Closing the curtain on day two is the Champion Bumper, the only race at the
Cheltenham Festival which doesn’t feature any jumps. Usually contested by National Hunt horses in the early stages of their racing journey, many horses have scored in the Champion Bumper before going on to enjoy stellar careers as a conventional jumper. Florida Pearl kicked off a long, illustrious career with a victory in the Champion Bumper 1997, as did fan’s favourite Cue Card, who claimed victory in the Ryanair three year’s after his initial Cheltenham Festival success.