Sceaux among eight for Champion Chase Un De Sceaux heads a field of eight declared as the Ryanair Chase hero drops back down to two miles for the BoyleSports Champion Chase at Punchestown on Tuesday. The nine-year-old took his winning run to three with a superb round of jumping to claim the two-mile-five-furlong title at Cheltenham last month Un De Sceaux's two previous wins during the winter came over two miles in the Tingle Creek and Clarence House Chase. His trainer Willie Mullins also runs Ballycasey, whose fine campaign continued when he lifted the Grade Two Normans Grove Chase at Fairyhouse earlier this month. Gordon Elliott, Mullins' rival in the race to be champion Irish jumps trainer, is represented by both Realt Mor and The Game Changer. Completing the home team is the Jessica Harrington-trained Rock The World, who steps up in grade after winning the Grand Annual Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. The British challenge is led by Colin Tizzard's Fox Norton, who followed up his excellent second place behind Special Tiara in the Champion Chase at Cheltenham when winning the Melling Chase at Aintree. The Tom George-trained God's Own attempts to retain his crown and will be accompanied by stablemate Sir Valentino, who maintained his improvement when third in the Champion Chase.
