The only race on the Cheltenham Festival schedule without obstacles for the horses to jump rounds off the action on day two.
The Champion Bumper sees the inexperienced runners tackle 2m½f on the Old Course and it has been won by a stack of future stars including Florida Pearl and Cue Card.
‘Willie’s in the bumper’ is a popular mantra and the Closutton handler will be seeking a 14th winner in the race after Jasmin De Vaux scooted to glory last term.
Champion Bumper odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise all the key details for this year’s renewal are below.
Champion Bumper 2025 date
The Champion Bumper is set to take place at Cheltenham on Wednesday, 12th March.
Champion Bumper 2025 start time
The Champion Bumper post time is scheduled for 17:20.
How to watch the Champion Bumper 2025
You can watch the Champion Bumper live on paddypower.com and the Paddy Power app.
Champion Bumper 2025 runners and riders
The following 18 horses have been declared for the Champion Bumper.
Copacabana (Patrick Mullins)
Dalston Lad (Tristan Durrell)
El Cairos (David Maxwell)
Fortune De Mer (Harry Skelton)
Gameofinches (Paul Townend)
Heads Up (Sean Bowen)
He Can’t Dance (H C Swan)
Idaho Sun (Bryan Carver)
I Started A Joke (Philip Byrnes)
Kalypso’chance (Jack Kennedy)
No Drama This End (Harry Cobden)
Shuttle Diplomacy (Sam Ewing)
Sortudo (Danny Mullins)
Aqua Force (Mark Walsh)
Bambino Fever (Miss J Townsend)
Highland Haven (Jonathan Burke)
Caballero Cliff (Ben Jones)
Lancelot Allen (David Noonan)
Copacabana
Champion Bumper 2025 betting
Champion Bumper odds are on paddypower.com and prices for the leading contenders can be seen on our snazzy widgets below.
Copacabana is the favourite with Paddy Power to win the Champion Bumper after scoring on his first outing in a bumper at Navan.
Stablemate Gameofinches is next in our betting market after a facile victory on rules debut at Punchestown.
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Tips
- Gallop over to Paddy Power News for all the latest horse racing tips
- Paddy’s Ultimate Cheltenham Cheat Sheet for day 2 of the 2025 Festival
- ITV Racing pundit Matt Chapman’s Cheltenham Tips for Wednesday
- Ruby Walsh’s Cheltenham Tips for day 2 of the meeting
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