Al Boum Photo

Al Boum Photo is a French-bred, Irish-trained racehorse that won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2019 and 2020.

Al Boum Photo
SireBuck's Boum
GrandsireCadoudal
DamAl Gane
DamsireDom Alco
SexGelding
Foaled21 May 2012[1]
CountryFrance
ColourBay
BreederEmmanuel Clayeux & Jacky Rauch
OwnerEmmanuel Clayeux
Mrs J Donnelly
TrainerEmmanuel Clayeux
Willie Mullins
Record16: 8-2-1
Earnings£898,384
Major wins
Festival Novice Hurdle (2017)
Ryanair Gold Cup (2018)
Savills Chase (2019, 2020)
Cheltenham Gold Cup (2019, 2020)

Background

Al Boum Photo is a dark bay gelding with a small white star bred in France by Emmanuel Clayeux & Jacky Rauch. He initially raced in the colours of Clayeux, who also trained him.

Racing career

On his racecourse debut Al Boum Photo fell in a hurdle race at Moulins Racecourse on 14 September 2015. In the following year he was sent to race in Ireland where he was trained by Willie Mullins and carried the colours of Mrs J Donnelly.

In the 2016/2017 National Hunt season he finished third on his first appearance for his new connections. He then won a minor race at Thurles Racecourse before winning the Festival Hurdle at Fairyhouse and finishing fifth in the Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle at Punchestown.

In the following year Al Boum Photo won a minor steeplechase at Navan Racecourse, finished second to Monalee in the Dr P. J. Moriarty Novice Chase and won the Ryanair Gold Cup but failed to complete in his other three races.

Al Boum Photo made only three appearances in the 2018/2019 season. He won the Savills Chase at Tramore Racecourse on 1 January and the 2019 Cheltenham Gold Cup at Cheltenham Racecourse on 15 March[2][3] before finishing second to Kemboy in the Punchestown Gold Cup.

On 13 March 2020, Al Boum Photo won the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the second year in a row.[4]

Pedigree
Pedigree of Al Boum Photo (FR), bay gelding 2012[1]
Sire
Buck's Boum (FR)
2005		 Cadoudal (FR)
1979		 Green Dancer (USA) Nijinsky (CAN)
Green Valley (FR)
Come To Sea (IRE) Sea Hawk (FR)
Camarilla (FR)
Bucks (FR)
1993		 Le Glorieux (GB) Cure The Blues (USA)
La Mirande (FR)
Buckleby (GB) Buckskin (FR)
Thereby
Dam
All Gane (FR)
2005		 Dom Alco (FR)
1987		 Dom Pasquini Rheffic
Boursonne
Alconaca (IRE) Nonoalco (USA)
Vela (GB)
Magic Spring (FR)
1997		 True Brave (USA) Dancing Brave
True Lady
Carama Tip Moss
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References
  1. "Al Boum Photo pedigree". Equineline.
  2. "Al Boum Photo wins Willie Mullins his first Cheltenham Gold Cup". The Guardian. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. "Willie Mullins finally claims Gold Cup glory as 12/1 shot Al Boum Photo wins at Cheltenham". Irish Independent. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. "Cheltenham Festival: Al Boum Photo lands back-to-back Gold Cup wins". BBC Sport. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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