Salvator Mundi swoops late for Moscow Flyer crown

"He was fresh and it was messy, so I would say it was going to be hard to be impressive," said Paul Townend.

FLYER: Salvator Mundi & Paul Townend win the (Grade 2) Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle. Pic: Healy Racing.

Salvator Mundi made odds-on backers sweat before eventually coming good in the Sky Bet Club Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle at Punchestown.

Runner-up to the top-class Sir Gino on his only start in France, the five-year-old finished sixth in the Triumph Hurdle on his first run for Willie Mullins before making the most of having his sights lowered at Tipperary in the spring.