Kim Bailey happy to play it cool with Charbel after Cheltenham woe

Kim Bailey is in no rush to decide whether to send Charbel into battle again this season following his heartbreaking exit at last week's Cheltenham Festival.A high-class novice hurdler last season and impressive on his chasing debut at Uttoxeter, the six-year-old was then no match for Altior in the Henry VIII Novices' Chase at Sandown in December.The pair renewed rivalry in the Arkle Trophy and Charbel still held a narrow advantage when he came to grief two fences from the finish.While Altior went on to a comfortable success, connections of Charbel were left wondering what might have been.Bailey said: "Who knows what would have happened?"It was too far out to know for sure. Both camps think they would have won, but we can't go back."H e seems to have come out of Cheltenham absolutely fine. He cantered (on Tuesday) and again (on Wednesday morning) and we're happy with him. "I'm not sure whether he'll run again this season. I've thought plenty about it but I haven't made a decision."W e' ve got another couple of weeks to decide."