Edward O'Grady will wait until the weights become clearer before deciding whether to let Tranquil Sea take his chance in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday week.

A Grade One-winning hurdler, he made a successful chasing debut a year ago and bounced back to form with a stylish display in the Poplar Square Chase at Naas on Saturday.

The seven-year-old is as short as 8-1 for the feature of Cheltenham's Open meeting on November 14, but O'Grady is in no rush to make a final decision.

"We were delighted with him and we're always pleased when we have a winner. He's come out of it in good form," said O'Grady.

"I haven't seen the handicap for Cheltenham yet and I don't think it's published until Thursday, so it's difficult to say what we'll do.

"It was testing the other day but I don't think that's important to him and I think he'd love a bit of decent ground.

"If he doesn't go to Cheltenham, I have an alternative in the Clonmel Oil Chase. So it will be one or the other of those two."

One who is confirmed as on target for the race is Alan King's Tarotino, impressive winner of his last three starts last season.

King has made no secret of the fact that due to the dry spell all his horses are improving for their first run but he expects them to be cherry ripe for the Paddy Power meeting.

"He goes straight to the Paddy Power and that has always been the plan for his first run," King told At The Races.

"He's in good form. He schooled yesterday and is due to work tomorrow.

"We'll catch up but it will probably take another week or so.

"We went up the Barbury Mile this morning which is our main grass gallop and we'll do it again on Friday and three or four bits of work up there gets them sharper.

"I hope by Cheltenham they'll be pretty close to being there."