Big guns primed for showdown

DUAL winner Master Minded and last year’s hero Big Zeb are among a field of 11 for the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham tomorrow.

With no horses withdrawn at the 48-hour final declaration stage, a vintage renewal of the premier event in the calendar for two-milers can be expected.

Master Minded could only finish fourth behind Big Zeb 12 months ago, when sent off 4-5 favourite in his failed bid to be the first horse since Badsworth Boy in 1985 to win the race three years running.