Paul Townend is the relishing the “new experience” when he travels to Exeter for the first time for a listed mares' chase on Friday, providing the track passes a precautionary inspection at 8am.

The seven-time Irish champion jump jockey makes the trip across the Irish Sea for trainer Willie Mullins aboard Fun Fun Fun, the eight-year-old who is owned by the ‘double green’ team of Simon Munir and Isaac Souede.