2003 Irish Grand National winner Timbera, a live contender for this year's Aintree equivalent is among the entries for the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge at Cheltenham on March 16.
Another Irish horse with Aintree aspirations - Davids Lad is also beong aimed at the Festival event.
Maximize, who sprang a 40-1 surprise in last year's renewal,
could bid for a repeat victory in the handicap chase for amateur riders.
The 11-year-old was last of eight finishers behind Forest Gunner in the Red Square Vodka Gold Cup at Haydock on Saturday.
He is among 13 entries from the Martin Pipe stable, which also took this prize in 2003 with another outsider, 33-1 shot Royal Predica.
The Bushkeeper, who has not been seen since winning this race in 2002, has been entered for the March 16 contest by his trainer Nicky Henderson.
