L’Homme Presse set for Ascot return in 1965 Chase

Exciting chaser L’Homme Presse is expected to make his highly-anticipated start
to the season in the 1965 Chase at Ascot, co-owner Andy Edwards has confirmed.

The seven-year-old won five consecutive chases for Venetia Williams last season, culminating in an impressive victory over Ahoy Senor in the Grade One Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham.

Though that rival beat him on his final run in the Mildmay at Aintree, the pair are expected to clash again in the Gold Cup in March.

Connections of L’Homme Presse have been mulling over ideas as they plot a path towards the Gold Cup – for which he is a general 12-1 shot – and should the forecast rain arrive over the next couple of weeks, he will line up in the two-mile-five-furlong Grade Two contest won last year by Lostintranslation.

Edwards, who owns the son of Diamond Boy in partnership with Peter Pink under the DFA Racing banner, says he is looking forward to getting started with L’Homme Presse.