The champion trainer with the lowdown on his Punchestown team for Wednesday

The nightmare turns to a dream for Paul Townend on Al Boum Photo in the Cheltenham Gold Cup

Gold Cup hero Al Boum Photo faces a stern test at PunchestownCredit: Mark Cranham

We're all looking forward to Wednesday's Coral Punchestown Gold Cup (6.05) in which we hold a strong hand with three Grade 1 winners in Al Boum Photo, Kemboy and Bellshill.

It looks a very competitive renewal and opinion is divided in the yard as to which of our horses might come out on top. Official ratings put only 1lb between Al Boum Photo (175) and Kemboy (174) and they are going into the race off career-best performances.

Both have had quite light campaigns, with Al Boum Photo running only once before his Cheltenham Gold Cup win and Kemboy having run only twice since his Savills Chase win at Leopardstown in December.

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Published on 30 April 2019inPreviews

Last updated 18:48, 1 May 2019

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