Brighterdaysahead will not make her chasing debut this weekend as previously planned after suffering a minor setback – but Gordon Elliott insists the injury to State Man will not change his plan to head over the larger obstacles with his star mare.

The six-year-old narrowly beat the Willie Mullins-trained State Man in the Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown at the start of last season and then beat him easily when following up at Leopardstown over the Christmas period.