Cooper was mightily impressed with the performance and has drawn comparisons with Mullins' 2014 Supreme winner Vautour
Gold Cup-winning jockey Bryan Cooper thinks punters and Willie Mullins could get off to a dream start at next week's Cheltenham Festival .
He told the Irish Daily Mirror: "I can see similarities between Kopek Des Bordes and Vautour. If they can keep a lid on him in the preliminaries, I think he's going to take a hell of a lot of beating. For most of the season, this two-mile contest looked like producing an epic showdown between Mullins' Majborough and Nicky Henderson's Sir Gino.
Since retiring from the saddle, Cooper has been playing a big role in his father Tom's training operation, and the Kerryman is also involved in scouting talent for owners. "It looks like a tough year to win the Triumph. The British challenge looks strong with Lulumba, Palladium and East India Dock.
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