'It blew my mind': Kopek Des Bordes' Leopardstown performance astonished Willie Mullins

Ted Walsh called Mullins on Monday morning to tell him how impressed he'd been with Kopek Des Bordes' performance in the Tattersalls Novice Hurdle.

HUGE STATEMENT: Ted Walsh compared Kopek Des Bordes with Golden Cygnet, one of the greatest novices of all-time. Pic: Healy Racing

Kopek Des Bordes’ performance at the Dublin Racing Festival had legendary figure Ted Walsh rushing to make comparisons with Golden Cygnet, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest novices of all time.

Willie Mullins’ charge, who is owned by Charlie McCarthy, is very much a work in progress and despite his keen-going tendencies, produced a remarkable performance to race away with the Grade One Tattersalls Novice Hurdle on Sunday afternoon at Leopardstown.