Festival race preview: Weatherbys Champion Bumper

With winning SPs of 25/1, 16/1, 14/1 and 40/1 in recent years, you get rewarded handsomely if you can pick the winner of the Champion Bumper.

As such, if might be a waste of time looking at the runners at the head of the betting – Black Hercules (Willie Mullins), Shaneshill (Willie Mullins) and Vigil (Dermot Weld).

Trainer Willie Mullins has won the race for the last two years (with Briar Hill and Champagne Fever). Mullins also trained the last favourite to win this competitive race in the form of Missed That in 2005.