Star returns to chasing ranks

Star De Mohaison takes the next step on the road to a possible tilt at the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup when he has his first race over fences for two years on Friday.

The seven-year-old, trained by Paul Nicholls, has been restricted to two runs over hurdles due to a tendon problem since beating The Listener in the Future Stars Chase at Sandown in December 2006.