Aspen Colorado is set to put his unbeaten record on the line in the Champion INH Flat Race at the Punchestown Festival.

An impressive winner at Leopardstown over Christmas, the JP McManus-owned four-year-old returned to Foxrock to make it two from two in late February.

Connections decided to bypass the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham, but he is set to take on the big guns for the first time at Punchestown after visiting the track for a racecourse gallop on Monday.

Joseph O'Brien partnered Aspen Colorado as he enjoyed a piece of work on the inside of the track alongside stable companion Plinth, ridden by his sister Sarah.

O'Brien said: " Hopefully he'll go for the Champion Bumper if the ground is OK.

"He's not run for a while and it was nice to get him to a track to stretch his legs.

"Everything has been geared towards going hurdling with him next season."

Aspen Colorado is set to be one of a handful of runners at the Festival for O'Brien, who will officially get his training licence later this spring.

Exciting filly Slowmotion has several options following an impressive victory at Fairyhouse over Easter, while Triumph Hurdle hero Ivanovich Gorbatov could bid to bounce back from a disappointing run at Aintree last week.

"Slowmotion is in the four-year-old race, the mares' race and one of the novice hurdles," said O'Brien.

"When she was beaten at Limerick before she won at Fairyhouse I was a bit disappointed, but maybe we left her a bit short.

"She has no problem with slow ground. She's come out of her run at Easter very well and at this stage she could be anything.

"We'll have to see how Ivanovich Gorbatov comes out of Aintree before deciding whether he'll run at Punchestown.

"Barry (Geraghty) said he was struggling from quite a way out and the ground was not ideal, but in fairness, he was well beaten at the same time.

"There is no doubt he's a better horse on better ground. He's definitely ground dependent."