Champion Bumper Predictions, Betting Tips, Odds & Trends (Cheltenham 2024 - DAY 2)
- Written by David Bet
The Champion Bumper is a National Hunt flat race run over two miles and 87 yards, open to four to six-year-old horses and run on the old course at the Cheltenham racetrack at Prestbury Park. The John Kiely-trained A Dream To Share was last year's winner at odds of 7/2. This post contains our Champion Bumper race preview with free predictions, tips, betting trends, best odds, free bets and no deposit bonuses on the 2024 Cheltenham Festival.
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CHAMPION BUMPER BETTING PREVIEW
The Weatherbys Champion Bumper concludes the second day of racing at the Cheltenham Festival. It's a Grade 1 National Hunt flat race run over two miles and half a furlong, for horses aged four to six. Because this is a flat race, also know as a 'bumper', it rather obviously doesn’t feature any jumps. A great contest to watch for future reference, with unexposed horses from UK and Ireland clashing for the first time for this prestigious prize.
This race always produces a crop of exciting hurdlers for next season and has been dominated by the Irish trainers, and particularly Willie Mullins, down the years. With big prices available for a lot of horses because with so little form on offer, online bookmakers and punters often find it hard to pick out a favourite.
And now we take a closer look at this year's Weatherbys Champion Bumper and try to determine which horse is likely to prevail.
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Who will win the Champion Bumper 2024?
JASMIN DE VAUX, who won on his debut at Naas in January when sent off the odds-on favourite, is at the top of the betting for Willie Mullins.Gordon Elliott's JALON D'OUDAIRIES is unbaten in two starts. He has won twice on galloping, right-handed and left-handed tracks, most recently at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival.
The Paul Nicholls' runner TEESHAN is a chaser in the making, as proved when he comfortable landed on his debut under rules. He followed that up with a win at Exeter and hacked up without being asked too many questions.
YOU OUGHTA KNOW beat Croke Park on debut at Kilbeggan back in May, before following up at the Galway Festival. On his return to action at the Dublin Racing Festival, he finished runner-up to the impressive Jereboam Machin.
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Dark horses?
ARGENTO BOY looked a decent prospect when scoring on his racecourse bow at Fairyhouse in January. He is joined by CANTICO in carrying the Al Boum Photo silks here. This Willie Mullins' charge opened his account at the second time of asking at Navan on heavy going few weeks ago. Mullins has also entered C'EST TA CHANCE, who ran a cracker at Navan in January, and FLEUR AU FUSIL, a mare who is 2-2 under rules after scoring at Naas and Leopardstown.Gordon Elliott's ROMEO COOLIO, a £420k purchase on the back of a point win, got off to the perfect start under Rules when scoring at Fairyhouse in January, while Jonjo O'Neill's BILL JOYCE, a £250,000 buy, is now 2-2 under Rules after wins at Warwick and Exeter.
Elliott's also has THE YELLOW CLAY, a double wiinner of bumpers at Leopardstown and Limerick last spring, who was last seen at last month's Dublin Racing Festival when he finished fourth in a Grade 2.
Other runners with Top 3 ambitions are Nicky Henderson's KINGSTONE PRIDE, SIXMILEBRIDGE for Ben Pauling, SOUNDS VICTORIOUS and FISHERY LANE (another two entries for the Mullins camp), Dan Skelton's ROYAL INFANTRY, and TRIPOLI FLYER for Fergal O'Brien.
At the moment, the most backed horses are the following:
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CHAMPION BUMPER TRENDS
- Just 6 of the 31 favourites won
- 22 of the last 31 winners came from the top 6 in the betting
- The last 19 winners won last time out
- 24 of the 31 winners were trained in Ireland (12 by Willie Mullins)
- 17 of the last 18 winners were aged 5 or 6 years-old
- The last 14 winners were rated 118 or more
- 7 of the last 8 winners had run in February
CHAMPION BUMPER PREDICTIONS
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2024 CHAMPION BUMPER FAQs
What time is the Champion Bumper?
The Champion Bumper is the 7th and last race run on Day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival. That falls on Wednesday March 13, 2024 and the official starting time is 5:30pm.
How many obstacles are jumped in the Champion Bumper?
There are no obstacles to jump for the Champion Bumper runners
What is the distance of the Champion Bumper?
The Champion Bumper is run on a distance of 2 miles and 87 yards
What is the prize money for the Champion Bumper?
The total prize money on offer for the Champion Bumper at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival will be £75,000.
Who won the Champion Bumper last year?
Last year's renewal was won by A Dream To Share at SP of 7/2, trained by John Kiely and ridden by John Gleeson.
What weights are carried for the Champion Bumper?
10st 11lbs (4yo). 11st 5lb (5yo-6yo). 7lb allowance for fillies and mares.
Who is the leading jockey in the Champion Bumper?
Ruby Walsh is the most successful jockey, having won this race on three occasions. Hence, don't underestimate his "successor" Paul Townend. Jamie Codd has only had four rides in the race, all for Gordon Elliott, but it has yielded two wins, a runner-up last year and a third in 2020. Amateur riders based in Ireland have won four of the last six editions.
Who is the leading trainer in the Champion Bumper?
Willie Mullins has won 12 Champion Bumpers and in the last 10 years has additionally saddled nine placed horses from 40 runners. From eleven runners, Gordon Elliott has saddled two winners, a second and a third.
