Race series · Ayr · Grade 2

Scottish Champion Hurdle

2m · April

Race essentials
CourseAyr, 2m
WhenApril
StatusGrade 2
Field9.1 runners avg
Winner profilelast 10
Entry OR: 130-1397/10
Distance winner9/10
Had 5+ career runs10/10
Had 2+ career wins9/10
Course winner1/10
Carried 10st 4lb2/10
Favourite Win Rate35.0%
Avg Winning SP6.8/1
Avg Field Size9.1
Renewals60
Roll of honourSP at the off
YearWinnerTrainerJockeySPRunnersGoing
2026Dedicated HeroSandy ThomsonDanny McMenamin12/18Heavy
2025Cracking RhapsodyEwan WhillansCraig Nichol10/112Good To Soft
2024Favour And FortuneAlan KingTom Cannon5/115Soft
2023RubaudPaul NichollsHarry Cobden7/2F10Good
2022Anna BuninaJohn C McConnellSean Bowen6/18Good To Soft
2021MilkwoodNeil MulhollandSam Twiston-Davies3/1F9Good
2019Verdana BlueNicky HendersonConnor Brace4/1F14Good
2018Midnight ShadowSue SmithDanny Cook25/116Good
2017ChesterfieldSeamus MullinsDaniel Sansom12/116Good To Soft
2016Ch'tibelloDan SkeltonHarry Skelton8/113Good To Soft
2015CheltenianPhilip HobbsRichard Johnson10/114Good
2014Cockney SparrowJohn QuinnDean Pratt12/111Good To Soft
Historical Roll of Honour

pre-database records — not included in trends

YearWinnerTrainerJockey
1985Sailor's DanceFred WinterJimmy Duggan
1984RushmoorRay PeacockPeter Scudamore
1983Royal VulcanNeville CallaghanPeter Scudamore
1982Gay GeorgeFulke WalwynBill Smith
1981Bird's NestBob TurnellAndrew Turnell
1980Secret BallotBob TurnellAndrew Turnell
1979Bird's NestBob TurnellAndrew Turnell
1978Sea PigeonPeter EasterbyJonjo O'Neill
1977Sea PigeonPeter EasterbyJonjo O'Neill
1976Night NursePeter EasterbyPaddy Broderick
1975Comedy of ErrorsFred RimellKen White
1974Santon BrigTony DickinsonMichael Dickinson
1973Captain ChristyPat Taaffe (Ir)Bobby Beasley
1972Coral DiverFred RimellKen White
1971DondieuDenys SmithBrian Fletcher
1970Easter PirateR FairbairnStan Hayhurst
1969MugatpuraFulke WalwynTommy Jennings
1968Al-'AlawiT RobsonPat McCarron
1967OriginatorJ BarclayE Wilson
1966Blue VenomPeter AdamsPeter Adams