Willie Mullins trains two of the front-runners for next year’s Festival highlight.
After an emphatic win in the Betway Bowl at Aintree, Willie Mullins’ Kemboy has been cut from 33/1 to as short as 8/1 to win the 2020 Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Unseating jockey David Mullins at the first fence in this year’s Gold Cup, the previous Savills Chase winner went off the 9/4 favourite for the Betway Bowl on Aintree’s opening day.
With Ruby Walsh aboard, the seven-year-old made light work of stiff opposition in testing conditions at Aintree, finishing up the nine-length winner.
Willie Mullins won his first Gold Cup with Al Boum Photo springing a surprise this year, who currently leads the market for next year’s race, as short as 6/1, with a best price of 8/1.
Ruby Walsh rode Bellshill in the 2019 instalment, not finishing the race, but the champion jockey could be spoilt for choice next year.
Oddschecker spokesperson George Elek: “Having trained the runner-up six times, Willie Mullins finally landed the Cheltenham highlight this year with Al Boum Photo. Now bookies reckon they could turn up like London buses for the Irish trainer after an impressive win for Kemboy at Aintree.”
