2003 Champion Bumper

Liberman (IRE) won the 2003 Champion Bumper at Cheltenham on 12 March 2003, trained by M C Pipe and ridden by A P McCoy, at 2/1 favourite, beating Trabolgan (IRE) by ½ length.

Updated 2003-03-12

Quick answers

Who won the Champion Bumper in 2003? Liberman (IRE) won the 2003 Champion Bumper at Cheltenham on 12 March 2003, trained by M C Pipe and ridden by A P McCoy, at 2/1 favourite, beating Trabolgan (IRE) by ½ length.
Who came second in the 2003 Champion Bumper? Trabolgan (IRE) (50/1) finished second, and Widemouth Bay (IRE) (33/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2003 Champion Bumper? Yes. Liberman (IRE) won as the 2/1 favourite.
What was the winning time of the 2003 Champion Bumper? Liberman (IRE) won in 3m 52.30s over 2m½f on Good going.
How much prize money did the 2003 Champion Bumper winner get? Liberman (IRE) earned £23,200 for winning the 2003 Champion Bumper.
How many ran in the 2003 Champion Bumper? 25 ran in the 2003 Champion Bumper (average since 1992: 22.1).

Liberman (IRE)Winner

2/1FSP

25 ranRunners

3m 52.30sWinning time

£23,200Prize to winner

Liberman (IRE) (2/1F): wonFavourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won ½	Liberman (IRE)	2/1F	5	11-6	A P McCoy	-	M C Pipe	-	The Johnson Family	-	3m 52.30s	£23,200
2	½	Trabolgan (IRE)	50/1	5	11-6	Seamus Durack	-	Nicky Henderson	-	Trevor Hemmings	½	-	£8,800
3	1	Widemouth Bay (IRE)	33/1	5	11-6	Richard Johnson	-	Philip Hobbs	-	Mrs J F Deithrick	1½	-	£4,400
4	½	Bold Bishop (IRE)	50/1	6	11-6	Fran Berry	-	Jonjo O'Neill	b	Mrs Gay Smith	2	-	£2,000
5	5	Miller's Bay (GB)	50/1	5	11-6	Jim Culloty	-	Henrietta C Knight	-	Carfield Partners	7	-	£1,000
6	¾	Bourbon Manhattan (GB)	14/1	5	11-6	Ollie McPhail	-	Alan King	-	Susan And Vanessa Clinton	7¾	-	£600
7	1½	Govamix (GB)	10/1	5	11-6	Pat Smullen	-	D K Weld	-	S Mulryan	9¼	-	-
8	1¾	Kim Fontaine (FR)	40/1	5	11-1	Mr J J Codd	5	Willie Mullins	-	B Doyle	11	-	-
9	3½	He's The Boss (IRE)	100/1	6	11-6	Carl Llewellyn	-	Bob Buckler	-	M J Hallett	14½	-	-
10	1½	Royal Alphabet (IRE)	11/1	5	11-6	R Walsh	-	Willie Mullins	-	Dr Tim Mahony	16	-	-
11	shd	Classic Native (IRE)	66/1	5	11-6	L Cooper	-	Jonjo O'Neill	-	Ray Sue Dodd Partnership	16	-	-
12	2½	Cornish Rebel (IRE)	9/2	6	11-6	Barry Geraghty	-	Paul Nicholls	-	C G Roach	18½	-	-
13	shd	Patriarch Express (GB)	33/1	6	11-3	N Hannity	3	Geoffrey Harker	-	A P Muir	18¾	-	-
14	¾	Storm Boxer (IRE)	25/1	5	11-6	Richard Hughes	-	P Mullins	-	Mrs Helen Mullins	19½	-	-
15	¾	Mcgruders Cross (IRE)	14/1	5	10-13	Mr J P Magnier	7	Anthony Mullins	-	Leonard Kinsella Mrs John Magnier	20¼	-	-
16	2½	Mr Babbage (IRE)	33/1	5	11-6	D J Casey	-	Willie Mullins	-	George Creighton	22¾	-	-
17	3	Crossbow Creek (GB)	66/1	5	11-3	Mr M Rimell	3	Mark Rimell	-	Mrs M R T Rimell	25¾	-	-
18	1¾	Dizzy's Dream (IRE)	14/1	5	11-6	Paul Carberry	-	Noel Meade	-	Kevin C O'Sullivan	27½	-	-
19	5	Kahuna (IRE)	33/1	6	11-6	Charlie Swan	-	E Sheehy	-	Mrs Roisin Sheehy	dist	-	-
20	2½	Triple Rum (IRE)	50/1	6	11-6	Paul Moloney	-	James Leavy	-	Mrs Ann M Donnelly	dist	-	-
21	2½	Be Fair I (GB)	20/1	5	11-6	Michael Hills	-	Don Cantillon	-	Mrs Edward Cantillon	dist	-	-
22	12	Watson Lake (IRE)	20/1	5	11-6	Norman Williamson	-	Noel Meade	-	John Corr	dist	-	-
23	4	Davenport Democrat (IRE)	33/1	5	11-6	Mr J A Nash	-	Willie Mullins	-	Mrs N O'Callaghan	dist	-	-
24	4	Back To Ben Alder (IRE)	8/1	6	11-6	Mick Fitzgerald	-	Nicky Henderson	-	Mrs Christopher Hanbury	dist	-	-
PU	-	Dempsey (IRE)	33/1	5	11-6	Timmy Murphy	-	Mark Pitman	-	Mrs T Brown	-	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	Liberman (IRE)	2003-12-16	Musselburgh	Dunbar Maiden Hurdle Class E	Won	1/7F
2	Trabolgan (IRE)	2003-11-23	Aintree	European Breeders Fund "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class D	Fell	11/8F
3	Widemouth Bay (IRE)	2003-11-04	Exeter	williamhill.co.uk 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class D	Won	8/13F
4	Bold Bishop (IRE)	2003-11-23	Aintree	European Breeders Fund "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class D	2nd of 10	11/4
5	Miller's Bay (GB)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
6	Bourbon Manhattan (GB)	2003-11-23	Aintree	European Breeders Fund "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class D	Won	11/4
7	Govamix (GB)	2003-05-09	Wexford (RH)	Glenville Maiden	Won	4/7F
8	Kim Fontaine (FR)	2003-05-02	Punchestown	Naas Traders (Pro-Am) I.N.H. Flat Race (Mares & Geldings)	Won	6/1
9	He's The Boss (IRE)	2003-11-21	Ascot	West End And Metropolitan Ltd Novices' Hurdle Class D	Won	5/1
10	Royal Alphabet (IRE)	2003-04-20	Fairyhouse	Hunky Dorys I.N.H. Flat Race	Won	6/4F
11	Classic Native (IRE)	2003-04-05	Aintree	Martell Champion Standard National Hunt Flat Race Grade 2	Won	25/1
12	Cornish Rebel (IRE)	2003-11-26	Chepstow	skybetvegas.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div II)	Won	4/11F
13	Patriarch Express (GB)	2003-11-14	Newcastle	Saltwell Signs Novices' Hurdle Class E	Won	EvensF
14	Storm Boxer (IRE)	2003-04-30	Punchestown	Paddy Power Champion I.N.H. Flat Race (Mares & Geldings)	10th of 19	20/1
15	Mcgruders Cross (IRE)	2003-11-06	Thurles	Toboradora Maiden Hurdle	5th of 17	9/4
16	Mr Babbage (IRE)	2003-05-02	Punchestown	Naas Traders (Pro-Am) I.N.H. Flat Race (Mares & Geldings)	8th of 23	8/1
17	Crossbow Creek (GB)	2003-12-26	Huntingdon	2003 Celebration Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Div I)	6th of 12	7/2
18	Dizzy's Dream (IRE)	2003-11-15	Punchestown	I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Novice Hurdle	2nd of 7	2/1F
19	Kahuna (IRE)	2003-11-09	Cork	I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle	Won	4/6F
20	Triple Rum (IRE)	2003-04-30	Punchestown	Paddy Power Champion I.N.H. Flat Race (Mares & Geldings)	18th of 19	33/1
21	Be Fair I (GB)	2003-04-05	Aintree	Martell Champion Standard National Hunt Flat Race Grade 2	2nd of 21	20/1
22	Watson Lake (IRE)	2003-11-01	Naas	I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle	2nd of 13	7/2
23	Davenport Democrat (IRE)	2003-09-18	Listowel	Paddy Cullagh Memorial (Pro-Am) Flat Race	3rd of 13	7/2
24	Back To Ben Alder (IRE)	2004-03-12	Sandown	HMS Sandown "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class D	Won	4/6F
PU	Dempsey (IRE)	2003-04-05	Aintree	Martell Champion Standard National Hunt Flat Race Grade 2	18th of 21	33/1

