Kemboy remains on course to carry the colours of the Supreme Horseracing Club at the upcoming Cheltenham Festival.

The Willie Mullins-trained six-year-old finished a creditable fifth in the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle at Prestbury Park last March and looks set to make the journey across the Irish Sea once more in less than a fortnight's time.

The son of Voix Du Nord was second to the high-class Sutton Place on his chasing debut at Fairyhouse on New Year's Day and returned to the same venue to open his account over fences in impressive fashion a few weeks later, albeit having to survive a blunder at the final fence.

Kemboy holds entries in the Arkle, the JLT Novices' Chase and the RSA Insurance Novices' Chase and racing manager Steve Massey said: " As things stand he's bang on course for Cheltenham. He's in all three novice races and probably his most likely target is the JLT.

"He's obviously fairly inexperienced over fences, having only had the two runs, but he jumped great last time apart from the last and after running so well at the Festival last year, he's well entitled to go back and take his chance in what looks an open race."