Cheltenham - Champion Bumper Stats & Trends 2025

The final race on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival is the Champion Bumper. The flat race is open to horses aged between four and six, and it is run over a distance of two miles.

It is the most prestigious flat race on the National Hunt calendar, and it has been a catapult for legendary horses of the future, such as Cue Card and Florida Pearl.

The Willie Mullins trend of winners is typically hard to ignore in the Champion Bumper, and you can find the other key stats to consider when assessing the field here.

The Champion Bumper has been a race won by the favourite in just one of the last five editions. However, the winner of the Grade 1 has been found in the top three of the betting in each of the last four renewals.

That trend continued last year when Jasmin De Vaux won as the second favourite at 9/2. But, there have been some outsiders that have landed the race since 2013, with Briar Hill and Relegate both winning at 25/1.

Previous winning experience is major factor to consider when it comes to the Champion Bumper. All winners since 2013 had won on their final start before lining up at Cheltenham, while eight of the last 12 winners had their latest win within 45 days of the Festival.

A key race for the Champion Bumper is the Future Stars INH Flat Race at Leopardstown, with three winners following up in the Champion Bumper.

Cheltenham form isn’t essential when assessing the Champion Bumper field. Only two previous winners since 2013 have had previous experience at the course, with Ballyandy (2016) and Moon Racer (2015) both bringing previous Cheltenham winning form to the Bumper.

However, this season’s flat race winners from Cheltenham, Block Rockin Beats and Fortune De Mer, look below the Champion Bumper standard.

Previous experience over the Bumper trip is required. Eleven of the last 12 winners had at least one run over the two mile distance, while ten of the winners over the same period had run over further.

It is also worth noting, that eleven of the winners since 2013 have travelled to Cheltenham after winning in two National Hunt Flat Races.

Official rating could be the best trend worth following when assessing the most likely Champion Bumper winner. Ten winners since 2013 have been rated 120 or higher.

Jasmin De Vaux was the lowest rated winner since Ferny Hollow in 2020 when winning off 126. Three of the last four Bumper winners have been rated 132 or higher.

There may be rare British success in the Champion Bumper this season. Windbeneathmywings looked very impressive on his first start for David Pipe at Aintree at the end of December, dismantling a high-quality field with the smallest of issues.

The five-year-old pushed far clear to win by a 14-length margin from Moneygarrow, and at present, he holds the highest RPR of any potential runner in the Champion Bumper in 2025.