Looks Like Trouble was this morning reported in "excellent shape" by trainer Noel Chance following the eight-year-old's spectacular display in Saturday's Pillar Property Chase.
Looks Like Trouble made all the running in the Cheltenham Grade Two contest and, apart from overjumping at the open ditch going down the far side for the final time and having a look at the last, hardly put a foot wrong as he came home in splendid isolation a distance clear of Go Ballistic.
"I was delighted with him and he's good this morning _ in excellent shape," Chance said. "It takes a couple of days for anything untoward to show but the initial examination is okay.
"The ground wouldn't have suited us yesterday _ it was too sticky.
"Norman came in and said 'sorry about the last'. He wanted to pop it but the horse wanted to jump _ he'd been long at all the others _ and they got their wires crossed."
Looks Like Trouble is now likely to head straight for the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup for which he is priced at 5-1 with William Hill and 6-1 with Coral.
Chance said: "I imagine he'll go straight for the Gold Cup now. Let's hope we can get him there but it's six weeks to the Gold Cup and six weeks is a long time in racing.
"There isn't much for him between now and Cheltenham _ I am just about to take him out of the race in Ireland (Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Saturday).
"There is the Newbury race (Aon Chase on February 12) which is the possible target for See More Business and if we have to take him on I'd rather it was in the Gold Cup."
See More Business won last season's Gold Cup before landing his second King George VI Chase at Kempton last month by 17 lengths from Go Ballistic.
Looks Like Trouble was pulled up in that race and Chance is keen on a rematch.
He said: "I'm a great believer in the formbook and the way we beat Go Ballistic yesterday puts us in with a chance with See More Business."
Double Thriller, trained like See More Business by Paul Nicholls, was pulled up in the Pillar Chase and now faces a spell on the sidelines.
"He's out of training as of now and won't run again until his breathing problems are sorted out," Nicholls said.
The Ditcheat trainer is relishing the prospect of renewing rivalry with Looks Like Trouble in the Gold Cup.
He said: "You couldn't help but be impressed by Looks Like Trouble yesterday and I'm looking forward to Cheltenham."
