While an appearance at this year's Cheltenham Festival may be out of the equation for Muhtaris, connections are hopeful they will be able to live out the dream in 12 months' time should he build on his success in the Physicool Handicap Hurdle at Newbury.
Although pulling up on his last start, the James Evans-trained six-year-old showed what he is capable of when getting the better of bottom-weight Fin D'Espere by two and a quarter lengths, to register a first success over hurdles since making a winning debut over them at Fontwell in 2013.
Andrew Staines, head of the Cheltenham Boys Racing Club 1, said of the 8-1 winner: "All in all there are 12 of us in it and we are all Cheltenham lads and have grown up in Cheltenham. To be honest I plugged them together and I met James Evans years ago. We love supporting James as he is the most personable person there is."
Staines went on: "We brought two horses originally and we sold the other one, but we knew from day one this one was good. We think he is much better than he has shown. Today he jumped great and travelled well. We were really disappointed he didn't run like that at Ascot.
"Ideally we would have liked to look at the Pertemps but there will always be next year. We have discussed now going to the Cheltenham meeting in April."
Fergal O'Brien enjoyed the perfect start to what could be a profitable weekend when Mystifiable (4-1) defied a hike in the weights to claim a convincing success in the Agetur UK Novices' Limited Handicap Chase.
With his Crabbie's Grand National entries Perfect Candidate and Alvarado set to have their prep runs at Kelso and Newbury respectively, the Naunton handler will be hoping the eight-year-old's eased-down seven-length success is a sign of things to come.
O'Brien said: "That's a nice start to the weekend. That is his third win of the season and he is going the right way.
"We put him in the two-and-a-half-mile novice handicap at Cheltenham, but you need to have three runs and he was not quite right the last time he was supposed to run at Leicester, so he is not qualified.
"Hopefully we will find something at Aintree. I think he probably wants three miles so we will have a look at the three-mile handicap there."
The green and gold silks of JP McManus were carried to glory for the second year in succession in the RR Elite "National Hunt" Novices Hurdle.
After winning the extended two-and-a-half-mile prize 12 months with Minella Rocco, the Harry Fry-trained five-year-old Hell's Kitchen (4-1) ensured the race went the way of McManus once again with a cheeky two-length victory.
Fry said: "He is one for the future. The first time he did his best to try and mess things up. He was very inexperienced that first day and came back a bit sore with a bruise in his foot.
"He is a fine, big horse and is a chaser for the future. Barry Geraghty was very happy but he he is still learning and is a work in progress."
Hughie Morrison praised the efforts of stable girl Nikki Duffy after Canoodle (11-1) made a winning start in the Rickerty Bridge Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race. Bred by his wife Mary, the four-year-old set up a potential trip to Aintree in April with a two-length success in the hands of Tom O'Brien.
Morrison said: "The first person I've got to congratulate is my stable girl Nikki Duffy who got her to the gallops. She (Canoodle) is typical of the family in that she has another view on life and she (Nikki) deserves huge credit.
"She has got an engine and we probably ought to put her away, but there is always Aintree."
Nabhan (25-1) could be switched to the Flat by trainer Bernard Llewellyn for a tilt at the Chester Cup after landing the Focus Juvenile Hurdle, while a trip to Perth in April is on the cards for the Victor Dartnall-trained Ut Majeur Aulmes (6-1) following his narrow win in the Berry Bros & Rudd Handicap Chase.
Get Involved (9-2) continued trainer Robin Dickin's return to form with a win in the TKP Surfacing Handicap Hurdle.