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Cheltenham Festival 2026

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Testing ground in Punchestown

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Published at Jan 12, 2025, 9:03

Salvator Mundi
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The ground at Punchestown remains soft, soft to heavy in places. The inside track is in use on the first circuit on the hurdle course, finishing on the main straight.

A mainly dry day is forecast.

The action gets under way at 12.25pm.

The feature is the Grade 2 Sky Bet Club Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle (2.25pm) and this race sees Salvator Mundi the ante post favourite for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle, make his seasonal reappearance for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend.

Jockeys Paul Townend Trainers Willie Mullins

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