Paul Townend partners Invitation Only, who was still in contention when almost coming to grief four fences from the finish in the JLT Novices' Chase at the Cheltenham Festival and was swiftly pulled up.

Al Boum Photo, the mount of David Mullins, looked booked for a place until falling at the second-last in the RSA Insurance Chase.

The Closutton quintet is completed by course winner Saturnas (Mark Walsh), Montalbano (Robbie Power) and Up For Review (Danny Mullins).

Patrick Mullins, assistant to his father, said: "Both Invitation Only and Al Boum Photo came out of Cheltenham well and I suppose the upside of what happened to both of them is they didn't have hard races.

"There's not much between the two of them on form and hopefully they'll both be involved at the business end.

"Saturnas is a course winner, which is a plus, and he's a Grade One winner over hurdles, so he's entitled to take his chance.

"Montalbano didn't complete at Thurles last week, but seems well since so he'll run, too.

"Up For Review improved hugely from his first run over fences to his second run and we're expecting him to improve again."

Sunday's Ryanair Gold Cup is purely between Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins as they train all nine declared runners. Elliott has four engaged, headed by Cheltenham winners Shattered Love and The Storyteller, while Mullins has five, including Invitation Only

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The field is completed by four Elliott-trained runners, headed by JLT heroine Shattered Love, who will be ridden by Jack Kennedy.

The Cullentra handler also saddles The Storyteller (Davy Russell), who claimed the Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate at Cheltenham, Tombstone and Tycoon Prince.