2015 Weatherbys Champion Bumper

[Old Vic]

The Weatherbys Champion Bumper
Grade 1, Class 1, £60,000 total prize fund. 5.15pm, Wednesday, March 11, 2015, two miles and half a furlong. For four, five and six-year-olds only which have not run under any recognised Rules of Racing, except National Hunt Flat races, Irish National Hunt Flat races or French AQPS races. Horses are not to have run in more than four National Hunt Flat races and, before February 24, 2015, must have been placed first, second, third or fourth in such a race. Weights: 4-y-o: 10st 11lb, 5-y- o and 6-y-o: 11st 5lb, fillies and mares allowance 7lb. Entries closed February 24, entries revealed February 25 (46 entries), six-day confirmation stage March 5, final declaration stage 10.00am Tuesday, March 10. Maximum 24 runners.

Horse	Age	Owner	Trainer
ALTIOR (IRE)	5	Patricia Pugh	Nicky Henderson
ALWAYS LION (IRE)	5	Paul & Clare Rooney	Ben Pauling
AU QUART DE TOUR (FR)	5	Susannah Ricci	Willie Mullins IRE
BARTERS HILL (IRE)	5	Circle Of Friends	Ben Pauling
BAY OF FREEDOM (IRE)	6	Paul Leech	Peter Fahey IRE
BELLSHILL (IRE)	5	Andrea & Graham Wylie	Willie Mullins IRE
BORDINI (FR)	5	Susannah Ricci	Willie Mullins IRE
BROUGHTONS RHYTHM	6	Broughton Thermal Insulation	Willie Musson
DAVY DOUBT (IRE)	6	Roger Brookhouse	Warren Greatrex
DE NAME ESCAPES ME (IRE)	5	Thomas Keating	Liz Lalor IRE
DUELING BANJOS	5	R Davies	Martin Keighley
FINAL NUDGE (IRE)	6	Corbett Stud	David Dennis
GENERAL PRINCIPLE (IRE)	6	Gigginstown House Stud	Gordon Elliott IRE
GHOST RIVER	5	John Andrews	Peter Bowen
GOLAN LODGE (IRE)	6	Margaret Doyle	Liz Doyle IRE
IMADA (IRE)	5	Langdale Bloodstock	Nicky Richards
JETSTREAM JACK (IRE)	5	Diana Whateley	Gordon Elliott IRE
JUSTANOTHER MUDDLE	6	Saloop	Sheena West
LIP SERVICE (IRE)	6	Malcolm Denmark	Tony Martin IRE
LIVELOVELAUGH (IRE)	5	Susannah Ricci	Willie Mullins IRE
MODUS	5	John Deer	Robert Stephens
MONTANA BELLE (IRE)	5	Roger Brookhouse	Stuart Crawford IRE
MOON RACER (IRE)	6	Professor Caroline Tisdall & Bryan Drew	David Pipe
NEATLY PUT	5	Michael Denning	Denis Hogan IRE
NORMAN THE RED	5	The Never Dropped Partnership	Jamie Poulton
NUTCRACKER PRINCE	4	D Gilbert, M Lawrence, A Bruce	Shaun Lycett
O O SEVEN (IRE)	5	Triermore Stud	Nicky Henderson
OK CORRAL (IRE)	5	Sue Magnier	Nicky Henderson
OSCAR BLUE (IRE)	5	P J Martin	Brian Ellison
PYLONTHEPRESSURE (IRE)	5	Susannah Ricci	Willie Mullins IRE
ROBERT'S STAR (IRE)	5	North Star Partnership	Mark Bradstock
RUSHVALE (IRE)	6	Mrs Carolyn Kendrick	Ben Case
SEE THE WORLD	5	Nicky Turner, Penny Tozer, Lotte Schicht	Emma Lavelle
STONE HARD (IRE)	5	Gigginstown House Stud	Willie Mullins IRE
SUGAR TRAIN	5	Cropredy Lawn Racing	Paul Webber
SUPASUNDAE	5	Ann & Alan Potts Partnership	Henry de Bromhead IRE
THEO'S CHARM (IRE)	5	Michael O'Shea	Nick Gifford
TURCAGUA (FR)	5	Susannah Ricci	Willie Mullins IRE
UP FOR REVIEW (IRE)	6	Andrea & Graham Wylie	Willie Mullins IRE
VIGIL (IRE)	6	Martin Bourke	Dermot Weld IRE
WAIT FOR ME (FR)	5	Andrew Cohen	Philip Hobbs
WEST APPROACH	5	John and Heather Snook	Colin Tizzard
WESTERN RULES (IRE)	5	Bob Bennett & Jimmy Dudgeon	Nicky Richards
WESTERN WAY (IRE)	6	Don Cantillon	Don Cantillon
WORK DU BRETEAU (FR)	5	Mrs H Mullins	Thomas Mullins IRE
YANWORTH	5	J P McManus	Alan King

