“ΠWINNERSOFTHE CHAMPIONBUMPER – THEONLYRACE OFTHEWEEKWHICHDOES NOT INVOLVEOBSTACLES – REGULARLYGOONTOBECOMEHOUSEHOLDNAMES”
does not involve obstacles – regularly go on to become household names and one manwho it has paid to follow in this contest isWillie Mullins.With 78winners at the March showpiece to his name and counting, he is the most successful trainer of all-time at The Festival™, with no fewer than 11 of those in this race. AsWednesday draws to a close andwe reach the half-way stage of The Festival™, it’s as much about looking forward to two more days of extraordinary racing as it is looking back at the 14 thrilling races we have already enjoyed.
Course – and victory this yearwould see him become only the second horse in history towin six times at The Festival™, after the great Quevega. Wednesday begins with back-to-back Grade One contests, with the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle and the Brown Advisory Novices’ Steeple Chase. Both races are renowned for producing stars of the future – a themewhich continues to the finale, the Grade OneWeatherbys Champion Bumper. Winners of theWeatherbys Champion Bumper – the only race of theweek which
but you couldn’t have asked him to do anymore than that today.” Meanwhile, it is impossible to talk about day twowithout mentioning one of the sport’s poster boys, Tiger Roll. He may be best known to the British public as a two-time Randox Grand National winner, but the legend of the track has won at an astonishing five Cheltenham Festivals. His two most recent Festival successes have come in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase in 2019 and 2021 – which is staged on Cheltenham’s unique Cross Country
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