Champion Bumper
17:20 Cheltenham Festival
2026-03-11
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 |
| 2025 | Bambino Fever | 11 | 5 | 4/1 | Willie Mullins | J. Townend |
| 2024 | Jasmin De Vaux | 1 | 5 | 9-2 | Willie Mullins | Patrick Mullins |
| 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 |
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, 9/10
Other factors
- Ireland has won nine of the last ten and 26 of the 33 runnings.
- Willie Mullins has had the most winners with 14 victories (six 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 ten, the winner was not his most fancied in the market on all but three occasions (Facile Vega in 2022, Jasmin De Vaux in 2024 and Bambino Fever in 2025).
- Gordon Elliott has trained two of the last ten winners.
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - CHAMPION BUMPER 2025
Bambino Fever became the ninth straight Irish-trained winner of the Champion Bumper at odds of 4-1 under Jody Townend. The mare, who went unbeaten in four bumpers last season, gained a record-extending 14th victory in the race for Willie Mullins. The second and third were also Irish-trained and filled the places at prices of 33-1 and 66-1.