Scottish Grand National

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The Scottish Grand National is a Grade 3 National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 4 miles 110 yards (6,538 m) at Ayr Racecourse in April.

It is a handicap chase, and is often contested by horses which ran previously in the Grand National at Aintree. There are twenty-seven fences to be jumped in the race.

The race moved to its present venue in 1966 after the closure of its original venue, Bogside Racecourse, where the race had been run over a distance of 3 miles 7 furlongs (6,236 m) since 1867.

[edit] Winners at Ayr

• Weights given in stones - pounds; Amateur jockeys identified by "Mr".

Year	Winner	Age	Weight	Jockey	Trainer
1966	African Patrol	7	10-07	Johnny Leech	Robert Fairbairn
1967	The Fossa	10	09-12	Andrew Turnell	Fred Rimell
1968	Arcturus	7	10-04	Pat Buckley	Neville Crump
1969	Playlord	8	12-00	Ron Barry	Gordon W. Richards
1970	The Spaniard	8	10-00	Barry Brogan	Ken Oliver
1971	Young Ash Leaf	7	10-02	Peter Ennis	Ken Oliver
1972	Quick Reply	7	09-09	Maurice Barnes	Harry Bell
1973	Esban	9	09-11	Jimmy Bourke	Robert Clay
1974	Red Rum	9	11-13	Brian Fletcher	Ginger McCain
1975	Barona	9	10-00	Paul Kelleway	Roddy Armytage
1976	Barona	10	10-02	Paul Kelleway	Roddy Armytage
1977	Sebastian V	9	10-02	Ridley Lamb	Harry Bell
1978	King Con	9	09-13	Mr Peter Craggs	Graham Renilson
1979	Fighting Fit	7	10-10	Colin Hawkins	Ken Oliver
1980	Salkeld	8	10-00	Denis Atkins	Neville Crump
1981	Astral Charmer	8	09-10	John Goulding	Harry Bell
1982	Cockle Strand	9	09-11	David Dutton	Ken Oliver
1983	Canton	9	10-02	Kevin Whyte	Neville Crump
1984	Androma	7	10-00	Mark Dwyer	Jimmy FitzGerald
1985	Androma	8	10-00	Mark Dwyer	Jimmy FitzGerald
1986	Hardy Lad	9	10-00	Micky Hammond	Jumbo Wilkinson
1987	Little Polveir	10	10-00	Peter Scudamore	John Edwards
1988	Mighty Mark	9	10-05	Brian Storey	Frank Walton
1989	Roll-a-Joint	11	10-00	Brendan Powell	Chris Popham
1990	Four Trix	9	10-00	Derek Byrne	Gordon W. Richards
1991	Killone Abbey	8	10-00	Chris Grant	Arthur Stephenson
1992	Captain Dibble	7	11-00	Peter Scudamore	Nigel Twiston-Davies
1993	Run for Free	9	11-10	Mark Perrett	Martin Pipe
1994	Earth Summit	6	10-00	David Bridgwater	Nigel Twiston-Davies
1995	Willsford	12	10-12	Rodney Farrant	Jenny Pitman
1996	Moorcroft Boy	11	10-02	Mark Dwyer	David Nicholson
1997	Belmont King	9	11-10	Tony McCoy	Paul Nicholls
1998	Baronet	8	10-00	Adrian Maguire	David Nicholson
1999	Young Kenny	8	11-10	Brendan Powell	Peter Beaumont
2000	Paris Pike	8	11-00	Adrian Maguire	Ferdy Murphy
2001	Gingembre	7	11-02	Andrew Thornton	Lavinia Taylor
2002	Take Control	8	10-06	Ruby Walsh	Martin Pipe
2003	Ryalux	10	10-05	Richard McGrath	Andy Crook
2004	Grey Abbey	10	11-12	Graham Lee	Howard Johnson
2005	Joes Edge	8	09-11	Keith Mercer	Ferdy Murphy
2006	Run for Paddy	10	10-02	Carl Llewellyn	Carl Llewellyn
2007	Hot Weld	8	09-09	P. J. McDonald	Ferdy Murphy
2008	Iris de Balme	8	09-07	Mr Charlie Huxley	Sean Curran

[edit] Winners at Bogside

* There were only two runners in the 1891 race - neither could clear the second fence and so there was no winner.

[edit] References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008
• tbheritage.com

[edit] See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British National Hunt races