17:30 Cheltenham

Wednesday 16 March 2022

All13:3014:1014:5015:3016:1016:5017:30

Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO to 6YO  |   Class 1  |   2m 87y  |   Heavy  |   20 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:42  |   Winning time: 4m 4.8s
1st
Horse silk
7
15/8f
T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins
Mid-division, headway over 5f out, challenged 3f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, readily op 6/4 tchd 2/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¾
2
5/2
T: G ElliottJ: Mr J J Codd
Mid-division on outside, closed over 6f out, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, switched left over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, stayed on op 2/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
10
16/1
T: W P MullinsJ: S F O'Keeffe
Chased leaders, headway on inside 5f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on, no impression on winner op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and 20/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
17
18/1
T: W P MullinsJ: B Hayes
Held up towards rear, headway on outside 6f out, ridden over 3f out, close 3rd and ridden 2f out, 4th and held from over 1f out, kept on op 33/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
50/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore
Held up in rear, headway over 6f out, 5th and ridden over 2f out, unable to get on terms, kept on tchd 66/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
21
33/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Held up in rear, headway towards outside from 6f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on but unable to get on terms op 40/1 tchd 25/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
15
50/1
T: H MorrisonJ: N de Boinville
Mid-division, headway over 5f out, outpaced 3f out, weakened from over 1f out tchd 40/1
8th
Horse silk
4 ½
13
50/1
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Chased leaders on inside, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final 2f
9th
Horse silk
8 ½
18
250/1
T: M KeighleyJ: S Bowen
Prominent early, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened from 2f out op 200/1 tchd 300/1
10th
Horse silk
hd
20
25/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Mr Derek O'Connor
Held up towards rear op 66/1 tchd 18/1
11th
Horse silk
10
12
10/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Led or disputed lead until over 9f out, led over 5f out, headed over 4f out, weakened inside final 3f op 20/1 tchd 28/1
12th
Horse silk
8 ½
5
250/1
T: A McCannJ: Jonathan Moore
Always towards rear op 200/1
13th
Horse silk
20
16
7/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
In touch in mid-division, closed 8f out, lost place on inside over 4f out, soon well beaten op 13/2 tchd 9/2
14th
Horse silk
¾
14
125/1
T: P HennessyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Prominent early, chased leaders, lost place over 5f out op 66/1 tchd 150/1
15th
Horse silk
41
9
14/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Rachael Blackmore
Raced keenly and hung right, soon in touch, led over 9f out, clear over 7f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened tchd 12/1 and 25/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
125/1
T: K DalgleishJ: Danny McMenamin
In rear, struggling 7f out, soon well behind, pulled up after op 150/1
PU
Horse silk
4
125/1
T: I JardineJ: C O'Farrell
Mid-division, struggling 8f out, well behind over 6f out, pulled up after op 100/1 tchd 150/1
PU
Horse silk
8
511-5
250/1
T: A IrvineJ: Brendan Powell
Prominent or disputed lead until over 9f out, weakened from 6f out, pulled up inside final 3f op 200/1 tchd 400/1
PU
Horse silk
11
33/1
T: P NolanJ: B J Cooper
Mid-division, well beaten 6f out, pulled up inside final 3f op 25/1
PU
Horse silk
19
511-5
50/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy
Prominent early, held up in touch, weakened from over 5f out op 66/1

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22
Horse silk
Rosy Redrum32
Weight: 10-2|  Age: 4
T: M F Harris  J: Mitchell Bastyan
NR
6
Horse silk
Esperti154
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 5
T: Peter Fahey  J: K C Sexton
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.60, £1.60, £3.20EX:£6.40Trifecta:£62.40Tricast:£59.56SF:£5.86Swingers:£2.00, £8.80, £11.00

Forecasts

Facile Vega (15/8), American Mike (5/2), Redemption Day (7/1), Madmansgame (10/1), Houlanbatordechais (14/1), James's Gate (16/1), Seabank Bistro (18/1), Viva Devito (25/1), Rosy Redrum (25/1), Poetic Music (33/1), Joyeux Machin (33/1), Authorised Speed (50/1), Our Jester (50/1), Music Drive (50/1), Top Dog (50/1), Esperti (100/1), Ocean Of Mercy (125/1), Call Me Harry (125/1), Ain't No Sunshine (125/1), Spanish Present (250/1), Cillians Charm (250/1), Godot (250/1)

Verdict

A potentially strong renewal for which it's hard to oppose FACILE VEGA, who eased to victory on debut, then barely broke sweat to land a Grade 2 event at Leopardstown. American Mike did everything right when scoring by wide margins on his two Rules outings to date, so he's likely to be on the premises for another top Irish yard, and the selection's stablemate, Redemption Day, is also a player.

  1. FACILE VEGA (IRE)
  2. AMERICAN MIKE (IRE)
  3. REDEMPTION DAY

Previous Winners

2021
Sir Gerhard
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 6
85/40

Prize Money

1st: £45,560.002nd: £17,096.003rd: £8,560.004th: £4,264.005th: £2,144.006th: £1,072.00

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