Timbera looks set to run in Monday's Powers Gold Label Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse after pleasing trainer Dessie Hughes in a gallop this morning.
The 10-year-old was the ante-post favourite for the Martell Cognac Grand National but was pulled out of the race at the 11th hour after scoping badly.
But Hughes is satisfied his charge has recovered sufficiently over the last week and the gelding is now set to bid for a second successive win in the Fairyhouse race.
"He worked this morning, he worked well and he's nearly certain to go to Fairyhouse," said the trainer.
"Conditions are perfect at Fairyhouse at the moment and the only thing that he wouldn't want would be if it got very soft - it was good ground last year.
"He's rated 139 at the moment, which puts him on 10st 8lb, but if Le Coudray comes out, I think he goes up to 11st 2lb. But he would still be on a good weight as he's a very strong horse. I think Jim Culloty will ride him."
Timbera, who has been off the track since finishing fifth in the Mick Holly Memorial Handicap Chase at Leopardstown in February, is currently a 12-1 chance with Ladbrokes for Monday's race.
"He didn't scope 100 per cent clean yesterday, but he scoped 100 per cent better then he had previously done, so we are hoping by Monday that it will have all cleared up," Hughes added.
"He's in very good form - if we hadn't scoped him, you'd have said the horse was 110 per cent. He seems to come right at this time of year."