Brave Inca, who is one of Ireland’s big hopes for the Cheltenham Festival, may not run before then according to trainer Colm Murphy.
The six-year-old gelding won a Grade One event at Leopardstown earlier this month and is entered in the Letheby & Christopher Supreme and Royal & SunAlliance Novices’ Hurdle on March 16 and 17 respectively.
Murphy said: “I’m leaning towards the SunAlliance Novices’ Hurdle but if the ground is very fast he won’t run.
“Before then he is unlikely to race although I may give him a gallop somewhere.
“He was entered for Naas yesterday but I took him out because he wasn’t just right. He’s in good form now and I’m very happy with him.”
Brave Inca is a top-priced 12-1 chance for the Royal & SunAlliance Novices’ Hurdle.
If he does not run at Cheltenham, Brave Inca has the choice of meetings at Aintree, Fairyhouse and Punchestown.