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2022 Champion Bumper
Facile Vega (IRE) won the 2022 Champion Bumper at Cheltenham on 16 March 2022, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Mr P W Mullins, at 15/8 favourite, beating American Mike (IRE) by 3¾ lengths.
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Quick answers
- Who won the Champion Bumper in 2022? Facile Vega (IRE) won the 2022 Champion Bumper at Cheltenham on 16 March 2022, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Mr P W Mullins, at 15/8 favourite, beating American Mike (IRE) by 3¾ lengths.
- Who came second in the 2022 Champion Bumper? American Mike (IRE) (5/2) finished second, and James's Gate (IRE) (16/1) was third.
- Did the favourite win the 2022 Champion Bumper? Yes. Facile Vega (IRE) won as the 15/8 favourite.
- What was the winning time of the 2022 Champion Bumper? Facile Vega (IRE) won in 4m 4.80s over 2m½f on Heavy going.
- How much prize money did the 2022 Champion Bumper winner get? Facile Vega (IRE) earned £45,560 for winning the 2022 Champion Bumper.
- How many ran in the 2022 Champion Bumper? 20 ran in the 2022 Champion Bumper (average since 1992: 22.1).
Full result
| Pos | Btn | Horse | SP | Age | Wgt | Jockey | Trainer | OR | Headgear | Owner | Total btn | Time | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | won 3¾ | Facile Vega (IRE) | 15/8F | 5 | 11-5 | Mr P W Mullins | Willie Mullins | 138 | - | Hammer & Trowel Syndicate | - | 4m 4.80s | £45,560 |
| 2 | 3¾ | American Mike (IRE) | 5/2 | 5 | 11-5 | Mr J J Codd | Gordon Elliott | 138 | - | Bective Stud | 3¾ | - | £17,096 |
| 3 | 2½ | James's Gate (IRE) | 16/1 | 5 | 11-5 | Sean O'Keeffe | Willie Mullins | 119 | - | Sean & Bernardine Mulryan | 6¼ | - | £8,560 |
| 4 | 2¾ | Seabank Bistro (IRE) | 18/1 | 5 | 11-5 | Brian Hayes | Willie Mullins | 122 | - | Jodmart Construction Ltd | 9 | - | £4,264 |
| 5 | 1¾ | Authorised Speed (FR) | 50/1 | 5 | 11-5 | Joshua Moore | Gary Moore | 124 | - | Gallagher Bloodstock Limited | 10¾ | - | £2,144 |
| 6 | 2¼ | Poetic Music (GB) | 33/1 | 4 | 10-2 | Paddy Brennan | Fergal O'Brien | 116 | - | Ismail El Magdoub | 13 | - | £1,072 |
| 7 | ¾ | Our Jester (GB) | 50/1 | 6 | 11-5 | Nico de Boinville | Hughie Morrison | 121 | - | Pangfield Racing V | 13¾ | - | - |
| 8 | 4½ | Music Drive (FR) | 50/1 | 5 | 11-5 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott | 118 | t | David Barnard | 18¼ | - | - |
| 9 | 8½ | Spanish Present (IRE) | 250/1 | 6 | 11-5 | Sean Bowen | Martin Keighley | 110 | - | David Maughan | 26¾ | - | - |
| 10 | hd | Viva Devito (IRE) | 25/1 | 5 | 11-5 | Mr Derek O'Connor | Willie Mullins | 128 | h | C Jones | 27 | - | - |
| 11 | 10 | Madmansgame (GB) | 10/1 | 5 | 11-5 | Danny Mullins | Willie Mullins | 115 | - | Dr S P Fitzgerald | dist | - | - |
| 12 | 8½ | Cillians Charm (IRE) | 250/1 | 5 | 11-5 | Jonathan Moore | Anthony McCann | 110 | - | Hasson Syndicate | dist | - | - |
| 13 | 20 | Redemption Day (GB) | 7/1 | 5 | 11-5 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins | 126 | - | Tim O'Driscoll | dist | - | - |
| 14 | ¾ | Ocean Of Mercy (IRE) | 125/1 | 6 | 11-5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Hennessy | 119 | - | J Turner | dist | - | - |
| 15 | dist | Houlanbatordechais (FR) | 14/1 | 5 | 11-5 | Rachael Blackmore | Willie Mullins | - | - | Mrs S Ricci | dist | - | - |
| PU | - | Ain't No Sunshine (IRE) | 125/1 | 6 | 11-5 | Danny McMenamin | Keith Dalgleish | 109 | - | Middleham Park Racing Xx And Partner | - | - | - |
| PU | - | Call Me Harry (IRE) | 125/1 | 5 | 11-5 | Conor O'Farrell | Iain Jardine | 118 | - | D & D Armstrong Ltd & L Westwood | - | - | - |
| PU | - | Godot (IRE) | 250/1 | 5 | 11-5 | Brendan Powell | Andy Irvine | 105 | - | Taylor & O'Dwyer | - | - | - |
| PU | - | Joyeux Machin (FR) | 33/1 | 5 | 11-5 | B J Cooper | Paul Nolan | 121 | t | Rectory Road Holdings Limited & J McCauley | - | - | - |
| PU | - | Top Dog (IRE) | 50/1 | 5 | 11-5 | Tom Bellamy | Emma Lavelle | 127 | - | Nicholas Mustoe | - | - | - |
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
19 of 20 have run since; 3 won next time out.
Champion Bumper winners by year
Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.
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