Recent Champion Bumper Stories

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  2013 Champion Bumper - Joseph O'Brien relishing first Cheltenham Festival ride12 Mar 2013

  Epsom Derby-winning jockey Joseph O'Brien is relishing his first visit to the Cheltenham Festival to ride Shield for his father Aidan in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper on Wednesday. Crowned champion jockey on the Flat in Ireland last year, the 19-year-old successfully applied to the Irish Turf Club...

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  Sir Alex Ferguson horse I'm Fraam Govan targets 2013 Cheltenham Festival win8 Mar 2013

  Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will be at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday when his horse I’m Fraam Govan bids for the Weatherbys Champion Bumper. The five-year-old, trained by George Baker, features among the 35 declarations for the only official Cheltenham Festival race not ...

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  2013 Champion Bumper - Flat racing's top jockeys aim for Cheltenham Festival glory6 Mar 2013

  Top jockeys from the Flat racing scene are queuing up for their once-a-year chance to ride at the Cheltenham Festival in the Champion Bumper. Joseph O’Brien, Richard Hughes and Graeme Lee are all set to have mounts in the final race on Wednesday’s card at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival. O’Brien, who ...

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  Aidan O'Brien eyeing Champion Bumper glory at Cheltenham Festival with Shield4 Mar 2013

  All-conquering Flat trainer Aidan O’Brien and his jockey son Joseph will bid for National Hunt glory at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival next week. The Ballydoyle duo, who won the 2012 2,000 Guineas and Epsom Derby with Camelot, are trying to win the Champion Bumper with four-year-old Shield. Shield wo...

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  Harry Fry targeting Cheltenham 2014 over Champion Bumper for Oscar Rock13 Feb 2013

  Trainer Harry Fry says he will be aiming Newbury listed bumper winner Oscar Rock at the 2014 Cheltenham Festival rather than next month's Champion Bumper. The five-year-old romped away with last Saturday's finale to make it six wins from the rookie trainer's last nine runners. In his latest exclusi...

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  2012 Weatherbys Champion Bumper race replay - Champagne Fever wins for the Irish14 Mar 2012

  Willie Mullins claimed the Champion Bumper title when son Patrick Mullins claimed won at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival on Champagne Fever. The gamble of the race was on New Year's Eve and Barry Geraghty, chasing a four timer, came very close in Wednesday's final race but Champagne Fever battled up t...

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  5.15 - Wetherbys Champion Bumper preview and betting tips13 Mar 2012

  Three scintillating displays from Dunguib, Cue Card and Cheltenian in the previous three renewals of the Champion Bumper have given the race’s profile a serious boost and there will be plenty of money flying around in the last on Wednesday. The race is sure to attract the usual whispers and market ...

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  Cheltenham Festival 2012 betting update - Binocular 6/1 to win Champion Hurdle28 Feb 2012

  Bincoular has been backed to win the Champion Hurdle at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival and Coral are offering an industry best price of 6/1 on Nicky Henderson's charge. Binocular is a top price 6-1 with Coral for a second win in the Champion Hurdle, after trainer Nicky Henderson delivered an upbeat r...

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  Zarkandar and Binocular shorten for Champion Hurdle23 Feb 2012

  Binocular and Zarkandar have both been trimmed in the betting for the Champion Hurdle this afternoon following the news that Grandouet will miss the Cheltenham Festival. The pair are the 5/1 joint-second favourites for the race with Betfred behind 8/11 favourite Hurricane Fly having been 7/1 and 11...

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  5.15 Cheltenham - Weatherbys Champion Bumper live stream preview and betting tips16 Mar 2011

  Divine Rhapsody looks the value call in a contest that could throw up some surprises Two scintillating displays from Dunguib and Cue Card in the previous two renewals of the Champion Bumper have given the race’s profile a serious boost and there will be plenty of money flying around in the last on...

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  5.15 Cheltenham - Weatherbys Champion Bumper live stream preview and betting tips16 Mar 2011

  Divine Rhapsody looks the value call in a contest that could throw up some surprises Two scintillating displays from Dunguib and Cue Card in the previous two renewals of the Champion Bumper have given the race’s profile a serious boost and there will be plenty of money flying around in the last on...

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  Champion Bumper - consider Divine Rhapsody13 Mar 2011

  Punters looking for a bit of an each-way steal at the Cheltenham Festival may do worse than considering Divine Rhapsody to make the frame in the Champion Bumper. Divine Rhapsody has not been seen on a racecourse this season, but travelled strongly throughout when securing victory at Punchestown tow...

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  Champion Bumper: Best (and Worst) Value Bets10 Feb 2009

  What are the current best-value bets - and worst - for this year's Champion Bumper? Best Value:I might be attempting the impossible in choosing between Willie Mullins' plethora of entries, but there could be some value in taking the 14/1 (Blue Square) on his CADSPEED. Why Mullins' entries yo...

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  Weatherbys Champion Bumper Betting3 Jan 2008

  William Hill have opened betting on this year's Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival. The Leeds-based bookmakers make Time Electric, who was an impressive winner of a bumper contest at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival, their 8/1 favourite for the 2 mile flat race. Other hors...