46 entries
19 Irish-trained

[waywardlad]

Two Gigginstown entries, hopefully Cooper will be on board The General !!

[Lessey]

Two Gigginstown entries, hopefully Cooper will be on board The General !!

Will be really interesting to see who Cooper chooses if both the G'town horses line up. I like both their chances but probably prefer Stone Hard

[donka]

Hey Guys- Hope you're all healthy & wealthy.

One of my fancies for this race SUPASUNDAE is now with Henry de Bromhead-Sounds like he's a runner.

Henry de Bromhead is looking forward to running his new arrival Supasundae in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival.

The County Waterford trainer reports the five-year-old to have settled in really well since being purchased by his main owners Ann and Alan Potts out of Andrew Balding's stable.

Supasundae had just one run for the Kingsclere handler, winning a bumper at Ascot in December having won his only other start at Wetherby last March when handled by Tim Fitzgerald.

"He's lovely and we're really delighted with him. We got him early in the new year," said De Bromhead.

"Hopefully he'll go for the bumper in Cheltenham. He'll go straight there now."

Supasundae is generally available at 12-1 for the Bumper on March 11.

[Old Vic]

Hi Donka...the wealthy will have to wait two and a bit weeks Last years winnings have been spent. Sorted the field by RPR..your tip is right up there among the talking horses.

HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF% JOCKEY OR TS RPR
27 111 Pylonthepressure32 5 11-5 W P Mullins — 115 147
37 215-1 Vigil72 6 11-5 D K Weld — 127 143
14 1311 Ghost River18 5 11-5 Peter Bowen — 91 142
7 3-11 Bordini87 5 11-5 W P Mullins — 63 141
31 1-11 Stone Hard48 5 11-5 W P Mullins — 118 141
22 1-1 Moon Racer144 6 11-5 David Pipe — 105 140
43 112 Yanworth82 5 11-5 Alan King — 104 139
33 1-1 Supasundae82 5 11-5 Henry De Bromhead — 76 138
36 3/1-12 Up For Review17 6 11-5 W P Mullins — 118 137
17 FP-11 Jetstream Jack69 5 11-5 Gordon Elliott — 36 136
38 1 Wait For Me25 5 11-5 Philip Hobbs — 35 134
44 31-42 Montana Belle116 5 10-12 S R B Crawford — 74 133
4 111 Barters Hill32 5 11-5 Ben Pauling — 104 132
30 1 See The World41 5 11-5 Emma Lavelle — 91 131
2 132 Always Lion25 5 11-5 Ben Pauling — 80 130
9 1/24-1 Davy Doubt21 6 11-5 Warren Greatrex — 49 130
1 13 Altior32 5 11-5 Nicky Henderson — 100 129
13 11 General Principle38 6 11-5 Gordon Elliott — 91 129
16 1 Imada119 5 11-5 Nicky Richards — 117 129
21 1180- Modus340 5 11-5 Robert Stephens — 112 129
34 13 Theo´s Charm25 5 11-5 Nick Gifford — 108 129
39 14 West Approach25 5 11-5 Colin Tizzard — 110 129
15 1 Golan Lodge18 6 11-5 Miss Elizabeth Doyle — 29 127
26 1 Ok Corral33 5 11-5 Nicky Henderson — 61 127
35 3-1 Turcagua95 5 11-5 W P Mullins — 64 127
45 321 Nutcracker Prince33 4 10-11 Shaun Lycett — 100 127
6 2-12 Bellshill72 5 11-5 W P Mullins — 110 126
10 7-1 De Name Escapes Me20 5 11-5 Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor — 107 126
18 4141- Justanother Muddle351 6 11-5 Sheena West — 48 126
29 86-31 Rushvale75 6 11-5 Ben Case — 18 125
12 2-414 Final Nudge32 6 11-5 David Dennis — 98 124
19 43 Lip Service31 6 11-5 A J Martin — 79 123
23 4-014 Neatly Put72 5 11-5 Denis Gerard Hogan — 76 123
32 2 Sugar Train21 5 11-5 Paul Webber — 43 123
11 152 Dueling Banjos30 5 11-5 Martin Keighley — 91 122
25 12 O O Seven31 5 11-5 Nicky Henderson — 75 122
40 11 Western Rules90 5 11-5 Nicky Richards — 76 121
3 11 Au Quart De Tour59 5 11-5 W P Mullins — 30 120
5 31 Bay Of Freedom136 6 11-5 Peter Fahey — 100 117
20 1-1 Livelovelaugh94 5 11-5 W P Mullins — 63 117
8 1-24 Broughtons Rhythm27 6 11-5 Willie Musson — 70 115
28 32 Robert´s Star114 5 11-5 Mark Bradstock — 41 112
42 3 Work Du Breteau304 5 11-5 Thomas Mullins — 29 111
24 2 Norman The Red105 5 11-5 Jamie Poulton — — 100
46 U26 Oscar Blue18 5 Brian Ellison - — 42 99
41 3321- Western Way548 6 11-5 Don Cantillon — — —


