The Cheltenham Bumper 2020

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Tout makes a great suggestion elsewhere. I'll start with this one.

The winner has not yet run under rules.
 
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The winner ran at Gowran on Friday. She's Bigbadandbeautiful and 50/1 is available.
 
Sorry Miss Thicky here....where can I see any possibles and when is last entry date, as I have one in mind but he's entered in March 21 at Newbury final bumper la la thingy? Thank you.
 
The Cheltenham bumper doesn't dominate the calendar the way it used to, perhaps they will consider giving the prize fund another boost. Mares especially have a new bumper at the Dublin festival and other nice races at Aintree and Fairyhouse. The open bumpers at the Dublin and Punchestown festivals are also well up there. The next step is to introduce a proper bumper somewhere in Ireland at Christmas time.
 
Here’s the latest from Narrowing the Field


Anthony Honeyball unleashed a beast at Fontwell…

We’ll be hard-pushed to see a more visually impressive bumper debut this season than that of KID COMMANDO at Fontwell last Friday.

The 5yo son of Robin Des Champs made all the running over the 2m1.5f trip and slaughtered his opposition by a widening 18L come the line. What he beat is obviously hard to tell at the minute but even a cursory glance at the figures tells you he’s potentially very good.

Kid Commando recorded a Proform Speed Figure (PSF) of 70 and an RPR rating of 120 when scooting to victory on debut.

Here’s what the last five Champion Bumper winners recorded on debut…

ENVOI ALLEN: PSF 68 | RPR 119

RELEGATE: PSF 70 | RPR 90

FAYONAGH: PSF 53 | RPR 81

BALLYANDY: PSF 63 | RPR 102

MOON RACER: PSF 46 | RPR 118

If we look at CUE CARD (who was a Champion Bumper winner who scored on debut at Fontwell) we see PSF 42 | RPR 110.

Now clearly a horse can improve significantly after their debut effort so comparing figures are not always beneficial but it does, at the very least, give a rough indication of the kind of horse Anthony Honeyball could have on his hands

The Champion Bumper is still a long way off though, what is more interesting for me is the record of Honeyball with his fancied bumper runners at Fontwell…

AJ Honeyball | Fontwell Bumper | NOT Heavy | SP 9-2 or less

…where he is now…

11/19 | 58% S/R | +£23.75 BFLSP – W&P 18/19 | 95% S/R

90% above expectation

The fact only one of these types have failed to place says plenty and when a Honeyball bumper runner sits near the head of the market at Fontwell we need to be sitting up and taking note.

Don’t ignore a Honeyball Bumper fancy…


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