Ruby Walsh: Flooring Porter fancied to maintain his spectacular rise through the ranks

The improvement Gavin Cromwell has found in this horse is quite incredible and has somehow been overlooked in the many brilliant training performances this year

Jonathan Moore renews his association with Gavin Cromwell’s stable star after missing the biggest day of Flooring Porter’s career at Cheltenham. Picture: Healy Racing

Having a leg in the Willie Mullins yard, it might not have been great to see Clan Des Obeaux beating Al Boum Photo in Wednesday’s Punchestown Gold Cup but, looking at the bigger picture, the result was good to encourage competition.

Sam Twiston-Davies gave him a wonderful ride, while Al Boum Photo didn’t jump the last three well enough and Clan Des Obeaux wore him out of it.