Traffic Fluide on course for Newbury return

Traffic Fluide could make his eagerly-awaited comeback in the Betfair Exchange Chase at Newbury on Saturday. Trainer Gary Moore is looking forward to running the seven-year-old, who has been absent since he finished third to Un De Sceaux in Ascot's Clarence House Chase in January 2016.The Grade Two event, registered as the Game Spirit Chase, has attracted just seven entries after it was reopened."Barring any last minute mishaps, there is better news about Traffic Fluide who looks likely to return to action in Saturday's Game Spirit Chase," Moore told www.betway.com."He hasn't run since last year's Clarence House, but seems in really good order and I'm looking forward to seeing him back on a racecourse."I was really pleased with the way he schooled last week and that would have put him spot on for this."People keep asking me about his possible Cheltenham target and the truth is that we will learn a lot more on Saturday."If he comes through the race OK, we obviously have the option of running in the Betway Champion Chase."There is, of course, the possibility that he may need further than two miles, in which case we could step him up in trip and go for the Ryanair."Despite being low numerically, the standard is high for this Grade Two.Nicky Henderson has put in exciting novice chaser Altior, while Colin Tizzard's Fox Norton could return after being sidelined since winning the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham in November.Module and Dodging Bullets, first and second respectively in the 2014 renewal, are in the mix, while Garde La Victoire and Gino Trail complete the septet.