14:20 Ayr
Saturday 18 April 2026
All13:1013:4514:2014:5515:3516:1516:48
Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 1  |  2m  |  Heavy (Soft in places)  |  8 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:21Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 2.53s
T:Â A M ThomsonJ:Â Danny McMenamin
Close up in touch, ridden when left in lead 2 out where not fluent, kept on approaching last, stayed on well run-in op 11/1
T:Â P Hobbs & J WhiteJ:Â Sean Houlihan
Midfield, not fluent 3rd, going okay and left in second 2 out, soon ridden and chased winner, no match for winner run-in op 4/1
T:Â Ben ClarkeJ:Â Sam Twiston-Davies
Led, headed 1st, ridden before 3 out, lost position before 2 out, chased leaders before last, kept on, no danger op 17/2
T:Â W GreatrexJ:Â James Bowen
Held up in rear, in touch 3 out, going okay when badly hampered 2 out, soon dropped to fourth, kept on run-in, no danger op 15/2
T:Â H MorrisonJ:Â J J Burke
Held up in midfield, in touch 3 out, soon ridden, no impression when slightly hampered 2 out, soon weakened op 5/1
T:Â Nick ScholfieldJ:Â S Bowen
Midfield, ridden and lost touch 3 out where mistake, soon tailed off
T:Â A RalphJ:Â C Gethings
Always behind and not always fluent op 28/1
Also Ran
T:Â P F NichollsJ:Â H Cobden
Close up in touch, led 1st, ridden and led narrowly when fell 2 out op 7/4 tchd 6/4
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3
Gibbs Island36
Weight: 10-8|Â Â Age: 5
T: T Lacey  J: Stan Sheppard
NR
4
Tellherthename36
Weight: 10-8|Â Â Age: 7
T: D Skelton  J: Harry Skelton
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£13.00Pl:£2.70, £1.40, £2.00EX:£55.70Trifecta:£344.40Tricast:£442.78SF:£54.77Swingers:£5.50, £13.50, £5.30
Forecasts
Tutti Quanti (13/8), Tellherthename (9/4), Captain Hugo (7/2), Secret Squirrel (11/2), Gibbs Island (8/1), All In You (17/2), Ooh Betty (10/1), Dedicated Hero (12/1), Queenie St Clair (12/1), Welsh Charger (25/1)
The second half of the field find themselves out of the handicap due to the presence of very smart Tutti Quanti, but Paul Nicholls' improving handicapper may struggle to give such weight away to TELLHERTHENAME and Gibbs Island, with Dan Skelton's charge fancied to make his second start for the yard a winning one.
- TELLHERTHENAME (IRE)
- GIBBS ISLAND
- TUTTI QUANTI (FR)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £56,270.002nd: £21,200.003rd: £10,610.004th: £5,300.005th: £2,660.006th: £1,330.007th: £660.008th: £340.00
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