oward Johnson will make a decision on targets for Tidal Bay after he makes his return to action in the John Smith's Hurdle at Wetherby.
The nine-year-old appeared to be losing his way over fences during the first half of last season and the decision to switch back to the smaller obstacles paid off as he secured victory in the Cleeve Hurdle and put in decent efforts at the Cheltenham Festival and at Aintree.
"He's ready for a run and we've decided to stick over hurdles for his first run. We'll see how he gets on and then we'll make our minds up whether we're going to stick over hurdles or go back over fences," said Johnson.
"He likes good ground so that will suit him, but Nicky Henderson's horse (Duc De Regniere) will be hard to beat. We have to give him 8lb as well, so it's going to be difficult, but we'll still run our horse and see how we get on."
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