COLIN Tizzard’s Cue Card has another chance to bank the £1million bonus, after Jockey Club Racecourses announced the return of the Jockey Club Chase Triple Crown for the 2016/17 jumps season.

Any horse who can land the Betfair Chase at Haydock in November, the 32Red King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March will pick up a £1million bonus.

The last horse to complete the hat-trick was the legendary Kauto Star a decade ago, while Sherborne-based Tizzard trained Cue Card to win the Betfair Chase and the King George last season before falling three fences from home in the blue riband raceat Prestbury Park.

Joe Tizzard, assistant to his father, said: “This is brilliant news.

“Having got so close to winning the Chase Triple Crown bonus with Cue Card last season, that’s what he’ll be aiming at this time.”

Kauto Star’s trainer Paul Nicholls also welcomed the news.

He said: “You’ve got to be a special horse but he (Kauto Star) showed it could be done and it’s great for jump racing that the Jockey Club is putting up this bonus challenge.”

Champion trainer Willie Mullins added: “This is a serious prize that deserves serious consideration this season.”