Horse Racing - Champion Bumper
A `bumper` is a flat race run by horses destined to have a career over jumps under National Hunt rules. The Champion Bumper is the most prestigious such race in the British Jumps calendar, run over an extended two miles during the Cheltenham Festival each March. The event is limited to horses aged four, five or six. From 1992 to 1996 the race was known as the Festival Bumper.
YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER |
1992 | MONTELADO | R D'woody | P Flynn |
1993 | RHYTHM SECTION | P Carberry | H Scott |
1994 | MUCKLEMEG | C Swan | E O'Grady |
1995 | DATO STAR | M Dwyer | M Jefferson |
1996 | WHITHER OR WHICH | W Mullins | W Mullins |
1997 | FLORIDA PEARL | R D'woody | W Mullins |
1998 | ALEX'DER BANQUET | R Walsh | W Mullins |
1999 | MONSIGNOR | B Powell | M Pitman |
2000 | JOE CULLEN | C Swan | W Mullins |
2001 | Not held | - | - |
2002 | PIZARRO | J Spencer | E O'Grady |
2003 | LIBERMAN | T McCoy | M Pipe |
2004 | TOTAL ENJOYMENT | J Culloty | T Cooper |
2005 | MISSED THAT | R Walsh | W Mullins |
2006 | HAIRY MOLLY | P Carberry | J Crowley |
2007 | CORK ALL STAR | B Geraghty | J H'rington |
2008 | COUSIN VINNY | P Mullins | W Mullins |
2009 | DUNGUIB | B O'Connell | P Fenton |
2010 | CUE CARD | J Tizzard | C Tizzard |
2011 | CHELTENIAN | R Johnson | P Hobbs |
2012 | CH'PAGNE FEVER | P Mullins | W Mullins |
2013 | BRIAR HILL | R Walsh | W Mullins |
2014 | SILVER CONCORDE | R McN'ara | D Weld |
2015 | MOON RACER | T Sc'more | D Pipe |
2016 | BALLYANDY | S T-Davies | N T-Davies |
2017 | FAYONAGH | J Codd | G Elliott |
2018 | RELEGATE | K Walsh | W Mullins |
2019 | ENVOI ALLEN | J Codd | G Elliott |
2020 | FERNY HOLLOW | P Townend | W Mullins |
2021 | SIR GERHARD | R Blackmore | W Mullins |
2022 | FACILE VEGA | P Mullins | W Mullins |
2023 | A DREAM TO SHARE | J Kiely | J Gleeson |
2024 | JASMIN DE VAUX | P Mullins | W Mullins |