Cheltenham Day One: Kopek Des Bordes can get punters off to perfect start

Constitution Hill has already seen off one top-class mare this season and Brighterdaysahead will have to produce something truly exceptional to avoid the fate that befell Lossiemouth at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day.

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025 - 13:27

Darren Norris

Providing he doesn’t overheat in the preliminaries, Kopek Des Bordes can get punters off to the perfect start to the 2025 Cheltenham Festival by outclassing his rivals in the Michael O'Sullivan Supreme Novices' Hurdle.

Six of the 12 runners are trained by Willie Mullins but, having won the Grade One Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival by 13 lengths last month, Kopek Des Bordes is unquestionably the standout Closutton contender for the Festival curtain-raiser.