Warwick next port of call for Pont Alexandre

Willie Mullins has given exciting prospect Pont Alexandre the option of the Betfred Mobile Hampton Novices’ Chase at Warwick on Saturday.

The eight-year-old overcame a 998-day absence when making a successful fencing debut at Punchestown last month.

That performance laid down a marker for the RSA Chase at the Cheltenham Festival which had been the scene of his last start before his enforced lay-off when finishing third to The New One in the 2013 Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle.