 Ruby Walsh and Master Minded were majestic in last year's race
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Last year's winner Master Minded will take on a maximum of 13 rivals in Wednesday's Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.
The six-year-old, who won by 19 lengths 12 months ago, is one of two challengers from the Paul Nicholls yard, along with Twist Magic.
Colm Murphy's Big Zeb leads a three-strong Irish challenge.
But Alan King's 2007 winner Voy Por Ustedes, last year's runner-up, will instead run in the Ryanair Chase.
Tidal Bay, winner of the 2007 Arkle Trophy, is one of two possibles from Howard Johnson's stable, along with Santa's Son.
The David Pipe-trained Well Chief, who has been off the track since April 2007, remains a possible runner.
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606: DEBATE
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He was runner-up to Moscow Flyer in the 2005 running but fell when sent off favourite for the race two years later.
As well as Big Zeb, Willie Mullins sends over Scotsirish while the 2006 Queen Mother Champion Chase winner Newmill represents fellow Irish trainer John Murphy.
Making up the rest of the entry are Ashley Brook, Briareus, Lord Henry, Mahogany Blaze, Marodima and Petit Robin.
5PP-100 ASHLEY BROOK (IRE) 11 Kevin Bishop
1U221-1F BIG ZEB (IRE) 8 Colm Murphy IRE
16/21/-14 BRIAREUS 9 Andrew Balding
P32-264 LORD HENRY (IRE) 10 Philip Hobbs
15-23403 MAHOGANY BLAZE (FR) 7 Nigel Twiston-Davies
4011-13 MARODIMA (FR) 6 Rebecca Curtis
U1112-11 MASTER MINDED (FR) 6 Paul Nicholls
B540-40 NEWMILL (IRE) 11 John Murphy IRE
11/61-122 PETIT ROBIN (FR) 6 Nicky Henderson
P0-1051 SANTA'S SON (IRE) 9 Howard Johnson
1-0U4213 SCOTSIRISH (IRE) 8 Willie Mullins IRE
211-1223 TIDAL BAY (IRE) 8 Howard Johnson
261-4F6 TWIST MAGIC (FR) 7 Paul Nicholls
221//1F3/- WELL CHIEF (GER) 10 David Pipe
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