Sir Des Champs still unbeaten after Novices' Chase victory

Sir Des Champs put down a Gold Cup marker for next year after maintaining his unbeaten record for Willie Mullins in the Jewson Novices' Chase at the Cheltenham Festival this afternoon.

The six-year-old, ridden by Davy Russell, shrugged off the attentions of Champion Court after the last to bound clear for a convincing four-and-a-half-length success.