Willie Mullins says Un De Sceaux in terrific form for Cheltenham Champion Chase

Cheltenham and the Queen Mother Champion Chase can barely come quick enough for Willie Mullins with Un De Sceaux.

Last year’s Arkle Trophy hero is set for what could be the spectacle of the meeting on the second day of the Festival as he crosses swords with resurgent former two-mile king Sprinter Sacre.

Un De Sceaux made amends for a fall at Christmas with a dominant display in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot in January, and has Mullins “counting down the days”.