Edredon Bleu completed his build-up to Saturday's Mitsubishi Shogun Tingle Creek Chase with a gallop yesterday morning which delighted connections.

The nine-year-old is reported to be firmly on course for the Sandown contest, despite fears over the possibility of unsuitably soft ground.

But Sandown clerk of the course Andrew Cooper is optimistic that conditions will not be too testing for the race despite an unsettled forecast.

And Terry Biddlecombe, the husband of Edredon Bleu's trainer Henrietta Knight, said that he was looking forward to seeing the gelding in action again.

"He has improved no end, we did a bit of work with him this morning and he really impressed me," Biddlecombe said.

Edredon Bleu is set to renew rivalries with Flagship Uberalles in Saturday's race, having been beaten by him in the 1999 running but finishing in front of him on the two occasions they have met since.

Flagship Uberalles would be bidding to win the race three times - all for different trainers. He has yet to run for Philip Hobbs, who will be seeking his second big-race triumph in consecutive Saturdays following the victory of What's Up Boys in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup.

"It'll be interesting to see how he does with a different trainer and on different going," said Biddlecombe.