Scottish Champion Hurdle

Scottish Champion Hurdle
Grade 2 race
Location Ayr Racecourse
Ayr, Scotland
Inaugurated 1966
Race type Hurdle race
Sponsor QTS
Website Ayr
Race information
Distance 2 miles (3,219 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
Weight Limited Handicap
Purse £101,000 (2016)
1st: £57,520
Scottish Champion Hurdle
2016
Ch'tibello Cloudy Dream Clondaw Warrior

The Scottish Champion Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Scotland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ayr, South Ayrshire, over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. It is a limited handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.

The event was established in 1966, and the inaugural winner was Blue Venom. For a period it was classed at Listed level, and it was promoted to Grade 2 status in 1991. The race used to be held on the day before the Scottish Grand National, but both events have taken place on the same day since 1994. Its present sponsor, QTS, has backed the race since 2013.

Several winners of the Scottish Champion Hurdle have also achieved victory in the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. The most recent was Alderbrook, the winner of the latter contest in 1995. Captain Christy won the race in 1973, the year before winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup as a novice. Another Irish-trained horse, Golden Cygnet, suffered fatal injuries when he fell in the 1978 running.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Leading jockey (3 wins):

Leading trainer (4 wins):

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Weight
Jockey
Trainer
1966Blue Venom711-01Mr P AdamsP Adams
1967Originator611-01E WilsonJ Barclay
1968Al-'Alawi510-08P McCarronT Robson
1969Mugatpura611-03T JenningsF Walwyn
1970Easter Pirate610-00S HayhurstR Fairbairn
1971Dondieu611-11B FletcherDenys Smith
1972Coral Diver711-11K WhiteF Rimell
1973Captain Christy612-00H BeasleyP Taaffe (Ir)
1974Santon Brig511-03M DickinsonA Dickinson
1975 Comedy of Errors 8 12-00 Ken White Fred Rimell
1976 Night Nurse 5 12-00 Paddy Broderick Peter Easterby
1977 Sea Pigeon 7 11-04 Jonjo O'Neill Peter Easterby
1978 Sea Pigeon 8 12-00 Jonjo O'Neill Peter Easterby
1979 Bird's Nest 9 11-08 Andrew Turnell Bob Turnell
1980 Secret Ballot 6 10-07 Andrew Turnell Bob Turnell
1981 Bird's Nest 11 11-06 Andrew Turnell Bob Turnell
1982 Gay George 6 11-07 Bill Smith Fulke Walwyn
1983 Royal Vulcan 5 11-13 Peter Scudamore Neville Callaghan
1984 Rushmoor 6 10-13 Peter Scudamore Ray Peacock
1985 Sailor's Dance 5 11-01 Jimmy Duggan Fred Winter
1986 River Ceiriog 5 10-09 Steve Smith Eccles Nicky Henderson
1987 Positive 5 10-08 Paul Croucher Kim Bailey
1988 Pat's Jester 5 11-01 Brian Storey Dick Allan
1989 Aldino 6 12-00 Simon Sherwood Oliver Sherwood
1990 Sayparee 5 10-07 Jonothan Lower Martin Pipe
1991 Precious Boy 5 11-02 Lorcan Wyer Mike O'Neill
1992 Granville Again 6 11-10 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1993 Staunch Friend 5 11-10 Adrian Maguire Mark Tompkins
1994 Corrouge 5 11-02 David Bridgwater Nigel Twiston-Davies
1995 Home Counties 6 11-02 James Moffatt Dudley Moffatt
1996 Alderbrook 7 11-07 Richard Dunwoody Kim Bailey
1997 Shadow Leader 6 10-05 Jamie Osborne Charles Egerton
1998 Blowing Wind 5 11-05 Richard Dunwoody Martin Pipe
1999 Fadalko 6 10-04 Richard Dunwoody Paul Nicholls
2000 Mister Morose 10 10-10 Tony McCoy Nigel Twiston-Davies
2001 Ulundi 6 10-04 Dean Gallagher Paul Webber
2002 Milligan 7 10-08 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams
2003 In Contrast 7 10-13 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2004 Copeland 9 10-01 Jamie Moore Martin Pipe
2005 Genghis 6 10-11 Tony McCoy Peter Bowen
2006 Noble Request 5 10-09 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2007 Emmpat 9 10-07 David Casey Charlie Swan
2008 Border Castle 7 09-13 Mr Nick Scholfield Andrew Haynes
2009 Noble Alan 6 10-05 Davy Condon Nicky Richards
2010 Overturn 6 10-07 Timmy Murphy Donald McCain
2011 Sanctuaire 5 10-08 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2012 Raya Star 6 11-06 Robert Thornton Alan King
2013 Court Minstrel 6 10-09 Adam Wedge Evan Williams
2014 Cockney Sparrow 5 09-11 Dean Pratt John Quinn
2015 Cheltenian 9 10-13 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs
2016 Ch'Tibello 5 11-01 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton

See also

References

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