The dream continues for BayofFreedom for another while but might not make the cut now ?

I think Dueling Banjos (owned by the 21 Club owner) might have the same problem.

[Bayoffreedom]

Old Vic - you're killing me! I have sworn off RPR because they drive me crazy with their abitrariness - thanks for making me look. In an effort to make myself feel better here's a list in Timeform order.(It's the number immediately before the trainers name) I am also impressed by the level of insight currently being shown by Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Boylesports et al in pricing him up at 20/1. It's going to be tight but I have every trust in the acuity and logic of the handicapper (particularly if he looks at this form line: http://www.cheltenhamdream.com/new-page-4.)
It's going to be a stressful few days!

STONE HARD (IRE) 48 5 b.g 11-5 138p W. P. Mullins, Ireland
MOON RACER (IRE) 144 6 b.g 11-5 135p David Pipe
SEE THE WORLD 41 5 b.g 11-5 135p Emma Lavelle
SUPASUNDAE 82 5 b.g 11-5 134+ Henry de Bromhead, Ireland
VIGIL (IRE) 72 6 b.g 11-5 133 D. K. Weld, Ireland
PYLONTHEPRESSURE (IRE) 32 5 b.g 11-5 132p W. P. Mullins, Ireland
BORDINI (FR) 87 5 b.g 11-5 131p W. P. Mullins, Ireland
YANWORTH 82 5 ch.g 11-5 130 Alan King
BARTERS HILL (IRE) 32 5 b.g 11-5 129 Ben Pauling
MONTANA BELLE (IRE) 116 5 b.m 10-12 128 Stuart Crawford, Ireland
GENERAL PRINCIPLE (IRE) 38 6 b.g 11-5 127p Gordon Elliott, Ireland
RUSHVALE (IRE) 75 6 b.g 11-5 126 Ben Case
DAVY DOUBT (IRE) 21 6 b.g 11-5 126 Warren Greatrex
UP FOR REVIEW (IRE) 17 6 br.g 11-5 126p W. P. Mullins, Ireland
GHOST RIVER 18 5 ch.g 11-5 125 Peter Bowen
WAIT FOR ME (FR) 25 5 b.g 11-5 125p Philip Hobbs
DE NAME ESCAPES ME (IRE) 20 5 ch.g 124+ Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor, Ireland
OK CORRAL (IRE) 33 5 b.g 11-5 124p Nicky Henderson
BELLSHILL (IRE) 72 5 b.g 11-5 124 W. P. Mullins, Ireland
AU QUART DE TOUR (FR) 59 5 b. 124P W. P. Mullins, Ireland
ALTIOR (IRE) 32 5 b.g 11-5 124p Nicky Henderson
O O SEVEN (IRE) 31 5 b.g 11-5 123 Nicky Henderson
IMADA (IRE) 119 5 br.g 11-5 123p Nicky Richards
BAY OF FREEDOM (IRE) 136 6 b.g 11-5 121 Peter Fahey, Ireland
ALWAYS LION (IRE) 25 5 b.g 11-5 121 Ben Pauling
MODUS 340 5 ch.g 11-5 121 Robert Stephens
THEO'S CHARM (IRE) 25 5 b.g 11-5 121+ Nick Gifford
NEATLY PUT 72 5 b.g 11-5 120 Denis Hogan, Ireland
WESTERN RULES (IRE) 90 5 b.g 11-5 120p Nicky Richards
NUTCRACKER PRINCE 33 4 b.g 10-11 120 Shaun Lycett
JETSTREAM JACK (IRE) 69 5 b.g 11-5 119p Gordon Elliott, Ireland
WESTERN WAY (IRE) 548 6 b.g 11-5 119 Don Cantillon
WEST APPROACH 25 5 b.g 11-5 119+ Colin Tizzard
GOLAN LODGE (IRE) 18 6 b.g 11-5 119+ Miss Elizabeth Doyle, Ireland
SUGAR TRAIN 21 5 b.g 11-5 118+ Paul Webber
FINAL NUDGE (IRE) 32 6 b.g 11-5 118 David Dennis
JUSTANOTHER MUDDLE 351 6 gr.g 11-5 116 Sheena West
TURCAGUA (FR) 95 5 gr.g 11-5 116p W. P. Mullins, Ireland
LIVELOVELAUGH (IRE) 94 5 b.g 11-5 114 W. P. Mullins, Ireland
BROUGHTONS RHYTHM 27 6 b.g 11-5 114 Willie Musson
LIP SERVICE (IRE) 31 6 ch.g 111 A. J. Martin, Ireland
DUELING BANJOS 30 5 b. or gr.g 11-5 108 Martin Keighley
ROBERT'S STAR (IRE) 114 5 b.g 11-5 102 Mark Bradstock
WORK DU BRETEAU (FR) 304 5 ch.g 101 Thomas Mullins, Ireland
NORMAN THE RED 105 5 ch.g 11-5 90+ Jamie Poulton

