Tiger could be set to roll at Navan on Saturday

If ever racegoers needed an excuse to go racing then the possible appearance of Tiger Roll at Navan on Saturday is sure to attract a huge crowd to the Proudstown venue

Gigginstown racing manager Eddie O'Leary told the Racing Post on Tuesday that a definite plan for the Cheltenham Festival and Grand National winner had yet to be finalised, stressing that trainer Gordon Elliott would ultimately make a decision on his participation in the Grade B Navan Handicap Hurdle over 2m4f on Saturday (1.40pm) at Navan

Tiger Roll did not hold a published hurdles rating when trailing the field on unsuitably soft ground in last year's Boyne Hurdle.

"I haven't spoken to Gordon yet about the plan for him but he's got an entry and it'll be up to Gordon on whether he wants to run him," said O'Leary.

"I know the plan had been the Boyne Hurdle (on 20th February). He doesn't have a published hurdles mark, but at least the Irish handicapper has been fair to him in terms of his chase rating of 155 over here.

"He's still stuck on a higher mark in Britain and they don't publish his rating over there. He doesn't appear in the end-of-year classifications either despite having a high enough mark to do so."

Tiger Roll hasn't been in either of the last two years of Anglo-Irish Jumps Classifications for chasers, having featured in the listings for 2018-19 when rated 172.