Day one of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival opens with a cracking renewal of the Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (1.20pm) and all eyes will be on Kopek Des Bordes and how he copes with the pre-race atmosphere.
In fairness to the red-hot ante-post favourite on betting sites, his excitable nature didn’t seem to have too much impact on his level of performance at the Dublin Racing Festival last time and the one notable aspect of that display was the improvement in his jumping from his previous debut outing over hurdles.
