Un De Sceaux out of Tingle Creek Ante-post favourite Un De Sceaux will not run in the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday. Trainer Willie Mullins broke the news on Wednesday evening, describing the Arkle Tropy winner as a "little flat". The seven-year-old is unbeaten in his completed starts over fences, his only reverse being when he fell at Thurles on his chasing debut. Mullins tweeted: "Unfortunately #UnDeSceaux will not run this weekend. He has been a little flat in himself the last two days." Nina Carberry, meanwhile, will partner Somersby for the first time in the weekend feature. Trainer Mick Channon has again turned to the leading Irish amateur after the partnership were successful when Knock House won a race at Cheltenham in November. Channon said: "We'll be going to Sandown for the Tingle Creek and Nina rides, which is great news." Somersby, last season's Queen Mother Champion Chase runner-up, is an old hand around Sandown, having finished second in the last two renewals of the Tingle Creek. The 11-year-old showed at Cheltenham last month the fires still burn brightly when he finished second in the Shloer Chase behind a revitalised Sprinter Sacre. The West Ilsley handler said: "We've been very pleased with Somersby since Cheltenham where he ran a smashing race against a very good horse. "The old boy is in good form and we obviously know how much he likes Sandown."
