Time to jump on Boum bandwagon - his Gold Cups were harder won than Best Mate's

Confession time. Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. I got Al Boum Photo wrong. Completely wrong. I never thought he was up to winning a Gold Cup and now he has won two.

I am willing to hold my hands up and admit that I was wrong and he is, in fact, the best staying chaser in the business. It is about time everyone else did so, too.

There was more bad press for poor, old Al Boum Photo during the week when the loveable and knowledgeable Henrietta Knight said: "He has a relatively short neck, not a great shoulder and, to me, even though he's won two Gold Cups, he's not a top-class jumper. Indeed, due to his conformation, he must be quite difficult for the jockey to sit into because there cannot be much in front of him."