Teeton Mill was today reported "in very good form with himself" ahead of a possible return from career-threatening injury at Ascot next month.
The Winning Line's gelding is being aimed at a bid to repeat his 1999 win in the Mitsubishi Shogun Ascot Chase for Venetia Williams on February 12.
Last season's King George VI Chase winner has not run since he was pulled up with a serious leg injury in the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup 10 months ago.
But Winning Line spokesman Mark Gichero said: "I went to see him yesterday and he looked well. He seems in very good form with himself.
"We have entered him because we hope he will be able to run and it would be the ideal stepping-stone for him. But it is a day-to-day thing with him and we won't know until near enough the day of the race.
"The good thing is that he is going forward all the time and he is in full work now. We hope to run but it will be up to Venetia over the next three weeks to see if he is ready.
"It is going very well and we have got other possible options for him but we are keen not to force the pace with him _ we are just waiting for him to come to hand."
Seven days prior to Ascot, the Winning Line will be aiming for the Tote Gold Trophy at Newbury with Teeton Mill's stable-companion Crocadee.
The seven-year-old is quoted at 8-1 for the race by William Hill, after two bloodless wins in novice hurdles at Haydock Park and a second to the highly-regarded Dusk Duel at Ascot.
"Crocadee will be aimed at the Tote Gold Trophy," Gichero said.
"He has been entered in the two-mile and two-mile-five-furlong novice hurdles at Cheltenham and this will help decide if he runs in one or the other.
"He is nicely weighted with 10st and he wants a strong gallop _ which he will get at Newbury.
"He is a lovely horse and will make a smashing chaser so we want to try him in a big race over hurdles this season."