Facile Vega is now among the favourites for Thursday's Turners Novices' Chase at Cheltenham, having not been declared to run in Tuesday's Arkle Chase.

The Turners is over two miles and five furlongs, which is fully half a mile further than Facile Vega has ever raced over before.

Winner of the Champion Bumper in 2022 and second in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle last season, Facile Vega has run three times over fences this season, winning at Navan before finishing last of four at Leopardstown's Christmas Festival and a modest third of six at the Dublin Racing Festival.

Grey Dawning (Dan Skelton) and Ginny's Destiny (Paul Nicholls) are the 5/2 joint favourites for the Turners, just ahead of Facile Vega on 3/1.

There have also been significant betting moves over the weekend for several other Mullins-trained Festival entries. Jasmin De Vaux is now favourite for the Champion Bumper on Wednesday, suggesting he is the likely mount of Patrick Mullins.

Readin Tommy Wrong has also been cut in price for Friday's Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle, indicating that connections have decided to run the Naas Grade 1 winner in this race in preference to Wednesday's Gallagher Novices' Hurdle.

There has also been market support for the Mullins-trained Salvator Mundi in Friday's Triumph Hurdle, amid unconfirmed reports that Paul Townend will ride the French import ahead of Leopardstown Grade 1 winner Kargese.

Owned by Joe and Marie Donnelly, Salvator Mundi has only run over hurdles once, finishing second to Triumph Hurdle favourite Sir Gino at Auteuil 11 months ago when trained by David Cottin. The Donnellys bought Sir Gino and Salvator Mundi privately after that race.

Sir Gino, now trained by Nicky Henderson and very impressive in two hurdle race wins at Kempton and Cheltenham, is even-money favourite for the Triumph. Willie Mullins trains the next four in the betting - the J.P. McManus-owned Majborough (7/2 and the likely mount of Mark Walsh), Salvator Mundi (4/1), Kargese (7/1) and Storm Heart (8/1).