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Champion Bumper Form

Champion Bumper Form

The Champion Bumper is the last race run on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival meeting, run as a National Hunt flat race over two miles and 110 yards. The Irish have a great record in this race so make sure you look at all the leading protagonists in the betting and check back through their form in Ireland. The bumper races at the Leopardstown Christmas meeting has also been a good form guide in the past for the Champion Bumper.

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Champion Bumper Trial Winners

The following races are recognised as trials for the Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival.

13/12/2009 - Navan - Ladbrokes Cheltenham Bumper Series Future Champions Flat Race

  • Drumbaloo 5/2

This was the third straight bumper win for the five-year-old who touched off 1/3 favourite Tornedo Shay into second. He goes to the festival with a long rest behind him plus an eyecatching jockey booking in Robert Thornton.

26/12/2009 - Leopardstown - Irish Foal Levy (C & G) INH Flat Race

  • Elegant Concorde 8/11F 

This two length win for the Dermot Weld trained four-year-old was enough for bookmakers to install the horse as ante-post favourite for the Champion Bumper.

27/12/2009 - Leopardstown - Paddypowermobile.com Bumper INH Flat Race

  • On His Own 3/1

There was a bit of an upset in this race as 11/10 favourite Some Target was beaten three quarters of a length by the winner. Oliver McKiernan's five-year-old holds an entry for the Champion Bumper but isn't fancied by the bookmakers.

29/12/2009 - Leopardstown - Affordable Racehorse Ownership INH Flat Race

  • Don't Turn Bach 6/4F

Willie Mullins has an excellent record in the Champion Bumper and this horse still holds an entry in the race, despite talk of him going hurdling as early as this season. This hasn't materialised and although he is not one of the fancied Mullins entries he will go to Cheltenham off the back of a win.

23/01/2010 - Leopardstown - Ladbrokes Cheltenham Bumper INH Flat Race

  • Hidden Universe 4/6F

The second of Dermot Weld's market leaders for the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham along with stablemate Elegant Concorde who won at the Christmas meeting. This was an impressive ten length win for the four-year-old in his only race under rules.

13/02/2010 - Newbury - Bet Totepool at Totesport.com Winter Bumper

  • Al Ferof 11/4

A winner under different owners at Fairyhouse in December, this French-bred five-year-old is the best fancied English trained runner in the betting for the Champion Bumper at the festival.

20/02/2010 - Fairyhouse - Rockview INH Flat Race

  • Day Of A Lifetime 2/5F

Willie Mullins first string for a crack at a seventh win in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham, Day Of A Lifetime was an easy five and a half length winner here at Fairyhouse.

28/02/2010 - Leopardstown - Ladbrokes Cheltenham Bumper Series INH Flat Race

  • Shot From The Hip 6/1

This three length winner has shot into Champion Bumper contention for trainer Edward O'Grady following his second win here at Leopardstown.

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