Foxchapel King may bypass next month’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown and go straight for the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup without another race.

Dour stayer Foxchapel King won the Ericsson Chase at Leopardstown.

Paul Nicholls, who trains hot-favourite Montifault, has today removed his three highest-weighted contenders for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup.