KG PUNT ON GALOPIN

DAVID YATES

WILLIE MULLINS last night claimed to be in the dark over a wholesale gamble on Galopin Des Champs for the King George VI Chase.

The six-year-old was freely available at 8-1 for the Ladbrokes-sponsored Boxing Day feature at the start of trading yesterday.

But a welter of support saw Galopin Des Champs’ odds contract to a low of 9-4 second favourite.

Last Friday, Mullins (right) was forced to pull hot favourite Allaho out of the Kempton Park three miler — and Ireland’s champion trainer is insistent “no decision has been made” over whether Galopin Des Champs will travel from Closutton to take his place.

“He’s got an entry in it all right but we’ve a lot of other options,” said Ireland’s champion trainer.

“He’s in the John Durkan