Confirmed runners and riders for the Champion Bumper

The runners and riders have been confirmed for the Champion Bumper on Wednesday 12th March at the Cheltenham Festival.

Willie Mullins has six runners in the race as he seeks a record-extending 14th winner in the Grade 1 race.

He is responsible for four of the top five horses in the betting too, with Copacabana, Gameofinches, Bambino Fever and Aqua Force all at the top end of the market.

Gordon Elliott has a couple of runners lining up as the highly-fancied Kalypso'chance goes to post along with He Can't Dance.

The main British contenders in the race are Dan Skelton's duo Dalston Lad and Fortune De Mer, along with the Paul Nicholls-trained No Drama This End and Harry Fry's Idaho Sun.

2025 Champion Bumper Runners and Riders

There are 18 confirmed runners for the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham.

• 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 (Harry Swain)

• 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 (Jody Townend)

• Highland Haven (Jonathan Burke)

• Caballero Cliff (Ben Jones)

• Lancelot Allen (David Noonan)

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Matt Gibbs

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