TRAINER Jimmy Mangan is unsure whether his stable star Spillane’s Tower will head to the Cheltenham Festival in a fortnight’s time for a tilt at the Ryanair Chase.

A dual Grade One-winning novice over fences last season, the seven-year-old made an encouraging start to the new campaign when narrowly beaten by fellow JP McManus-owned rising star Fact To File in the John Durkan at Punchestown, with dual Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Galopin Des Champs back in third.

While Galopin Des Champs went on to turn the tables on stablemate Fact To File in both the Savills Chase and the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown, Spillane’s Tower was favourite for the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day, but could only finish fifth and has not been seen since.