George charts route to Listowel
The eight-year-old won a bumper and a hurdle race when trained by David Pipe for owner Roger Brookhouse and struck twice over fences last season after switching to Gloucestershire-based George.
He has not been seen in competitive action since finishing second at Perth in late April, but George has had this valuable pot in mind for some time.
He said: “He has plenty of ability and had some good runs for us last season. He’s a big horse and I think he’s matured quite a lot over the summer.”
Chartreux is one of just two British-trained entries, the other being the David Pipe-trained Shoegazer.
The Pond House handler said: “He appears to have a nice racing weight on 10st 11lb and I’m sure there won’t be any shortage of volunteers from staff willing to go across with him.”
The Colm Murphy-trained Quito De La Roque currently head the weights ahead of Galway Plate hero Carlingford Lough.
Other contenders include Willie Mullins’ On His Own, the Edward O’Grady-trained Shot From The Hip and Noel Meade’s Muirhead.