[Lester]

Bayofdream we are all rooting for you.

Fingers crossed.

[MrMcGoldrick]

Just noticed Denamescapesme in that list, I put up a post about him last week and have just checked to see if he's quoted. 40/1 with 365 nrnb, there's no way I'm letting this feller go unbacked, he could be pretty special

[loveracing]

Just noticed Denamescapesme in that list, I put up a post about him last week and have just checked to see if he's quoted. 40/1 with 365 nrnb, there's no way I'm letting this feller go unbacked, he could be pretty special

MG - I can't seem to find any info or stats about the horse, not even on RP. Do you have a link anywhere?

[MrMcGoldrick]

MG - I can't seem to find any info or stats about the horse, not even on RP. Do you have a link anywhere?

Hi LR, I put a piece on the juvenile and novice jumper thread after he ran at Clonmel last week, I don't know where you'll find anything other than that, I've just had a look on atr and nothing shows up, talk about under the radar, I'll defo be lumping on though because he looked awesome last week

[MrMcGoldrick]

Sorry, my bad, it's De name escapes me, as in BOF's list, search for that LR

[loveracing]

Got it thanks. I will have a very small bet incase I hear you say "I told you so" after the race.

[Lester]

http://www.fatjockey.com/forum/showthread.php?5020-Denamescapesme&p=16631#post16631

The Inch point-to-point venue in County Cork, has long since been recognised as a staging post for stars of the future. We could have another after De Name Escapes Me careered away with the concluding Powerstown INH Flat Race at Clonmel under trainer/rider Liz Lalor.

De Name Escapes Me's Inch seventh placing, was form that took a boost as recently as yesterday, when the third home on that mid-April day last year, Double Shuffle, scored at odds of 50/1 at Doncaster.

De Name Escapes, owned by Lalor's partner, Tom Keating, was a 20/1 shot (from 25s) and he led two furlongs out, before showing an impressive change of gear in the final furlong for an eight and a half length and two and three parts of a length win from the Gigginstown House Stud pair, Roman Gold, and Nickname Exit.

"That's my first winner as a trainer-I did my trainers' course at the same time as Nina (Carberry), about two years ago, and only have a couple in training," said Miss Lalor in the aftermath.

"We passed Patrick (Mullins, on the favourite, Nickname Exit) no bother at all, and he's a lovely horse who is for sale."

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Green and Gold colours next time

[Old Vic]

Bay Of Freedom - didnt mean to ruin your day. Hope you get in and looks better with the Timeform view

[loveracing]

Did G Elliot just tip Pipe in the Bumper??