Trainer Francois Doumen is facing a dilemma over running plans for his strong Cheltenham Festival squad.

His raiders, including Gold Cup hope First Gold, all have alternative engagements at Aintree.

And with only 10 days between the end of that meeting and the start of the rescheduled Festival, Doumen faces the difficult task of deciding whether to run his horses at one meeting or both.

He said yesterday: "I am looking at Liverpool as well as Cheltenham, it is very difficult.

"We might prefer to ignore Liverpool and go to Cheltenham, but we will wait to see developments over safety at Cheltenham and make sure there is no fear of a late cancellation."

As well as First Gold, Doumen had leading fancies for Cheltenham in the shape of Bilboa and Baracouda and they will all have entries at Liverpool.