CHELTENHAM REPORT: DAY 4 FRIDAY

Irish champion trainer breaks his duck in style

Al Boum Photo wins the Gold Cup for Willie Mullins

I thought I might never win a Gold Cup – admitted Willie Mullins after finally winning Jump racing’s top prize, the £625,000 Cheltenham Gold Cup with 12-1 chance Al Boum Photo.
The Irish champion trainer had had 26 runners in the Gold Cup and had finished second six times before finally coming out on top.
But seven-year-old French-bred Al Boum Photo, owned by Joe Donnelly and his wife Marie, rose to the occasion under Paul...