Champion Bumper
17:30 Cheltenham Festival
2025-03-12
The Weatherbys Champion Bumper takes place on day two of the Cheltenham Festival and is the only race at the meeting during which no obstacles are jumped. It is for horses who are yet to begin their jumping careers and has been the starting point for many top-class hurdlers and chasers, including King George winners Florida Pearl and Cue Card.
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CHAMPION BUMPER PREVIOUS WINNERS
| Year | Horse | Previous Form | Age | Price | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2023 | A Dream To Share | 111 | 5 | 7-2 | John E Kiely | Mr J L Gleeson |
| 2022 | Facile Vega | 11 | 5 | 15-8F | Willie Mullins | Patrick Mullins |
| 2021 | Sir Gerhard | 1-11 | 6 | 85-40 | Willie Mullins | Rachael Blackmore |
| 2020 | Ferny Hollow | 221 | 5 | 11-1 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend |
| 2019 | Envoi Allen | 111 | 5 | 2-1F | Gordon Elliott | Jamie Codd |
| 2018 | Relegate | 11 | 5 | 25-1 | Willie Mullins | Katie Walsh |
| 2017 | Fayonagh | 811 | 6 | 7-1 | Gordon Elliott | Jamie Codd |
| 2016 | Ballyandy | 1121 | 5 | 5-1 | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Sam Twiston-Davies |
| 2015 | Moon Racer | 1-1 | 6 | 9-2F | David Pipe | Tom Scudamore |
| 2014 | Silver Concorde | 32-1 | 6 | 16-1 | Dermot Weld | Robbie McNamara |
CHAMPION BUMPER KEY TRENDS AND STATS
Key trends
- Won last time out, 10/10
- Aged five or six, 10/10
- Won a bumper worth at least £4,000 or €4,000 to the winner, 9/10
- Adjusted RPR of at least 138, 8/10
- Off the track for at least 32 days, 8/10 (four not seen since Christmas or earlier)
- Won a bumper with at least 12 runners, 8/10
Other factors
- Ireland has won eight of the last ten and 24 of the 31 runnings.
- Willie Mullins has had the most winners with twelve victories (four in the last ten years) but is often mob-handed. On four of the occasions he won, he saddled just one runner; on the other eight, the winner was not his most fancied in the market on all but one occasion (Facile Vega in 2022).
- Gordon Elliott has trained two of the last seven winners.
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - CHAMPION BUMPER 2023
A DREAM TO SHARE confirmed Dublin Racing Festival form with the runner-up, overcoming doubts about the soft ground and helped by things getting tight for those immediately behind as he pounced nearest to the stands’ rail. It was a first Cheltenham ride for his young jockey, and the pair of them look to be going places.