THERE'S potential for Willie Mullins to take aim at the end of the jumps season with an epic 72-1 four-timer – made up entirely of favourites.
The Closutton boss is going all guns blazing in his bid to land a second British jumps trainer title.
He's at Plumpton.
And there is another big pot he'll fancy going for at Sandown on the big season finale.
Around the same time, he will unleash many of his big Cheltenham names at the Punchestown Festival.
One of those is awesome Supreme Novices' Hurdle winner Kopek Des Bordes.
With no rain falling we can expect decent ground at the right-handed Irish track.
And that can suit Kopek Des Bordes just fine in the Grade 1 KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle on April 29.
This speed demon always leaves a little to be desired in his jumping but the form of his Supreme win has been boosted.
Salvator Mundi couldn't live with him at Cheltenham then breezed home in an Aintree Grade 1.
Stick him in your acca along with Majborough, who we have to give a second chance after his heartbreaking Arkle defeat.
The JP McManus-owned novice crashed through the final two fences and still only went down by three-quarters of a length to Jango Baie.
Had he jumped those even half-well he would have won the Arkle, proving uncatchable after rallying to the line.
Majborough looks set to run in the Barberstown Castle Novice Chase on May 1 and should be way too good for the rest.
Next up at Punchestown will be State Man in the Champion Hurdle.
And he deserves to go in your slip because the trip will prove too short for Lossiemouth and, well, how could you back Constitution Hill with any confidence now?
He and State Man are both 7-4 but State Man represents the better value.
He had the Champion Hurdle at his mercy before falling at Cheltenham.
Mullins looked to have got this former winner right back to his best and he can be expected to reach a similar level at Punchestown, where he's won five times.
Either way it should be an absolute humdinger of a race, provided they all stay upright on May 2!
Complete the four-fold with Dancing City in the Bet365 Gold Cup, who will start the bet off at Sandown on April 26.
Mullins' defending champ Minella Cocooner is an obvious threat here but will be lumbered with a mark of 157 and, if running, arriving on the back of a spin in the Grand National.
Dancing City fell when last seen at Aintree but was in a great rhythm up until the third-last.
His current mark is 151 – what Minella Cocooner won off last year – and the step up in trip to 3m5f should suit this relentless galloper who's not the quickest over obstacles.
The Sandown hill could be just to his liking.
The four-fold comes in at 72-1 with William Hill – but comes with risk backing ante-post.
If any of the horses don't run – and this is Willie Mullins we're talking about here, anything could happen – the bet's a loser. Good luck!
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