Owner John Hales is eagerly looking forward to seeing Politologue clash with Altior in the Betfair Exchange Chase at Newbury on Saturday.
Better known as the Game Spirit Chase, the race is a natural stepping stone towards the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival next month.
Altior won this race as a novice last season before claiming the Arkle, while Politologue was still running over two and a half miles.
However, since dropping back to the minimum distance Paul Nicholls' seven-year-old grey is unbeaten when he has completed, including in the Tingle Creek at Sandown in December.
"He's been electric this year and I'm looking forward to it," Hales said.
"It's nice to see Altior is going to run. It will be a good contest and that's what it's all about."
Hales added: "When he's stood up, he's unbeaten over two miles. It took us some time to realise that was his trip but since we have there's been no looking back.
"The only time he's lost over two over fences was at Aintree, when he'd have probably won anyway.
"His jumping is his biggest asset. He's very quick and very accurate. I call him a coat-of-paint job because he leaves no gap between himself and the fence - there's no air.
"That's a trait of all the best two-milers, looking back at them."
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