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17:20 Cheltenham

Wednesday 12 March 2025

All13:2014:0014:4015:2016:0016:4017:20

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

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 3m 59.54s

1^st

Bambino Fever

511-0

4/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Miss J Townend

Mid-division on outside, closed going strongly over 4f out, went 2nd 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on op 7/2

2^nd

1 ½

Heads Up

511-7

33/1

T: J C McConnellJ: S Bowen

Led, ridden over 1f out, kept on, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish tchd 40/1

3^rd

1 ½

Shuttle Diplomacy

511-7

66/1

T: T CooperJ: D Meyler

Held up in mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home tchd 50/1 and tchd 125/1

4^th

Caballero Cliff

410-11

150/1

T: R StephensJ: Ben Jones

Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, lost 3rd close home tchd 250/1

5^th

1 ¾

El Cairos

511-7

28/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Mr D Maxwell

Held up towards rear of mid-division, headway on inside and hanging left when bumped 2f out, kept on, 5th and no extra inside final 75 yards op 20/1

6^th

1 ½

Idaho Sun

511-7

18/1

T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver

In touch early, mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, going on towards finish op 22/1 tchd 16/1

7^th

Sortudo

511-7

33/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Prominent early, held up in touch, unable to quicken 2f out, kept on again inside final furlong, no impression op 50/1

8^th

1 ¼

He Can't Dance

511-7

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: Mr Harry Swan

Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, no extra inside final furlong tchd 40/1

9^th

No Drama This End

511-7

12/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace and no impression from over 1f out tchd 14/1

10^th

Copacabana

511-7

9/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 4f out, not much room when no impression over 1f out op 4/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 5/1

11^th

Kalypso'chance

511-7

5/2f

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan

Tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 7/2 tchd 9/4

12^th

nse

Gameofinches

611-7

6/1

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 4f out, edged left and no impression over 1f out, well held final furlong op 11/2 tchd 5/1

13^th

I Started A Joke

611-7

33/1

T: C ByrnesJ: P Byrnes

Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, no impression after op 50/1 tchd 66/1

14^th

1 ¼

Fortune De Mer

511-7

20/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, wide final bend, effort 2f out, soon ridden, no impression over 1f out, well beaten final furlong op 16/1 tchd 25/1

15^th

6 ½

Dalston Lad

511-7

66/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell

Mid-division, closed 4f out, outpaced 3f out, soon well beaten

16^th

Lancelot Allen

410-11

200/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan

Held up towards rear on inside, well beaten final 2f op 150/1

17^th

Aqua Force

611-0

11/1

T: W P MullinsJ: M P Walsh

Towards rear, struggling over 4f out, well beaten final 3f, tailed off op 9/1

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Non-Runners

Highland Haven³²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: J J Burke

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£2.00, £6.20, £13.20EX:£138.40Trifecta:£4,800.00Tricast:£7,546.71SF:£143.39Swingers:£26.20, £46.70, £259.10

Forecasts

Kalypso'chance (5/2), Bambino Fever (4/1), Copacabana (9/2), Gameofinches (6/1), Aqua Force (11/1), No Drama This End (12/1), Idaho Sun (18/1), Fortune De Mer (20/1), El Cairos (28/1), Heads Up (33/1), Sortudo (33/1), He Can't Dance (33/1), I Started A Joke (33/1), Shuttle Diplomacy (66/1), Dalston Lad (66/1), Highland Haven (66/1), Caballero Cliff (150/1), Lancelot Allen (200/1)

Willie Mullins may dominate this yet again. GAMEOFINCHES looked a really exciting prospect at Punchestown last month and gets a tentative vote over stablemates Copacabana, who created a strong impression when scoring on his debut in recent weeks, and Bambino Fever, who brings winning Graded form from the Dublin Racing Festival. Gordon Elliott has broken the Mullins stranglehold on this a couple of times in the last decade and his Navan listed winner Kalypso'chance looks best of the remainder.