Sprinter Sacre confirmed for Ascot return at Sodexo Clarence House Chase

Sprinter Sacre, the highest-rated chaser in training, spearheads six confirmations for the Sodexo Clarence House Chase at Ascot on Saturday.

Trainer Nicky Henderson has, however, repeatedly stated he does not want to bring his stable star back on unsuitably heavy ground after over a year off the track, but plenty of rain has been forecast this week.

Sprinter Sacre has undergone extensive treatment in an effort to get him back to his brilliant best after he was pulled up with a fibrillating heart at Kempton in December 2013.