Nicky Henderson is wanting to the Betfair Henry VIII Novices' Chase with Lulamba as he has actually come out of his launching over fences in impolite health.
The four-year-old, a top-class hurdler who was second in the Triumph last season before winning Punchestown's Champion Four Years of age Hurdle, dealt with larger challenges for the very first time at Exeter earlier in the month.
His 10-length success featured a small caveat as four fences were left out, however the horse has been in such excellent kind at Seven Barrows since that Henderson is lured to head to Sandown on December 6 for the Grade One Henry VIII.
"It was hard to understand what to make of it due to the fact that there weren't adequate fences," Henderson said of Lulamba's launching to Sky Sports Racing.
"He had a good settled-down learning over the very first 4 fences and after that the next next mile and a quarter didn't have any fences since of the low sun in the back straight.
"Then he leapt the three up the straight actually well. The horses in the race were no mugs at all and I believed the efficiency was pretty smooth.
Lulamba winning the Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival (Brian Lawless/PA)
"He's returned exceptionally well, he's the most amazing character since even after the Triumph in 2015 I was all for putting him away, but he was simply so fresh. We were in fact going to take him to Aintree.
"This fellow can buck and squeal and play a video game, he's a horse you need to like as he's so passionate about what he's doing.
"He's come out of it so well, we're lured to come back quite quickly and head to Sandown the weekend after next and take a look at the Henry VIII.
"That's where his leaping will be evaluated, whereas Exeter didn't check his leaping, however he's always been extremely great in your home. That's why we are going down the beginner chasing road rather than the Champion Hurdle route."