Overturn could try his hand over fences this season after turning in yet another game front-running performance in the Summer Champion Hurdle at Perth on Saturday.
But first the seven-year-old will have a well-earned break, after a year that started with him finishing second in the rearranged Christmas Hurdle at Kempton in January and the highlight being victory in the Chester Cup on the Flat.
"He went out in his paddock on Sunday and is in tremendous form. He's an absolute star and the way he does it makes it all the more exciting. He never knows when to give up," said trainer Donald McCain.
"He'll have a little holiday now. He had a long holiday last year, but only because he was sick after York. I doubt it will be as long as that, but we'll give him a month or so now and decide what we're doing after that.
"He's going to have a school over fences. Whether that's before he goes on holiday or when he comes back, we'll see over the next week or so. That (chasing) is an option, but we'll decide nearer the time.
"We're convinced he's going to want a bit further (over fences) than two miles the way he is on the Flat getting two and a quarter, and possibly over hurdles as well. We've wanted to try that at some stage and it would give us other options."
Meanwhile, Peddlers Cross could start his career over fences at Bangor in the autumn.
McCain is delighted with the condition of last season's Champion Hurdle runner-up, who is back in training from a summer break. The six-year-old is already cantering and McCain is looking to introduce him to chasing in public at the Welsh track, where he has enjoyed plenty of success.
"He's good and cantering away. He looks great, He's grown over the summer and looks a million dollars. I've always liked to start them off at places like Bangor or somewhere like that, so it wouldn't be a surprise if that's where he ended up sometime in the autumn," said McCain.
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