Racing: A decision on Forget The Past's participation in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse will not be made until Friday morning.
The Cheltenham Gold Cup third is one of 41 possibles at the five-day confirmation stage but trainer Michael O'Brien will not commit the eight-year-old to the Easter Monday showpiece until he has worked.
"We are going to work him on Friday morning, see how he is and then make up our minds up about whether to run or not," said O'Brien. "If he doesn't run the plan would be to go to Punchestown for the Guinness Gold Cup."
Forget The Past has won five times at Graded level and last graced the winner's enclosure when scooting home in the Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse in February. O'Brien and owner Sean Mulryan will be represented in the Easter showpiece in the shape of 2004 Kerry National winner Banasan.
"He is in very good form and had a run at the Curragh on Sunday when he finished fourth and that was a pipe-opener for Monday," O'Brien told At The Races. "I think he has a good chance but there might be a little question mark over the trip.
"He won the Kerry National over three miles on very soft ground - we didn't think he would handle the conditions but he did it well and if he stays the trip he would have a big chance."
As expected, Beef Or Salmon and Hedgehunter have both been taken out of the race but the well-backed Dun Doire from Tony Martin's stable is still engaged.
The prolific seven-year-old will be looking for his seventh win on the bounce having taken the Thyestes Chase and the William Hill Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival on his last two starts.
Beef Or Salmon's trainer Michael Hourigan could be represented by A New Story while Willie Mullins still has Homer Wells, Joueur D'Estruval and Our Ben engaged.
Ferdy Murphy, who plundered first prize with Granit D'Estruval in 2004, could run Supreme Developer with Jonjo O'Neill's Drombeag the only other British hope.