Taquin Du Seuil reappears in the 7bets4free.com Warwick Castle Handicap Chase today.
Jonjo O'Neill's nine-year-old has not been sighted since finishing ninth behind Uxizandre in the Ryanair Chase last March.
A winner at the 2014 Cheltenham Festival in the JLT Novices' Chase, O'Neill feared an injury would rule him out for the whole of this season but he has managed to get him back on track earlier than anticipated.
"He is in great form and we are delighted to have him back on the track as we thought he was going to be out for the season," said O'Neill.
"It has all worked out well and hopefully if everything goes right at Warwick, he will head to the two-and-a-half-mile handicap chase at Cheltenham (Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate).
"It's his first run in a long time so he is bound to come on for it, but hopefully it will allow him to get his eye in again."
Up against him is Venetia Williams' Niceonefrankie, pulled up on his only start this term but winner of the December Gold Cup at Cheltenham last season.
Nigel Twiston-Davies' Cogry and Caroline Bailey's Galway Jack, who is aiming to edge Andrew Thornton one nearer to his 1,000th winner, also take their chances.