Rising can leave his rivals for Dust in feature at Kempton

RISING Dust makes the trip across the Irish Sea for the first time for the Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase at Kempton and can make it a winning one.

- By CHRIS PHILLIPS

Mr Vango is being aimed at the Grand National but can win the Eider at Newcastle on his way NIGEL FRENCH/PA WIRE

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The eight-year-old has been a winning machine since switching to the care of Emmet Mullins with five victories from his seven starts for the stable.

He won twice over hurdles at Listowel and Punchestown before coming unstuck at Clonmel when he was a well beaten sixth, but a line can be drawn through that as the vet reported he returned with grazes to his legs.

That prompted a switch to the larger obstacles and the son of Leading Light has quickly taken to the return to chasing with a hat-trick of victories, all coming at Thurles, that has seen him rise 39lb and he can make it four in row in Sunbury.

Harry Derham’s string have been in impressive form recently and the momentum is taken to roll on with Klub De Reve in the Ladbrokes Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle.

The six-year-old has steadily improved over hurdles and comfortably shed his maiden tag by 10 lengths at Kempton on Boxing Day.

He does hold an entry in the Supreme at Cheltenham and while he is a big price for that now, an impressive victory here could see him throw his hat into the ring.