Wednesday 14th March – 17:15 Weatherbys Champion Bumper

The final race of Day 2 of the 2012 Cheltenham Festival is the Champion Bumper and is the only race during Chelteham that is run on the flat. It is a Grade 1 National Hunt Flat race open to horses aged between 4 and 6 and is run on the Cheltenham Old Course over a distance of 2 miles and 110 yards. It is the most prestigious flat race in the National Hunt calendar and has a prize fund of £60000.

2012 Champion Bumper Trends

-          5 and 6 year old horses have won this race every year since 1995

-           Irish trained horses have won 14 of the last 19 races

-          17 of the last 19 winners won their previous outing

-           Willie Mullins has trained 6 of the last 15 winners

-          Favourites have won just 3 of the 19 races

2012 Champion Bumper Race Card

2012 Champion Bumper Tips

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Previous Winners

2007 – Cork All Star (J Harrington) 11/2

2008 – Cousin Vinny (W Mullins) 12/1

2009 – Dunguib (P Fenton) 9/2

2010 – Cue Card (J Tizzard) 40/1

2011 – Cheltenian (P Hobbs) 14/1