24 of 25 have run since; 12 won next time out.

Champion Bumper winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2026	The Mourne Rambler (IRE)	15/2	Noel Meade
2025	Bambino Fever (IRE)	4/1	Willie Mullins
2024	Jasmin De Vaux (FR)	9/2	Willie Mullins
2023	A Dream To Share (IRE)	7/2	John E Kiely
2022	Facile Vega (IRE)	15/8F	Willie Mullins
2021	Sir Gerhard (IRE)	85/40	Willie Mullins
2020	Ferny Hollow (IRE)	11/1	Willie Mullins
2019	Envoi Allen (FR)	2/1F	Gordon Elliott
2018	Relegate (IRE)	25/1	Willie Mullins
2017	Fayonagh (IRE)	7/1	Gordon Elliott
2016	Ballyandy (GB)	5/1	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2015	Moon Racer (IRE)	9/2F	David Pipe
2014	Silver Concorde (GB)	16/1	D K Weld
2013	Briar Hill (IRE)	25/1	Willie Mullins
2012	Champagne Fever (IRE)	16/1	Willie Mullins
2011	Cheltenian (FR)	14/1	Philip Hobbs
2010	Cue Card (GB)	40/1	Colin Tizzard
2009	Dunguib (IRE)	9/2	Philip Fenton
2008	Cousin Vinny (IRE)	12/1	Willie Mullins
2007	Cork All Star (IRE)	11/2	Mrs John Harrington
2006	Hairy Molly (IRE)	33/1	Joseph Crowley
2005	Missed That (GB)	7/2F	Willie Mullins
2004	Total Enjoyment (IRE)	7/1	Thomas Cooper
2003	Liberman (IRE)	2/1F	M C Pipe
2002	Pizarro (IRE)	14/1	E J O'Grady
2000	Joe Cullen (IRE)	14/1	Willie Mullins
1999	Monsignor (IRE)	50/1	Mark Pitman
1998	Alexander Banquet (IRE)	9/1	Willie Mullins
1997	Florida Pearl (IRE)	6/1	Willie Mullins
1996	Wither Or Which (IRE)	11/4	Willie Mullins
1995	Dato Star (IRE)	7/2	Malcolm Jefferson
1994	Mucklemeg (IRE)	7/2F	E J O'Grady
1993	Rhythm Section (IRE)	16/1	J H Scott
1992	Montelado (GB)	8/1	Patrick J Flynn

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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2003 Champion Bumper

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