CUE Card will bid to make amends for his untimely fall in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup when he runs in the Betfred Bowl Chase at Aintree tomorrow.

The 10-year-old appeared to be travelling ominously well when coming down at the third-last fence in the blue riband last month.

Colin Tizzard’s charge had been in line for a £1million bonus had he won the Gold Cup, having previously won Haydock’s Betfair Chase and the King George VI Chase at Kempton.

His eight rivals in the Grade One over three miles and a furlong include Djakadam and Don Poli.

The pair, trained by Willie Mullins, finished second and third respectively in the Gold Cup behind Don Cossack.

Another interesting contender is Saphir Du Rheu. Winner of the Mildmay Novices’ Chase at this meeting 12 months ago, the Paul Nicholls-trained grey has been mixing chasing with hurdling again this term.

Second in the World Hurdle at Cheltenham last season, he was sixth to Cue Card’s stablemate Thistlecrack in that race last month.

Completing the nine are David Pipe’s Dynaste, Venetia Williams’ Houblon Des Obeaux, the Rebecca Curtis-trained Irish Cavalier, Jonjo O’Neill’s Taquin Du Seuil and Wakanda from Sue Smith’s stable.

Cue Card is currently listed as an even money favourite to land the contest with Djakadam listed as a 9-4 shot.

The winner of the Grade One prize is set to scoop £84,405 in prize money. Paul Nicholls-trained Silviniaco Conti has won the last two editions.