Weatherbys Champion Bumper

The Weatherbys Champion Bumper is a Grade 1 National Hunt flat race for 4 to 6 year old horses.

It was first run in 1992, and is the most prestigious National Hunt flat race in National Hunt racing, usually providing a good source of hurdle winners the following season.

It is run over a distance of 2 miles 110 yards on the Old Course during the Cheltenham Festival.

Recent Past Results

2010 : Weatherbys Champion Bumper
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places			24 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Cue Card	C L Tizzard	J Tizzard	40/1
2	Al Ferof	P F Nicholls	R Walsh	8/1
3	Frawley	J E Kiely	B J Geraghty	14/1
4	Tavern Times	T Mullins	D N Russell	13/2

2009 : Weatherbys Champion Bumper
Going : Good to Soft			24 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Dunguib	P Fenton	Mr B T O'Connell	9/2
2	Some Present	T Mullins	D N Russell	25/1
3	Rite Of Passage	D K Weld	P J Smullen	5/2
4	Quel Esprit	W P Mullins	R Walsh	10/1

2008 : Weatherbys Champion Bumper Standard Open Nh Flat Race (grd1)
Going : Good to Soft, Good in places			23 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Cousin Vinny	W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins	12/1
2	Corskeagh Royale	N Meade	Miss N Carberry	7/1
3	Zaarito	Colm A Murphy	D N Russell	3/1
4	Shoreacres	B G Powell	C O'Dwyer	80/1

2007 : Weatherbys Champion Bumper Standard Open Nh Flat Race (gd1)
Going : Good to Soft, Good in places			24 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Cork All Star	Mrs J Harrington	B J Geraghty	11/2
2	Sophocles	James Leavy	Miss Pauline Ryan	40/1
3	Aranleigh	Anthony Mullins	A P McCoy	8/1
4	Shirley Casper	Philip Fenton	A J Mcnamara	25/1

2006 : Weatherbys Champion Bumper Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grd1)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places			23 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Hairy Molly	Joseph Crowley	P Carberry	33/1
2	Pressgang	P R Webber	T Doyle	20/1
3	Kicks For Free	P F Nicholls	M A Fitzgerald	5/1
4	Perce Rock	T Stack	A P McCoy	12/1

2005 : Weatherbys Champion Bumper NH Flat Race (Grade 1)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places			24 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Missed That	W P Mullins	R Walsh	7/2
2	De Soto	P R Webber	T Doyle	20/1
3	Rasharrow	L Lungo	A Dobbin	9/1
4	Refinement	Jonjo O'Neill	K Fallon	6/1

2004 : Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race)
Going : Good			24 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Total Enjoyment	Thomas Cooper	J Culloty	7/1
2	Refinement	Jonjo O'Neill	B J Geraghty	7/1
3	Master Albert	D Wachman	Mr J P Magnier	50/1
4	Royal Paradise	F Doumen	T Doumen	16/1

2003 : Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places			25 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Liberman	M Pipe	A P McCoy	2/1
2	Trabolgan	N Henderson	S Durack	50/1
3	Widemouth Bay	P Hobbs	R Johnson	33/1
4	Bold Bishop	Jonjo O'Neill	F M Berry	50/1

2002 : Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race) (Class A) (Grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft			23 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Pizarro	E O'Grady	J P Spencer	14/1
2	Rhinestone Cowboy	Jonjo O'Neill	N Williamson	5/2
3	Back In Front	E O'Grady	C F Swan	12/1
4	Thisthatandtother	P Nicholls	T J Murphy	8/1

2000 : Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race)
Going : Good, Good to Firm in places			17 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Joe Cullen	W Mullins	C F Swan	14/1
2	Inca	N Henderson	M A Fitzgerald	2/1
3	Be My Royal	W Mullins	Mr J A Nash	16/1
4	Tuesday	W Mullins	R Walsh	8/1

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