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Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Al Boum Photo joins Melon in retirement, moves to eventing

Ken McGuire by Ken McGuire
Thursday 9 June, 2022
in Horse Racing
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Al Boum Photo. Photo: HRI

Al Boum Photo. Photo: HRI

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We’re sure there were celebrations and a few tears at Willie Mullins’ yard this week as two of the big names in Irish racing were retired.

Al Boum Photo, twice a Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, along with Melon have said goodbye to their racing days as they head for a new career in eventing.

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With Paul Townend on board, Al Boum Photo was the first horse to do back-to-back (2019, 2020) Cheltenham Gold Cups since the Best Mate three-in-a-row (2002, 2003, 2004), finishing behind Minella Indo and A Plus Tard in 2021’s running of the race.

“After years and years of trying, Al Boum Photo gave me my first Gold Cup. I thought it was never going to happen and then he comes along and does it twice! That is a fantastic achievement for any horse. He was very, very special”, Mullins told the Racing Post.

“I was honoured to be involved with a horse like him and the first time he won the Gold Cup is up there as one of the best days I have ever had in racing. To win a Gold Cup is the pinnacle of any trainer’s career.”

Melon was a regular for Mullins at Cheltenham in recent years but never had the Gold Cup success of his stablemate.

Recent results included a Grade 2 win at Gowran in February before finishing fifth from Allaho at Cheltenham in March.

This was followed up by a Grade 3 win in Cork in April and a second-place Grade 3 finish at Killarney last month.

Fans of national hunt racing have been paying tribute to both horses since the news broke on Tuesday.

💛🖤 Happy retirement Al Boum Photo – what a career!

🏆🏆 @CheltenhamRaces Gold Cups
🥇 Ryanair Gold Cup
🥇 4 x Savills New Year's Day Chase
💰 Over £1,000,000 prize money

🤩 Sit back and enjoy his dramatic second Gold Cup triumph for @WillieMullinsNH!pic.twitter.com/qdvbuRIESz

— Sporting Life Racing (@SportingLife) June 7, 2022

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