Willie Mullins: Vautour very well ahead of King George

Willie Mullins is confident Vautour’s jumping will not be an issue in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton.

The Cheltenham winner’s comeback victory at Ascot last month was workmanlike rather than spectacular, with his tendency to edge left at several fences considered by many as a major negative as he prepares to tackle another right-handed circuit in the St Stephen’s Day showpiece.

At a specially arranged media morning at his Closutton based in County Carlow, however, Mullins cut a content and confident figure.