Ivanovich Gorbatov© Photo Healy Racing
Joseph O'Brien has two possibles for the Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham on Sunday.
Ivanovich Gorbatov and Tigris River could represent the Melbourne Cup-winning trainer, with Tom Mullins also double-handed with Grand Partner and Top Othe Ra.
Tony Martin's Golden Spear and Veinard from Gordon Elliott's stable are other Irish contenders, while Triumph Hurdle hero Defi Du Seuil is also among the 23 horses left.
Philip Hobbs' four-year-old is unbeaten in seven starts over hurdles, with four of his wins coming at Cheltenham.
He has just Nigel Twiston-Davies' grand campaigner The New One ahead of him in the weights as he bids to continue his winning streak,
Nicky Henderson has left in Jenkins and Call Me Lord as he looks to win this race for the first time.
"Jenkins is a definite," said the Seven Barrows handler.
"We are going to start here with him as he has got to start somewhere.
"Hopefully he is back to what he was as a bumper horse when he looked very good. We will see what happens.
"Call Me Lord runs tomorrow (at Huntingdon) but racing managers love to have all sorts of ideas so he (Anthony Bromley) has wanted me to keep him in just in case."
Old Guard, the winner in 2015, will be ridden by Bryony Frost, who enjoyed the biggest success of her professional career on Saturday when she claimed the Badger Ales Trophy at Wincanton aboard Present Man.
Trainer Paul Nicholls said: "Old Guard will run and he will like the dry week. Bryony will ride him. With her 5lb off, he ends up with 10st 7lb, which is a real racing weight for him."
Nicholls will also be represented by Amour De Nuit.
The Ditcheat handler added: "Amour De Nuit won a Listed novice hurdle at Kempton and was a good Flat horse. He has just kept improving."
Harry Fry is likely to run Misterton, who made a winning reappearance at Chepstow last month.
"He won nicely at Chepstow in October and the form has been franked with the fourth Elgin winning at Ascot," said Fry.
"It will just be interesting to see if The New One is still in there and goes as we will be 1lb out the handicap."
Ian Williams has let Elite Hurdle scorer London Prize stand his ground, while Chesterfield, Project Bluebook and Mohaayed are also in contention.
