I think as Scooby has said before, novices that win for the first time after 1st February can retain novice status until 30th November, so if her Irish debut is coming late January (for example) with only that one run pre-Cheltenham, then it maybe that they hold on to her for a few days more and run in early Feb instead.
You'll see one before. . . But for the run, they may decide that.