Al Boum Photo kicked off his Cheltenham Gold Cup preparations with a fourth successive victory in the Savills New Year’s Day Chase at Tramore. Willie Mull.
Racing returns to Tramore on Thursday after Tuesday's meeting was postponed. Photos: Inpho. After today's (Tuesday's) National Hunt card at Tramore Racecoure…
Updated / Friday, 1 Jan 2021
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Al Boum Photo and Paul Townend jump the last on their way to completing the hat-trick
All roads lead back to Cheltenham in March for Al Boum Photo after the dual Gold Cup hero registered a third successive victory in the Savills New Year s Day Chase at Tramore.
The Willie Mullins-trained nine-year-old lined up for the extended two-mile-five-furlong contest almost by accident two years ago, after sidestepping the Savills Chase at Leopardstown and subsequently the Irish Gold Cup on account of unsuitably fast ground.
With Al Boum Photo finally ending his trainer s long wait for a Gold Cup winner in the Cotswolds a couple months later, Mullins followed the same route again last season, and his charge again produced the goods on the biggest stage of all.