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Hills Offer Odds of 1-3 for Another Irish Trained Winner of the Cheltenham Bumper 03/03/10

Irish trained horses have won 14 of the 17 running’s of the Champion Bumper, and William Hill are offering odds of 1-3 for the winner of this year’s race to be once again trained in the Emerald Isle. Ireland is responsible for 17 of the 38 entries for the Weatherby’s sponsored contest, and judging by the latest ante-post lists, it’ll be a big surprise if the Champion Bumper winner hails from Britain.

Dermot Weld’s bumper stars - Elegant Concorde and Hidden Universe currently head William Hill’s betting for the Bumper, while Willie Mullins, who has won the race six times, has entered four horses in the race Bishopsfurze, Day Of A Lifetime, Lios A Choill and Up Ou That.

Other Interesting Irish entries include Eddie O’Grady’s recent Leoapardstown winner Shot From The Hip, and the Tom Mullins-trained Tavern Times.

Paul Nicholls-trained Al Ferof is the leading British fancy at 10-1.

Weatherby’s Champion Bumper: (William Hill bet) 7-1 Elegant Concorde, Hidden Universe, 8-1 Day Of A Lifetime, 10-1 Al Ferof, 12-1 Shot From The Hip, Up Ou That, 14-1 Tavern Times, 16-1 Bishopsfurze, Made In Time, 20-1 Don’t Turn Bach, Drumbaloo, Dunraven Storm, Old Macdonald, Shannon Spirit, 25-1 Dave Me, Forty Foot Tom, Frawley, Jetson, Lios A Choill, On His Own, 33-1 Cue Card, Fishoutofwater, Megastar, Old Charm, 40-1 Bubbly Bruce, 50-1 Blue Monster, Carpincho, Mizzurka, Sheer Genius, 66-1 Basford Bob, Super Villain, Swing State, 100-1 Back At The ranch, Beautiful Light, De Forgotten Man, Hatta Stream, Islamouth, Keep Talking (EW ¼ 1-2-3) – All 37 Quoted

William Hill special: 1-3 Irish trained winner of this year’s Champion Bumper