Jimmy Mangan expects to have a clearer idea of where Spillane’s Tower is heading after he lines up as one of four runners in the Betfair Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham on Saturday.

A dual Grade 1-winning novice two seasons ago, the J.P. McManus-owned eight-year-old split Fact To File and Galopin Des Champs in a thrilling John Durkan last term before disappointing as favourite for the King George at Kempton on Boxing Day.