Cheltenham Festival winner Space Trucker will return from a three-month lay-off at Leopardstown on Sunday.
Jessica Harrington is aiming the 1999 Grand Annual Chase scorer at the TC Matthews-Brintons Carpet Handicap Hurdle at Leopardstown, in preparation for a tilt at the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
The trainer's husband John said: "Space Trucker has had his mid-season break. He hasn't run since October and hopefully the ground will be good enough at Leopardstown for him to show up well.
"His target is still The Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham. We are not expecting anything special on Sunday for he does need special ground."
Harrington confirmed that unbeaten hurdler Moscow Flyer is on the sidelines with a cracked pelvis.
