Patrick Mullins feels Copacabana's victory in the finale at Navan on Sunday puts him firmly in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper picture.
He's as low as 6/1 for the Cheltenham feature following his successful debut in the William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive (Pro/Am) Flat Race, impressing with his strength in the finish in beating Burrows Drive by five lengths.
His rider told Sporting Life: “He gave me a fantastic feel. He’ s a fine, big horse around 17 hands, one of the bigger horses in the yard.
"He was very slow to come to hand, I remember riding him in his first bit of work and thinking ‘this could be a long road’, but every week since he’s just improved, improved and improved.
“We went to Navan with him because we wanted a big galloping track. It actually turned into a bit of a dash and I was pleasantly surprised with the turn of foot he showed.
"I thought there was plenty more in the tank. He ran well past the line but I suppose it was a slowly-enough run race so it was a bit easier to do that than on other days.
