TRAINER Colin Tizzard has revealed that crowd favourite Cue Card will race at Wetherby in the Charlie Hall Chase on Saturday (3.15pm).
Dorset-based Tizzard also intimated that a tilt at the Ryanair Chase in March's Cheltenham Festival could be an option for the 11-year-old.
Any possible try for the Ryanair is being mulled over by Tizzard with Cue Card having fallen twice in the past two Cheltenham Gold Cups.
Cue Card is expected to run in the Betfair Chase at Haydock before racing in the King George VI at Kempton on Boxing Day.
Speaking in a Racing Post Stable Tour, Tizzard admitted he felt the need to have "a good think" about Cue Card's entry to the prestigious Gold Cup.
He said: "I think he's better this autumn than he was 12 months ago. We took him to Wincanton for a gallop and he finished eight lengths ahead of a 155-rated horse.
"After Christmas it'll be Ascot and then on to Cheltenham where we'd have a good think about the Gold Cup because he's fallen in it the last twice, and maybe the Ryanair is an option."
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