The Winter Bumper is a Listed National Hunt flat race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four to six years. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 2 miles and furlong (2 miles and 69 yards, or 3,282 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in February.
The first version of the race was established in 1996, and it was given Grade 2 status in 2002. The title Winter Bumper was introduced ahead of the planned running in 2009, but this race was cancelled because of snow. Prior to this it was known by various titles, usually the name of a sponsor appended with "Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race". Since 2018 the race has been sponsored by Betfair with various different titles.
The event serves as a trial for the Champion Bumper in March, although no horse has ever achieved victory in both races. However, the winner of the latter event in 1999, Monsignor, had earlier finished fourth in this race.
Records Leading jockey (3 wins): Tony McCoy – Golden Alpha (1999), Crocodiles Rock (2007), Shutthefrontdoor (2012)
Leading trainer (3 wins): Jonjo O'Neill – Iris's Gift (2002), Crocodiles Rock (2007), Shutthefrontdoor (2012) Nicky Henderson - Mad Max (2008), Ericht (2011), Daphne Du Clos (2017)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1996 Andanito 5 Jamie Osborne Lady Herries 1997 Mr Markham 5 Philip Hide Josh Gifford 1998 Frantic Tan 6 Martin Keighley Nigel Twiston-Davies 1999 Golden Alpha 5 Tony McCoy Martin Pipe 2000 Patriarch 4 Norman Williamson Mark Pitman 2001 Redde 6 Brian Crowley Jack Smith 2002 Iris's Gift 5 Ben Hitchcott Jonjo O'Neill 2003 Cornish Rebel 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2004 Secret Ploy 4 Timmy Murphy Hughie Morrison 2005 Karanja 6 Nina Carberry Victor Dartnall 2006 no race 2006 2007 Crocodiles Rock 5 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 2008 Mad Max 6 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 2009 no race 2009 2010 Al Ferof 5 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2011 Ericht 5 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2012 Shutthefrontdoor 5 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 2013 Oscar Rock 5 Noel Fehily Harry Fry 2014 Red 5 Jason Maguire Steve Gollings 2015 Barters Hill 5 David Bass Ben Pauling 2016 Ballyandy 5 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies 2017 Daphne Du Clos 4 Sean Bowen Nicky Henderson 2018 Acey Milan 4 Brian Hughes Anthony Honeyball 2009 no race 2019 2020 Ocean Wind 4 Aidan Coleman Roger Teal 2021 Good Risk At All 5 Tom Scudamore Sam Thomas 2022 Top Dog 5 Thomas Bellamy Emma Lavelle 2023 Aslukgoes 5 Jack Quinlan Ben Brookhouse 2024 Royal Infantry 5 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2025 Sober Glory 5 Micheal Nolan Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 2026 A Likeable Rogue 5 Brian Hughes John Dawson
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
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pedigreequery.com – Tote Standard Open NH Flat Race – Newbury.