Ante-post favourite Kylemore Lough remains in contention for the BetVictor Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.
Harry Fry's new recruit has not been seen since he finished fourth in the Melling Chase at Aintree in April, when trained by Kerry Lee.
Kylemore Lough will have to shoulder 11st 7lb in the valuable Grade 3 handicap, for which 22 horses have stood their ground.
The eight-year-old's victories for Lee included the Grade 1 Ryanair Gold Cup Novice Chase at Fairyhouse in 2016, and Fry is hoping to replicate that sort of success.
He said: "The owners rang up at the end of May and asked if we would like to train the horse. It is a tricky situation, as you know what it is like when the shoe is on the other foot.
"We are in the business of training horses and he is a high-class horse, so we immediately said 'yes'. We've been very happy since he got to us. He was a high-class horse with the Lees and now the pressure is on to reproduce the same sort of form he did for them."
Nicky Henderson is currently responsible for Days Of Heaven (11st 2lb), Theinval (10st 13lb) and Gold Present (10st 9lb).
He said: "Theinval was unlucky all last year. One day we will get it right. He ran very nicely at Ascot over two miles but this is his trip. Days Of Heaven has got himself into it, but he is too high (in the handicap). He is a horse that loves very fast ground.
On Gold Present, he said: "It's his trip and he ran a very good race in the novice handicap at the Festival last year."
Paul Nicholls has confirmed Le Prezien (11st 3lb) and Romain De Senam (10st 2lb). He said: "This is the ideal race to run him (Romain De Senam) in as he needs a real fast-run race, which he will get at Cheltenham, and he is in good shape.
"Le Prezien is in good order. He is rated 150, which is quite high. He is an improving, game young horse that gets the trip so he must have a chance."
Nicholls' other possible runner, Clan Des Obeaux, was in action at Kempton on Monday.
The Lee-trained Top Gamble would have to carry top weight of 11st 12lb, while leading ante-post fancies Foxtail Lad (11st) and Starchitect (10st 11lb) are still in the hat.
Tully East, trained by Alan Fleming for owner Barry Connell, is the leading Irish hope. The seven-year-old won the novices' handicap chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March off a BHA mark of 138 and is 10lb higher now. He ran badly over fences at the Punchestown Festival but caught the eye when fourth over hurdles at the same venue on his combeback run last month. Denis O'Regan's mount is a general 8/1 shot to win next Saturday.
Go Conquer and Cloudy Dream were both prominent in the betting but did not feature at the confirmation stage. It later transpired that Cloudy Dream had been confirmed in error for another BetVictor-sponsored race on the same card.
Clerk of the course Simon Claisse reported the going at Cheltenham today was Good to Soft for the chase and hurdle course and Good for the Cross Country course.
"It could well be perfect ground at the weekend. We had some nice rain on Friday and Saturday, which has put the chase and hurdle courses at Good to Soft.
"For any trainer worried about the ground becoming too easy, I have already said that there will be no more watering on the chase, hurdle and Cross Country courses. It is forecast to be a dry week - there could be a few showers around, but nothing of any significance.
"We are going to be a combination of Good to Soft and Good I think right across the three days."
BETVICTOR GOLD CUP HANDICAP CHASE
Grade 3, £160,000. Cheltenham, Saturday, November 18th. 2m 4f 78yds.
Horse Age Wgt Owner Trainer
TOP GAMBLE (IRE) 9 11-12 Walters Plant Hire & James & Jean Potter Kerry Lee
KYLEMORE LOUGH 8 11-07 M J McMahon & Denis Gallagher Harry Fry
ASO (FR) 7 11-06 The Bellamy Partnership Venetia Williams
LE PREZIEN (FR) 6 11-03 J P McManus Paul Nicholls
DOUBLE TREASURE 6 11-03 Sir Chips Keswick Jamie Snowden
VICONTE DU NOYER (FR) 8 11-03 Ann & Alan Potts Limited Colin Tizzard
DAYS OF HEAVEN (FR) 7 11-02 Mrs S K Johnston Nicky Henderson
CLAN DES OBEAUX (FR) 5 11-01 Mr & Mrs P Barber, G Mason, Sir A Ferguson Paul Nicholls
TULLY EAST (IRE) 7 11-01 Barry Connell Alan Fleming IRE
FOXTAIL HILL (IRE) 8 11-00 Options O Syndicate Nigel Twiston-Davies
THEINVAL (FR) 7 10-13 Mr & Mrs Sandy Orr Nicky Henderson
ROMAIN DE SENAM (FR) 5 10-12 Mr Chris Giles & Mr Dan Macdonald Paul Nicholls
STARCHITECT (IRE) 6 10-11 Paul & Clare Rooney David Pipe
BALLYALTON (IRE) 10 10-10 John Westwood Ian Williams
GOLD PRESENT (IRE) 7 10-09 John & Barbara Cotton Nicky Henderson
AQUA DUDE (IRE) 7 10-06 William & Angela Rucker Evan Williams
BENTELIMAR (IRE) 8 10-06 Swanee River Partnership Charlie Longsdon
PLAISIR D'AMOUR (FR) 5 10-05 Calvados Racing Venetia Williams
GUITAR PETE (IRE) 7 10-01 Pat Sloan Nicky Richards
SPLASH OF GINGE 9 10-01 John Neild Nigel Twiston-Davies
MYSTIFIABLE 9 9-11 Graham and Alison Jelley Fergal O'Brien
LAKE TAKAPUNA (IRE) 6 9-10 Dr Ronan Lambe Jim Culloty IRE
22 five-day confirmations
2 Irish-trained
CURRENT BETTING: Kylemore Lough 7/1, Tully East 8/1, Romain De Senam 10/1, Gold Present 12/1, Foxtail Hill 12/1, Starchitect 12/1, Le Prezien 12/1, Ballyalton 12/1, Double Treasure 16/1, Aso 20/1, Clan Des Obeaux 25/1, Days Of Heaven 25/1, Top Gamble 25/1, Viconte du Noyer 25/1, Aqua Dude 25/1, Guitar Pete 25/1, Splash of Ginge 25/1, Theinval 25/1, Bentelimar 33/1, Mystifiable 33/1, Plaisir D'Amour 33/1, Lake Takapuna 40/1