Mullins magic at Punchestown as Sober and Kappa Jy Pyke seal graded double

Danny Mullins brought stable second-string Kappa Jy Pyke (5/1) from last to first to take the Grade 3 Sky Bet Super Sub Novice Chase, arriving with a well-timed challenge to lead on the run-in and beat Jacob’s Ladder by three and a half lengths, with the winner’s stable-companion and 4/6 favourite Predators Gold third.

MULLINS MAGIC: Sober and Paul Townend win for trainer Willie Mullins. Picture: Healy Racing

Willie Mullins, currently on holiday, completed a graded-race double with Sober and Kappa Jy Pyke in Punchestown.

Successful on his hurdling bow at Killarney back in May and off the track since winning the ‘Queen Alexandra’ at Royal Ascot, Sober impressed when giving Closutton a fifth straight win in the Grade 2 Sky Bet Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle.