Un De Sceaux will face just five rivals in Thursday's Ryanair Novice Chase, with stablemate Vautour not featuring in the field.

Trainer Willie Mullins had intended to run Vautour against his elders in Tuesday's Champion Chase but the trainer was not happy with his final workout.

Mullins mooted the possibility of him running later in the week, but that has not come to pass.

Mullins still has the likely long odds-on favourite in Un De Sceaux, though, after such a dominant display in the Arkle at Cheltenham.

Henry de Bromhead's Smashing was beaten a long way in the Arkle but performed much better at Fairyhouse when third to Gilgamboa, although he drops down in trip.

Ted Veale runs for Tony Martin, and Mouse Morris is represented by Real Steel.

There are two challengers from Britain in the Jeremy Scott-trained Melodic Rendezvous and Micky Hammond's Just Cameron.