He’s great. I’m still not sure if I’m going to give him a run beforehand, but we’ve still got a week or two (to decide),” he said.
“I’m happy where I am now.”
Corbetts Cross is a 16-1 shot in Paddy Power’s non-runner no bet market for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, with Galopin Des Champs the 4-7 favourite to claim the blue riband for a third time off the back of another imperious display in the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Saturday.
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