Cheltenham Bumper

Surely the least exciting bumper year in living memory. Usually something is well touted at this stage.

Yes thats why i like Elegant Concorde strongly.
Willie had 7 with chances last year and rite of passage still went off 3/1 fav. Elegant Concorde win or lose will start 5/2 or 3/1 fav.

Wouldnt be surprised if Elegant Concorde was only 2nd string weld horse after Hidden universe.

I would because he's only going to run one of them.

Ok. Which one?

Hidden Universe is only a 4year old.
I heard from the DKWeld team that Elegant is the one that will run and Hidden Universe goes for the bumper at Punchestown.

Yep UT.
He kept UT back last yr as he was only a 4yo and he had Rite of Passage. Looks to be the same deal with UT & HU this year.

Last year Rite of Passage went to Naas at the end of Feb & started 7/2 in what was effectively a match. Before he won that day (only 3 weeks b4 Chelt) there wasnt a peep about Chelt for him. i have no idea what price he was prior to that run but suspect 20/1. Point is plans can change.

THe winner of the bumper in Newbury on Jan 29th, the Gary Moore trained Dragon's Roost, has been the most impressive winner of a bumper this season. First time out beat a Henderson hotpot, (which i had word was highly thought of) by 6 lengths pulling a distance cdlear of 3rd. He'll do for me.

WPM Jan 29th -

We should have some useful maiden hurdlers and bumper horses to come out over the course of the next month as well, so theres plenty to look forward to now.

Drumbaloo or John Kielys mare have the best form to date.

Major Rumpus 01 Feb 12:04
Last year Rite of Passage went to Naas at the end of Feb & started 7/2 in what was effectively a match. Before he won that day (only 3 weeks b4 Chelt) there wasnt a peep about Chelt for him. i have no idea what price he was prior to that run but suspect 20/1. Point is plans can change.

RoP was 8/1 with Bet265 on 05-Mar last year, just 6 days before the race so your probably not far off there.

He was 14/1 generally before his win at Naas

Up Ou That & Shannon Spirit the two that stand out in Saturdays bumper at Naas, which has throw up 2 winners in recent yrs, as well as the fav & 3rd last year- Rite of Passage.

Bit surprised that On His Own is not being quoted by any firms. Appeared well fancied for his debut and duly obliged. I know it was over further but thats no bad thing because he travelled all the way and it means he should get home up the hill.
Anybody know anything about his participation?

Some Targets conqueror from Leopardstown at Christmas, On His Own, was sold by Oliver McKiernan to Howard Johnson for 240,000 at Brightwells Sale at Cheltenham after racing yesterday.

Cheers DI. Pricey, but he looked a horse with a future to me.

On his own is worth about 50k at prices thesedays.

Aracuria nap

I back DKWs horses blindly at Cheltenham because he is such a great trainer but the wise among you will know he has a dreadful record at Cheltenham.No make that ABYSMAL.Therefore Elegant Concorde has no chance-love its breeding though.

think his last festival winner was rare holiday in the triumph ,must be twenty years ago.rite of passage may well be the one to improve his stats,could even have two on the wednesday if elegant concorde flies home in the bumber. like dublin buses ,wait all day for one and two arrive together.

On His Own's beating of Some Target (& his beating of Ballyburke) given a boost there

Interesting that al ferof to miss Chel bumper.. surely they were the best of the Uk challenge yesterday?? Still like the Elegant Concorde?

Not so.
http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/p-f-nicholls-champion-bumper-back-on-agenda-for-al-ferof/682118/cheltenhamfestival/

borovichi - Team Nicholls, or John Hales to be precise had a change of heart this morning, and AF goes for this!

When is the last date for qualifying for the Chel bumper please?

Champion Bumper:
for four, five and six yrs old only which have not run under any recognised Rules of Racing, except National Hunt Flat races, Irish National Hunt Flat races or French AQPS Flat races. Horses
are not to have run in more than four races and, before March 1st, 2010, must have been placed first, second, third or fourth in a race

Cheers BJG. Another two week-ends for the WP stable to fire some ammo at it.

Wat ever he runs in de race Wednesday could be of interest imo

3 enteries all running in jackies name. sign of the times we live in , owners in scarce supply.

The most interesting trend of winners on the Cheltenham Bumper is the number of times they had raced before winning the race.
6 of the last 10 had run 3 times (Monsignor, Liberman, Missed That, Total Enjoyment, Cork All Star, Dunguib)
1 had run 4 times (Hairy Molly)
1 had run twice (Pizarro)
2 had run only once (Joe Cullen & Cousin Vinny).

Horses that have run 3 times make up a much smaller % of total runners than those that have run only once or twice.

However, all of WPM's winners (Wither or Which, Florida Pearl, Joe Cullen, Alexander Banquet & Cousin Vinny) except Missed That, had only raced once.

So the thing to do seems to be to concentrate on once raced WPM runners & those that have raced 3 times.

Cant even find his runner tomorrow, allee Garde on any antepost cheltenham bumper markets, could this be the one, or is the Mullins number one going to be Up ou that, looking a bit late for Quaquo de flotte, as not entered up anyhwere.