Nervous Nicholls relieved as Adrien has lift-off on chase debut

Adrien Du Pont: makes his seasonal reappearance at Cheltenham on Saturday

Adrien Du Pont: off the mark over fencesCredit: Alan Crowhurst

The career of Adrien Du Pont has stuttered since a Grade 1 win at Chepstow as a juvenile hurdler had pointed to special things.

But a first start over fences brought a debut win, the promise of a vault in class on his next appearance for Paul Nicholls and a quote of 33-1 with BetVictor for the JLT Novices’ Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

“I was a little bit nervous coming out so soon with him,” said Nicholls after the five-year-old sat off the pace, jumped cleanly, eased into contention and won by a cosy two lengths.

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Mark StoreyNews editor

Published on 6 October 2017inReports

Last updated 18:49, 6 October 2017

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