Cheltenham's Cleeve Hurdle is a possible next port of call for At Fishers Cross after he was described as being "slightly sore" following his run at Leopardstown over Christmas.
The dual Grade One winner disappointed on his seasonal reappearance at Wetherby, but was sent off favourite to get his season back on track in the Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown on 28 December.
The JP McManus-owned eight-year-old could only manage fourth place, however, having failed to convince in the jumping department, after which a minor problem was discovered and he has remained in Ireland since.
Trainer Rebecca Curtis is looking forward to welcoming her stable star back to Wales this week and the Cleeve Hurdle on 24 January is the next objective.
Curtis said: "He was slightly sore after Leopardstown and something was slightly niggling him. He jumped out to his right, so there was obviously something at him.
"We left him in Ireland for the vets over there to have a look at him and the plan is for him to come home this week.
"We'll see how he is when we get him home, but if everything is looking good, we could possibly aim him at the Cleeve Hurdle."
