Gilgamboa© Photo Healy Racing
Gilgamboa is likely to step up in trip after losing his 100 per cent record over fences behind the impressive Un De Sceaux at Leopardstown on Sunday.
The seven-year-old has an entry in the JLT Novices' Chase over two and a half miles at the Cheltenham Festival and that was immediately suggested as a possible target for Gilgamboa, who had won his first two starts over the bigger obstacles at Navan and Limerick.
However, connections will let the dust settle before firming up plans for the Enda Bolger-trained gelding after he finished last of three in the Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase over two miles and a furlong.
He is also engaged in the Racing Post Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham.
Bolger said: "He is definitely more effective on softer ground and it was far from that yesterday. He didn't seem to jump as well as he could.
"The one thing we did take out of it is that he will stay further and he will probably have to be upped in trip.
"In another 150 yards he would have been second. The mistake down the far side probably set him back too, without that mistake I'd say he would have been second anyway.
"He jinked going towards the fence passed the stands but he is still relatively green, that was only his eight race.
"Un De Sceaux was far too good for us, he could even go for the Champion Chase, he is a serious horse.
"I'm glad we ran our fella anyway as we found something and he wasn't knocked about when he had no chance. He is fine today and I'd say he'll be upped in trip for his next start."
