NIGEL Twiston-Davies wants his back-to-form hurdler Khyber Kim to join an all-star cast at Cheltenham.

He plans to test the seven-year-old's Festival credentials in one of the key races at next weekend's Boylesports International.

Twiston-Davies should get a good idea of the gelding's chances with his rivals in next Saturday's £150,000 Boylesports.com International set to include reigning champion hurdler Punjabi and former Festival winner Celestial Halo.

The Naunton trainer hopes Khyber Kim can rise to the challenge and follow up his surprise victory under Paddy Brennan in the Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham last month.

"I was very pleased with his run in the Greatwood Hurdle and I thought that Paddy gave him an excellent ride," he said.

"I certainly wasn't expecting him to win when he was stuck out the back.

"If the ground came up like it did at The Open, then it would be ideal for Khyber Kim – it's a case of the softer the better for him – whereas it might not suit one or two of the others.

"He has always been a hard horse to get right but he seems very well in himself.

"He came out of the Greatwood Hurdle in great shape and we are very happy with him at the moment.

"We will be taking on some of the best hurdlers around this time but we need to find out how good he really is."

The International is a two-day meeting and starts next Friday.