Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (A Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Ayr

14:15

Date 2025-04-12

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £56,270

Winning Time 3m 51.72s (slow by 10.72s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Cracking Rhapsody (IRE) Craig Nichol · Ewan Whillans	10/1	Won
2nd	Kabral Du Mathan (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	9/4F	0.3
3rd	Ooh Betty (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Clarke	12/1	0.1
4th	Dysart Enos (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	7/1	1
5th	Welsh Charger (IRE) David Noonan · Alastair Ralph	22/1	.5
6th	Bunting (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	9/1	2.25
7th	Ethical Diamond (IRE) Mr P W Mullins · W P Mullins	5/1	2.75
8th	Batman Girac (FR) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	40/1	0.3
9th	Kihavah (GB) Brian Hughes · Adrian Paul Keatley	16/1	5.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Karafon (FR) J J Slevin · W P Mullins	22/1
P.U.	Under Control (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	12/1
Fell	Valgrand (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	10/1

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Kabral Du Mathan Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	161	t	11-122	139	149	141	85d	—	—	+5	29.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Second in warm handicaps the last twice and this unexposed 5yo could continue to progress
1	Ethical Diamond Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	h	60-014	144	143	118	29d	—	—	+13	27.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Highly creditable fourth in the County Hurdle and could have more to offer in this code
3	Bunting Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	161	—	47-92P	139	145	100	31d	—	—	+14	25.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Ran well for a long way in the Coral Cup despite pulling hard; now drops back in trip
6	Dysart Enos Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	159	—	11-378	137	146	109	32d	—	—	+14	24.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Good third in the Greatwood in November; could have a part to play now back down in trip
11	Valgrand Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	154	—	112070	132	151	129	29d	—	—	+18	26.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Impressed in Grade 2 novice at Cheltenham last October but down the field in his 3 h'caps
5	Cracking Rhapsody Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	159	—	401017	137	145	126	29d	—	—	+27	33.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Kelso specialist but close third in this 12 months ago and might not be far away
7	Under Control Chestnut J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	156	—	/72-6P	134	147	131	146d	—	—	+17	22.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Lightly raced 6yo who still has time on her side, but pulled up in November when last seen
2	Kihavah Chestnut J:Brian Hughes T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Brian Hughes T:Adrian Paul Keatley	161	t	/1-223	139	149	130	133d	—	—	+25	31	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Better than ever on the Flat and over hurdles last year; last two Flat wins came here
10	Ooh Betty Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Clarke	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Clarke	154	t	-10130	132	145	136	35d	—	—	+26	31	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Enjoying good season but mid-division in Imperial Cup last time and needs something extra
12	Welsh Charger Bay J:David Noonan T:Alastair Ralph	J:David Noonan T:Alastair Ralph	152	—	19-171	130	145	127	70d	—	—	+17	21.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Made if four wins from his last four starts when scoring at Musselburgh; in with a chance
9	Karafon Bay J:J J Slevin T:W P Mullins	J:J J Slevin T:W P Mullins	155	—	5-1470	133	141	112	29d	—	—	+19	21.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won maiden hurdle at Clonmel in December but he's been tailed off the last twice
8	Batman Girac Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	156	ht	5-60F0	134	141	116	35d	—	—	+19	21.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Always behind in the Imperial Cup last time but caught the eye at Leopardstown previously

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kabral Du Mathan	5/2	9/4	5/2	5/2	5/2
Ethical Diamond	4/1	9/2	4/1	5/1	9/2
Bunting	7/1	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Dysart Enos	7/1	8/1	15/2	8/1	7/1
Valgrand	15/2	17/2	8/1	8/1	15/2
Cracking Rhapsody	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Under Control	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Kihavah	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Ooh Betty	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Welsh Charger	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Karafon	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Batman Girac	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Cracking Rhapsody

33.7

OR: 21.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

12/1

2nd

Kihavah

OR: 22.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7

16/1

3rd

Ooh Betty

OR: 20.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Kabral Du Mathan

29.5

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Ethical Diamond

27.9

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Valgrand

26.5

OR: 20.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Bunting

25.6

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Dysart Enos

24.6

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Under Control

22.6

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Batman Girac

21.6

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Karafon

21.5

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Welsh Charger

21.1

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ethical Diamond	144	143	118
Kabral Du Mathan	139	149	141
Bunting	139	145	100
Kihavah	139	149	130
Dysart Enos	137	146	109
Cracking Rhapsody	137	145	126
Under Control	134	147	131
Batman Girac	134	141	116
Karafon	133	141	112
Valgrand	132	151	129
Ooh Betty	132	145	136
Welsh Charger	130	145	127

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ethical Diamond	29d ago	Fit
Valgrand	29d ago	Fit
Cracking Rhapsody	29d ago	Fit
Karafon	29d ago	Fit
Bunting	31d ago	Fit
Dysart Enos	32d ago	Fit
Ooh Betty	35d ago	Fit
Batman Girac	35d ago	Fit
Welsh Charger	70d ago	Fresh
Kabral Du Mathan	85d ago	Fresh
Kihavah	133d ago	Long break
Under Control	146d ago	Long break