A - ZRunners Horse Racing Fixtures and Results
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| Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places) | BriefingNewcastle
| Going: Standard | BriefingSouthwell
| Going: Standard | BriefingWindsor
| Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places) | BriefingCork (IRE)
| Going: Yielding to Soft | BriefingDundalk (IRE)
| Going: Standard | BriefingHORSE RACING FEATURE
Ratings Update: Reaction to Salvator Mundi's Moscow Flyer win
Tony McFadden provides the Timeform ratings reaction following Salvator Mundi's win in the Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle at Punchestown.
Willie Mullins has used the Sky Bet Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle at Punchestown as a stepping stone for some of his best prospects, including Vautour, Douvan and Impaire et Passe who all went on to score at the Cheltenham Festival, and Salvator Mundi provided the trainer with an 11th win in the race.
Salvator Mundi (remains 137p) was already favourite for the Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle and he was trimmed in the betting for the Festival opener following his win at Punchestown, though according to Timeform he didn't need to show improved form to win the Moscow Flyer. The bare form Salvator Mundi showed - credited as a Timeform performance rating of 132 - is the lowest for a winner of the Moscow Flyer since 2008, though it's worth noting he still has the Timeform 'small p' to denote he's likely to show better form.
Salvator Mundi is entitled to be sharper for that first start since May, his jumping may improve for the experience and the way he pulled suggests he'll be suited by a stronger pace, so there are certainly reasons to be positve. However, in Timeform's view the level he ran to at Punchestown didn't justify the shortening of his price for the Supreme, and his status as market leader owes plenty to reputation - partly driven by his runner-up effort to Sir Gino in France - rather than his claims on form.