Grand National Bumper
The Aintree Champion Bumper is run as the last race on the Grand National Ladies Day card.
The 2012 race was a vintage renewal with two stars Nigel Twiston-Davies The New One and Nicky Henderson’s My Tent or Yours providing the 1-2.
Aintree Champion Bumper Trends
Starting Price:
The market has not been a good guide with winners market position 0 0 1 7 0 4 6 3 0 6 in the decade.
The favourite finished 0 4 4 1 3 2 0 2 6 7 0/0 during that spell.
Age: 3 of the last 8 won by 4yos. 5yos have won 5 of the last 10.
Trainer: Nigel Twiston Davies has trained 3 of the last 10 winners.
Previous Race: 4 winners ran in the Cheltenham Champion Bumper including 2 of the last 5. All were unplaced.
Form: Just 4 of the last 10 won their prep race.
Aintree Champion Bumper Winners 2003-2012
| Year | Form | Horse | Wgt | OR | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Odds |
| 2014 | F311 | Ballybolley | 11-4 | 123 | 5 | S Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies | 14-1 |
| 2013 | 15 | Killyglass (IRE) | 11-4 | 123 | 6 | N Fehily | E Lavelle | 20-1 |
| 2012 | 116 | The New One (IRE) | 10-5 | 133 | 4 | S Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies | 8-1 |
| 2011 | 1F | Steps To Freedom (IRE) | 11-4 | 0 | 5 | Paul Carberry | Gordon Elliott | 12-1 |
| 2010 | 125 | Megastar | 11-4 | 0 | 5 | Jamie Moore | Gary L. Moore | 9-1 |
| 2009 | 7221 | Sitting Tennant | 11-4 | 110 | 6 | Richard McGrath | Kate Walton | 66-1 |
| 2008 | 2 | Honest John | 10-12 | 115 | 4 | Keith Mercer | Tom Tate | 14-1 |
| 2007 | 111 | Theatrical Moment (USA) | 11-5 | 0 | 4 | Tony Dobbin | Alan Swinbank | 6-5 |
| 2006 | 2119 | Pangbourne (FR) | 11-4 | 0 | 5 | Robert Thornton | Alan King | 28-1 |
| 2005 | 21 | The Cool Guy (IRE) | 10-11 | 0 | 5 | Steven Crawford | N A Twiston-Davies | 50-1 |
| 2004 | 2225 | Diamond Sal | 10-6 | 0 | 6 | Fergus King | Mary Reveley | 33-1 |
| 2003 | 10 | Classic Native (IRE) | 11-1 | 0 | 5 | Ron Flavin | Jonjo O’Neill | 25-1 |
