Oscar Whisky is poised to try to spoil Big Bucks' bid for a fourth Ladbrokes World Hurdle triumph following his emphatic victory in the Cheltenham & Three Counties Race Club Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Grand National winner Comply Or Die has the option of kicking off his season in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury on November 28.

Kauto Star will bid to regain his Cheltenham Gold Cup crown back from stablemate Denman as a fresh horse with trainer Paul Nicholls planning to send him straight to the Festival after a run over Christmas.