Tom George has warned conditions will not be ideal for God's Own at Kempton on Friday but he is keen to get a run into last year's Arkle runner-up.
The eight-year-old faces just three rivals in the Racing UK 3 Devices 1 Price Graduation Chase and while at one stage it looked like he would clash with More Of That, he certainly does not have a walkover.
Nicky Henderson runs Josses Hill, just one place and two lengths behind God's Own in the Arkle, Venetia Williams added the novice Aso to the field when she saw the size of it, and Colin Tizzard runs Kings Lad.
God's Own has only been seen once this season, over 100 days ago in the Haldon Gold Cup when third to Vibrato Valtat, due to his liking for a sound surface but George feels he is better off gaining match practice rather than just working at home.
"We realised before Christmas that we weren't going to get his conditions for a long time so we eased off him," said the Slad-based handler.
"I want to get a race into him rather than keep boring him by galloping him and giving him racecourse gallops. The Festival is coming up and he needs match practice.
"If he didn't run now it would be getting too close and the ground at Kempton, while soft, isn't as bad as at other places.
"It won't be ideal, and he won't be knocked about, but I'd rather run him than just keep galloping.
"I don't know yet which race it will be at Cheltenham. His Arkle run suggests he's not far off the best in the Queen Mother, yet I'm convinced he'll stay the Ryanair trip.
"We'll go for whatever looks the best option nearer the time and we don't have to decide for some time yet."
Josses Hill is also in both races next month but needs to put a crashing fall in the Tingle Creek behind him.
Mike Spence, owner Alan Spence's son, said: "He slipped going into the fence at Sandown and had no chance to rectify it. It was bad luck, as he'd looked a different horse schooling at home this season.
"It was a crashing fall and while he's schooled well since, you've no idea how he'll react back in a race. You can never be sure, no matter what they do at home. I think he just scares himself sometimes and then he loses confidence.
"I'm convinced the engine is still there, when you look at his novice hurdles form behind Vautour and his win at Aintree, and even his run in the Arkle, he's very talented. I'm prepared to give him one more chance.
"We're running over further than two miles but that is purely because the ground at Newbury will be bottomless. This is the right race to run him in as he's got no penalty and comes out clear top on the figures.
"At this stage I'd say it's 70-30 the Queen Mother over the Ryanair. Barry Geraghty always said the faster they go, the better he jumps."