Spirit Son, due to have a racecourse gallop at Newbury on Thursday, 2010 champion Binocular, last year's third Oscar Whisky and the improving Grandouet comprise his squad.

Spirit Son to have key Champion Hurdle gallop at Nicky Henderson yard 2.

Ridden by Tony McCoy, Sprinter Sacre took the lead three hurdles from the finish, but hit the last obstacle and faded to finish third to Al Ferof and Spirit Son.

On his final start of the season he finished third behind Spirit Son and Cue Card in the Mersey Novices' Hurdle at Aintree in April.

In an unusually strong field, Al Ferof became outpaced two flights out, but stayed on resolutely up the hill to beat Spirit Son by two lengths.