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
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-
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

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