‘Extraordinary’ Willie Mullins horse not seen in over 200 days absolutely hammered in betting for the Supreme
A WILLIE MULLINS horse labelled 'extraordinary' after his most recent win has been absolutely hammered in the betting for the Supreme - despite not being seen for over 200 days.
Salvator Mundi has been wrapped in cotton wool by his Closutton trainer - with a Christmas return aborted.
But it looks like he will finally be unleashed in the Grade 2 Moscow Flyer over two miles at Punchestown on Sunday.
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The weather will need play ball for the fixture to go ahead, with the right-handed track currently unraceable due to snow and ice.
But, being 5-4 for that race, punters are desperately trying to snap up the remaining value about him for the Supreme.
Having been available at 10-1 just two days ago, Salvator Mundi has been absolutely smashed into 5-1 fav.
A second-season novice, Salvator Mundi last took to a racecourse in May, when he pulverised a sorry Tipperary field by 62 lengths.
The margin of that victory - some 238 days ago at the time of writing - looked even bigger on TV, with Racing TV joking in their replay that he had won by '10,000 miles'.
Owned by Joe and Marie Donnelly, of Sir Gino and State Man fame, Salvator Mundi was sixth in last year's Triumph Hurdle.
And he finished second to Arkle favourite Sir Gino on his one run in France.
The two-mile novice hurdling division has been screaming out for a horse to take it by the scruff of the neck.
And it looks like punters have finally decided that horse will be Sir Gino.
Although he is unlikely to have it all his own way, should racing go ahead on Sunday.
Mullins has also entered Kel Histoire and Ballygunner Castle, who are 3-1 and 7-1 respectively.
And Salvator Mundi's performance could have huge ramifications for the future of Kopek Des Bordes.
A solid winner of a 2m Leopardstown maiden hurdle on Boxing Day, he could go up in trip for the Turners Novice Hurdle if Salvator Mundi establishes himself as Mullins' No1.
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