17:30 Cheltenham

Wednesday 15 March 2023

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  |   Soft  |   21 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:31  |   Winning time: 3m 59.83s
1st
Horse silk
1
7/2
T: J E KielyJ: Mr J L Gleeson
Held up off the pace towards rear, headway out widest chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
9
16/5f
T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins
Held up off the pace towards rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders home turn, ridden to lead narrowly hung badly left and hampered rivals over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, continued to hang left and stayed on same pace op 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
40/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd inside final 2f, every chance when bumped then hung left 1f out, soon straightened and stayed on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong tchd 33/1
4th
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3
14
80/1
T: W P MullinsJ: J B Foley
Raced keenly in mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 4f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon hampered, not recover
5th
Horse silk
nk
12
6/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Held up off the pace in rear-division, headway chasing leaders turning in, stayed on between horses inside final furlong, went 5th towards finish
6th
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hd
4
50/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Miss J Townend
Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd after halfway until inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened and lost two places towards finish op 80/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ¾
17
18/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Rachael Blackmore
Pulled hard tracking leaders, led 5f out, pushed along when headed and hampered over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 14/1
8th
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½
16
33/1
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Wore hood to post, held up in rear-division, pushed along out wide in mid-division turning in, never dangerous op 28/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ¼
15
33/1
T: W P MullinsJ: M J M O'Sullivan
Mid-division, pushed along home turn, soon outpaced and weakened op 22/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
40/1
T: W P MullinsJ: B Hayes
Off the pace towards rear, never involved op 22/1
11th
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4 ¼
8
14/1
T: J C McConnellJ: S Bowen
Chased leaders and raced bit keenly, pushed along turning in, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after op 12/1
12th
Horse silk
½
20
20/1
T: O SherwoodJ: J J Burke
Held up off the pace towards rear, never involved tchd 18/1
13th
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½
10
40/1
T: T MullinsJ: Mr C Mullins
Never closer than mid-division op 66/1
14th
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1 ½
11
28/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Never closer than mid-division on inside, weakened quickly home turn op 33/1
15th
Horse silk
1 ¼
19
5/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D A Jacob
Off the pace and always towards rear op 9/2
16th
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2
3
10/1
T: G ElliottJ: Mr J J Codd
Off the pace in rear-division, never a factor, tailed off tchd 9/1
17th
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1 ½
22
100/1
T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan
Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off
18th
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19
21
80/1
T: T CooperJ: D Meyler
Wore hood to post, never closer than mid-division, ridden and weakened over 4f out, soon behind, tailed off
19th
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2
7
66/1
T: W P MullinsJ: S F O'Keeffe
Chased leader, led halfway until headed 5f out, chased leader ridden over 4f out, until weakened quickly, soon behind, tailed off op 80/1
20th
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8 ½
2
150/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Off the pace towards rear, lost touch 6f out, tailed off tchd 125/1
21st
Horse silk
nk
18
33/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Wore ear plugs to post, raced keenly, led until halfway, chased leaders, lost place quickly over 4f out, soon behind, tailed off op 40/1

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Non-Runners

23
Horse silk
Samui32
Weight: 10-11|  Age: 4
T: G Elliott  J: Sam Ewing
NR
24
Horse silk
Shinji32
Weight: 10-11|  Age: 4
T: M Keighley  J: Aidan Coleman
NR
13
Horse silk
King Of Kingsfield76
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 5
T: G Elliott  J: J C Gainford
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£2.10, £2.00, £11.60EX:£15.90Trifecta:£767.10Tricast:£414.09SF:£13.97Swingers:£3.50, £34.10, £43.40

Forecasts

Fact To File (16/5), A Dream To Share (7/2), Fun Fun Fun (5/1), It's For Me (6/1), Better Days Ahead (10/1), Encanto Bruno (14/1), Western Diego (18/1), Queens Gamble (20/1), Favour And Fortune (28/1), No Time To Wait (33/1), Loughglynn (33/1), Westport Cove (33/1), Samui (33/1), King Of Kingsfield (33/1), Captain Teague (40/1), Chapeau De Soleil (40/1), Fascile Mode (40/1), Captain Cody (50/1), Chosen Witness (66/1), Lecky Watson (80/1), D Art D Art (80/1), Fiercely Proud (100/1), Shinji (100/1), Beachcomber (150/1)

Verdict

Willie Mullins fields 10 as he bids for a remarkable thirteenth win and the mare FUN FUN FUN could be the way to go. She was a sensational winner of a Grade 2 mares' event at Leopardstown last month and can follow in the footsteps of Relegate who did the same double for the yard in 2018. A Dream To Share has passed every test so far for John Kiely and sets a very good standard. Encanto Bruno and Better Days Ahead are other interesting runners away from the Mullins' battalion.

  1. FUN FUN FUN (IRE)
  2. A DREAM TO SHARE (IRE)
  3. ENCANTO BRUNO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Facile Vega
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 5
15/8

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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