2022 Champion Bumper

[jonthehammer]

I had about 3 or 4 potentials raring to go for this.............now they all seem to be going hurdlng

[Maxfield]

Does everyone think that Cheveley Park Stud will have a runner in the bumper still? With Guily Builly going over hurdles does that mean either Grangeclare West or Classic Getaway must run in it? I know Patrick said they will both go hurdles, but if he told me the sky was blue I wouldn't believe him!

I think most people backed Classic Getaway at 25/1 early doors, but are people still confident that he will be the bumper horse, I know when they bought him Cheveley Park Stud said that's another horse to try and win the bumper with, so they had bought him with the intent to go to the bumper, and their most expensive purchase has gone down that route, plus the bookies suggest he will go there. Should that be enough to think he will?

Also if he was going hurdles with all the hype behind him and experts suggesting that he needs a trip, looking at skybet bet Grangeclare has gone from 20/1 into 16/1 and Classic Getaway has been pushed out from 16/1 to 20/1...shouldn't that be the other way round?

Surely CPS will want to have a go at winning the bumper again....?

[Run4Home]

Does everyone think that Cheveley Park Stud will have a runner in the bumper still? With Guily Builly going over hurdles does that mean either Grangeclare West or Classic Getaway must run in it? I know Patrick said they will both go hurdles, but if he told me the sky was blue I wouldn't believe him!

I think most people backed Classic Getaway at 25/1 early doors, but are people still confident that he will be the bumper horse, I know when they bought him Cheveley Park Stud said that's another horse to try and win the bumper with, so they had bought him with the intent to go to the bumper, and their most expensive purchase has gone down that route, plus the bookies suggest he will go there. Should that be enough to think he will?

Also if he was going hurdles with all the hype behind him and experts suggesting that he needs a trip, looking at skybet bet Grangeclare has gone from 20/1 into 16/1 and Classic Getaway has been pushed out from 16/1 to 20/1...shouldn't that be the other way round?

Surely CPS will want to have a go at winning the bumper again....?

Na, all 3 will go over hurdles both CP and the trainers have said it. If Willie was keeping his two for a bumper he would have left them off for the summer and not ran them last season. Once they run with him before the summer writing is on the walls hes kicking on over hurdles next season

With the operation winding down and no more jumps horses imagine they'll kick on and try win some more of the bigger races i.e getting horses towards championship races a year earlier.

[knockando]

Confirmation from stable tour that Guily Buily won’t be going into Bumpers

“He looked an exciting horse when winning his point-to-point. He’s been working well, and we’ll look to start him off in a maiden hurdle in the next few weeks. We’ll probably start him off over two-and-a-half miles.”

urgh - thought i had cashed out already, just seen the dreaded grey box on 365...

[Lobos]

Yep, 1 will still go Bumper me thinks.

[ToniC]

1 of the Mullins pair could easily remain in bumpers I agree. Wouldn’t be backing now if I hadn’t already and certainly not at current prices but not ripping my champion bumper slips up for either of them until I see them come out and jump a hurdle

[ToniC]

American Mike to start off at down royal and remain in bumpers this season

[Craigy14]

American Mike to start off at down royal and remain in bumpers this season

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Get it in the race planning etc or he’ll be fav in no time.

[Cashew King]

American Mike to start off at down royal and remain in bumpers this season

”He’s a nice horse. We’d like to start him off in a bumper at Down Royal at the end of the month as long as the ground has a good ease in it. We’ll stick to bumpers with him this season.“

also says of Au Fleuron - “He won a point-to-point bumper at Tipperary in great style for Denis Murphy. We’ll send him novice hurdling this season and will look to start him off in the next month or so, possibly over two-and-a-half miles. He’s a nice horse, though we haven’t pushed any big buttons with him yet.”

[Zachx02]

All aboard the American Mike train

[Atlantic Viking]

American Mike 20's is now 16.

[Ray]

I got 33/1 with willy hill

[Atlantic Viking]

I got 33/1 with willy hill

Yep, sorry, should have said with B365 cashout. Also a reminder to myself re: oddscheckers unreliability, not currently showing WH as offering anything for American Mike in the bumper when in fact as Ray points out, they go 33's!

[JackieMoon33]

I’ll be contrarian and won’t be backing either of American Mike, Classic Getaway and Grangeclare West. The latter two I think will be over hurdles anyway.

[Lbur4288]

As I've said in my tracker thread, American Mike is one I've been waiting for some news on. Again from that thread I said I felt it could be a champion bumper bet for me and the soundbites from today have convinced me. I wish I pulled the trigger earlier but he's still a good price.