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  • Week 14 of our Cheltenham Festival 2025 market movers series
  • The 2025 Dublin Racing Festival took place this weekend
  • Kopek Des Bordes, Final Demand and Majborough are among this list of 11 market movers
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Paul Townend riding Kopek Des Bordes clear the last to win The Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown. (Getty)
    Eye On Cheltenham Week 14
  • Galopin Des Champs
  • State Man
  • Solness
  • Kopek Des Bordes
  • Tripoli Flyer
  • Final Demand
  • Argento Boy
  • Hello Neighbour
  • Majborough
  • Ballyburn
  • Bambino Fever

Here's week 14 of our Eye On Cheltenham series, highlighting Festival market movers from between January 28th and February 3rd.

All eyes were on Leopardstown this weekend, as the 2025 Dublin Racing Festival hogged all headlines this weekend. Here are 11 Cheltenham Festival market movers from the last seven days.

Eye On Cheltenham 2025 - Week 14


Galopin Des Champs


The crowd at Leopardstown rose as one to salute Galopin Des Champs on Saturday, as Willie Mullins' superstar ran out a resounding winner of the Irish Gold Cup for a third year in a row. Paul Townend's mount will now return to Cheltenham to try and complete a hat-trick of Gold Cup wins and the bookies think that outcome is inevitable, with most listing Galopin Des Champs as the 4/7 favourite.

State Man


Racing fans were robbed of a titanic battle in the Irish Champion Hurdle when Lossiemouth fell at the third-last, allowing State Man to saunter home at his ease to complete a hat-trick of wins in that historic Grade One. State Man was then cut back into 7/1 to retain his crown in the 2025 Champion Hurdle, with Lossiemouth easing out to 5/1.

Solness


Solness made it back-to-back Grade One wins at Leopardstown this Sunday, when making all to score in the Dublin Chase. Joseph O'Brien's star will now head to the Champion Chase, for which Solness can be backed at a best price of 12/1.

Kopek Des Bordes


The Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle was turned into a route by Kopek Des Bordes, who hammered his rivals by 13 lengths in Sunday's second Grade One. Willie Mullins stated after that win at Leopardstown that the Supreme Novices' Hurdle was the aim for Kopek Des Bordes, who is now best priced at 11/8 with QuinnBet.

Tripoli Flyer


Having come under pressure on the turn for home, Tripoli Flyer justified 2/5 favouritism with an impressive victory in the Scottish Supreme Novices' Hurdle on Sunday. Fergal O'Brien's youngster was then cut into 40/1 for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle.

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Paul Townend riding Final Demand clear the last to win The Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown. (Getty)

Final Demand


The Dublin Racing Festival started with a bang on Saturday, as Final Demand destroyed his rivals in the Nathaniel Lacy. Willie Mullins' star now heads the betting for both the Turners Novices' Hurdle and the Albert Bartlett, with BoyleSports going as short at 5/2 for the former of those targets.

Argento Boy


Willie Mullins' novice made it third time lucky over hurdles at Punchestown on Monday, when claiming a 15-length victory on his first start over three miles. Argento Boy, who was only beaten a lengthy by The Big Westerner earlier in the season, was then cut into 33/1 for the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle.

Hello Neighbour


Gavin Cromwell enjoyed an excellent weekend at Leopardstown, winning a couple of major handicaps. Hello Neighbour also built on his Grade Two win over Christmas by landing the old Spring Juvenile Hurdle and was cut into 6/1 third-favouritism for the 2025 Triumph Hurdle as a result.

Majborough


Despite a few wayward leaps, Majborough remained unbeaten over fences with an easy victory in the Irish Arkle. Willie Mullins' Triumph Hurdle winner will now take on Sir Gino in the Arkle on day one of the Cheltenham Festival, for which Majborough can be backed at a top price of 9/4.

Ballyburn


Ballyburn bounced back from his defeat to Sir Gino over Christmas by scoring in the Ladbrokes Novice Chase at Leopardstown on Sunday. Willie Mullins' star saw out the trip well to beat Croke Park and Impaire Et Passe, and was immediately cut into 7/4 by bet365 to win the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase.

Bambino Fever


The Dublin Racing Festival came to a close with the Grade Two Mares' Bumper on Sunday. Jodie Townend rode Bambino Fever to an impressive victory for Willie Mullins, and she was immediately cut into 6/1 favouritism for the Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival.

Verdict

Eye On Cheltenham Week 14 Key Movers:

Best Bet1: Kopek Des Bordes 2025 Supreme Novices' Hurdle @11/8 at QuinnBet - 5 Units
Best Bet2: Ballyburn 2025 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase @7/4 at bet365 - 5 Units
Best Bet3: Majborough 2025 Arkle @9/4 at BoyleSports - 5 Units
Best Bet4: Final Demand 2025 Turners' Novices' Hurdle @5/2 at BoyleSports - 5 Units
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