- Kopek des Bordes won the first race of Cheltenham Festival 2025 on Tuesday
- The opening day race was called tribute to the rider Michael O'Sullivan
- The Irish died on February 16 at the age of 24 after a fall in Thurles
Kopek des bordes expects you to have won the first race of Cheltenham Festival 2025 after a sweep in the advantage in the second obstacle.
The undefeated obstacle, trained by Willie Mullins, has surpassed the post to overcome the second William Munny in a race that was more intriguing than expected above.
Initially, the third favor work of the third work began as the leader early after two miles on eight obstacles, but was tracked by Paul Townend.
After the triumph of the first day, the owner of des bordes, Charlie McCarthy, said: 'I don't want to cry for you, but I can tell you one thing. I'm in the Nine Cloud, is there a bigger cloud?
“After everything that I have happened, it is a dream come true, and the dream is not yet finished.”
Cheltenham has honored Michael O'Sullivan renouncing his opening career after the Irish died at the age of February 24, after a fall in Thurles.
Kopek des bordes has won the opening race of the Cheltenham 2025 Festival on Tuesday
The deceased's girlfriend O'Sullivan, Charlotte Giles, was seen among the public during the tribute the first day of the festival.
The name of the race was changed from the obstacle of Sky Bet's supreme novices to the obstacle of the supreme newbies of Michael O'Sullivan, when the Irishman was glad of his peak when Marine Nationale set up an impressive success in 2023.
“We are deeply proud of Michael's incredible talent and the legacy he left in the world of races,” O'Sullivan's family said after the announcement last month.
'Rename the race that marked the pinnacle of his career is an appropriate tribute to his ability, dedication and passion for sport.
'As a family, we have always admired Michael's achievements on and off the track, and means a lot for us to see his talent recognized in this way. The effusion of taxes during the past week has been a testimony of the impact it had on so many lives.
“We would like to sincerely thank Jockey Club and Sky Bet for giving us this opportunity to honor Michael's memory and celebrate his remarkable career.”
O'Sullivan participated in 95 racing victories in both Ireland and Britain throughout his illustrious career, including 14 in Ireland and two in Great Britain during this season.
It was up to the 6/5 favorites of Wee Charlie for coach Gerard O'Leary when he was one of the three fallers in the final fence in a persecution for two mile disabled.
When asked about O'Sullivan after the first day of the festival on Tuesday, an emotional Paul Townend could not get the words, with his cracked voice before responding.
However, after such triumph, he added: “Perfect start, he put himself in a lovely position, good gallop early.”
'I was in front of what I wanted to be. It is relatively inexperienced, he saw the crowd, even in the hood.
'He is (Kopek des bordes) not the finished article. I hope I can continue to improve.