Teddy Blue will be given the chance to recreate his recent Kempton heroics when tackling the famous Grand National fences in the Randox Topham Handicap Chase.

Harry Derham’s enigmatic eight-year-old made a welcome return to the winner’s enclosure in a competitive heat at the Sunbury venue, coming from the rear with a late surge to score by a neck under Paul O’Brien.

Handed a 3lb rise for that win, O’Brien can now look forward to partnering Teddy Blue over Aintree’s famous spruce in a race Derham hopes could perk his charge’s interests.

Derham said: “He’s going to go for the Topham if he can get in and we’re planning for Aintree.

“It was kind of hilarious at Kempton the other day, one minute he was going, then he wasn’t, then he was, but he’s a talented horse and hopefully he can keep progressing, but you’ll never quite know with him.

“There’s no point me pretending how it will go in the Topham as no one has any clue, it could well, it could go badly, but it’s worth a go I think.”