Weatherbys Champion BumperThe Weatherbys Champion Bumper is a Grade 1 National Hunt flat race for 4 to 6 year old horses.
It is run over a distance of 2 miles 110 yards on the Old Course during the Cheltenham Festival.
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. Make the Most from Your Betting at The Cheltenham Festival
For the best odds on the Weatherbys Champion Bumper check out the prices available via the betting exchanges at Betfair, Betdaq and the World Betting eXchange.
If you take an early bird price on the morning of the Champion Bumper and the SP is greater bet365 will pay out at the bigger price.
Place a bet on the Champion Bumper with BGbet and if your horse is beaten a short head or less they will refund your losing win stake. They are also offering best odds guaranteed on all races at The Cheltenham Festival
Recent Past Results| 2008 : Weatherbys Champion Bumper Standard Open Nh Flat Race (grd1) | | Going : Good to Soft, Good in places | 23 ran | | Pos | 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 | | Pos | 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 | | Pos | 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 | | Pos | 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 | | Pos | 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 | | Pos | 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 | | Pos | 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 | | Pos | 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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Free Bets on the Champion Bumper
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Ladbrokes are offering a Free £100 bet during the Cheltenham Festival. Simply open an account and place a bet of £10 or more on Any sport and they'll match it with a free bet up to £100. |
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Once you've registered and placed your first bet with bet365, they’ll give you a free bet of up to £25, which you can place on the Champion Bumper or any other market of your choice. |
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Register an account with Blue Square, place a bet of at least £25 win single on the Weatherbys Champion Bumper and they’ll credit your account with a free £25 bet token. |
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Sign up for an account with Stan James and bet on the Weatherbys Champion Bumper as your first bet. Then when your bet is settled, they'll add a free bet to your account matching that stake up to a maximum of £25. |
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Place your first bet with VC Bet on the Champion Bumper and they’ll match your stake with a free bet up to a maximum of £50. Then place bets of £10 or more on five more races at the Cheltenham Festival and they’ll give you another £50 free bet. |
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Boylesports have increased their free bets offer to £250 for the Cheltenham Festival. New customers place your first bet on the Champion Bumper and they'll match the stake with a free bet up to the maximum value of £100. Then after a further 5 bets they'll match the average stake to a maximum value of £50. They'll repeat this for a total of 4 free bets to the maximum value of £250. |
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See Bookmaker Free Bets for more offers.
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