Sire De Grugy will make just one more appearance this season at either Aintree, Punchestown or Sandown after losing his crown in last week's Queen Mother Champion Chase.

The undoubted star of the two-mile division last season, Sire De Grugy missed the bulk of the current campaign through injury and disappointed on his return to action in last month's Game Spirit Chase at Newbury.

However, after getting back on track with an excellent display at Chepstow, the nine-year-old returned to Cheltenham with strong claims, but was under the pump from an early stage and was well-beaten in fourth place.

Sire De Grugy could now either step up to two and a half miles in Aintree's Melling Chase, make a first appearance in Ireland or bid for a third successive victory in the Celebration Chase on the final day of the season at Sandown.

Moore said: "He's come out of the race fine. The ground was just a bit quick for him and maybe I ran him back too quick after Chepstow. The Chepstow race probably took more out of him than we initially thought, but we had to go (to Cheltenham).

"We'll enter him for Aintree and Punchestown and I've also got the Celebration Chase at Sandown at the back of my mind.

"If he goes to Aintree he would obviously have to step up to two and a half (miles), so we'll just wait and see.

"It will definitely only be one of the three."