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KOPEK READY FOR DRF
Irish Daily Star
|January 08, 2026
WILLIE MULLINS is “over the moon” with Leopardstown Christmas absentee Kopek Des Bordes as he prepares last year’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle hero for the Dublin Racing Festival.
The six-year-old was due to take on Grade 1 opposition on St Stephen's Day after making a winning debut under Paul Townend at Navan in November.
A setback forced Kopek Des Bordes to be scratched, but his owner Charlie McCarthy reported “everything is hunky dory” ahead of a tilt at the top-level Irish Arkle Novice Chase on January 31.
“He's back galloping, he's entered for the DRF, and he's in great spirits,” said McCarthy. “He has three weeks to it and everything is going according to plan - everything is hunky dory.
This story is from the January 08, 2026 edition of Irish Daily Star.
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