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CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL REWIND: Julies Stowaway chases home strong band in 2020 Champion Bumper

Ballinrobe contender Julies Stowaway chased home Ferny Hollow in the 2020 Champion Bumper

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2 months ago

May 24, 2021

Dominic Chapman

Ferny Hollow wins the 2020 Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival

Margaret Mullins’s Julies Stowaway features in Tuesday’s card in Ballinrobe on Tuesday evening, having recently won his first start since before his 2020 Champion Bumper appearance.

The former Navan victor secured a success at Clonmel earlier this month, shedding his maiden tag over timber after six attempts.

WATCH: JULIES STOWAWAY SEES OFF HOT-FAVOURITE BALLYADAM IN THE FLOWER HILLL FLAT RACE AT NAVAN IN FEBRUARY 2020 [CREDIT: racing tv]

Out of Julies Vic, the seven-year-old featured in the Cheltenham Festival 14 months ago when chasing home a strong crowd in seventh place, with the Willie Mullins representative Ferny Hollow taking the finale on day two.

WATCH: FERNY HOLLOW WINS THE 2020 CHAMPION BUMPER AT THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL, WITH JULIES STOWAWAY BACK IN SEVENTH [CREDIT: RACING TV]

2021 Supreme winner Appreciate It was in second, while Casarewitch Trial hero Ocean Wind was in sixth.

*Appreciate It finished second in the Champion Bumper last year but won this season's renewal of the Supreme Novices' Hurdle*

Leamington Hurdle winner Adrimel was also present in the lineup, coming home 16th under the recently retired Richard Johnson.