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

Ayr

14:20

Date 2026-04-18

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £56,270

Weather Overcast

Temp 9.1°C

Wind 12mph SW

Rain 30%

Winning Time 4m 2.53s (slow by 20.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dedicated Hero (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Sandy Thomson	12/1	Won
2nd	Captain Hugo (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	7/2	5
3rd	Ooh Betty (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Ben Clarke	10/1	1
4th	All In You (FR) James Bowen · Warren Greatrex	17/2	.5
5th	Secret Squirrel (GB) Jonathan Burke · Hughie Morrison	11/2	12
6th	Queenie St Clair (IRE) Sean Bowen · Nick Scholfield	12/1	11
7th	Welsh Charger (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Alastair Ralph	25/1	1

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Tutti Quanti (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	13/8F

Runners (10)

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
1	Tutti Quanti Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	166	—	1-6118	151	157	133	39d	—	—	+11	41.6	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Won 2 high-profile handicaps then down the field in the Champion Hurdle; could bounce back
2	Captain Hugo Chestnut J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	150	—	1121F1	135	154	149	49d	—	—	+26	43.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Progressive novice who won the Morebattle Hurdle at Kelso; strong contender up 6lb
6	Secret Squirrel Chestnut J:Jonathan Burke T:Hughie Morrison	J:Jonathan Burke T:Hughie Morrison	146	—	F1F-30	131	157	130	36d	—	—	+10	24.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Just two runs this season and down the field in the County Hurdle, but he's not discounted
5	Ooh Betty Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Ben Clarke	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Ben Clarke	146	t	-00019	131	155	132	36d	—	—	+21	29.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Very close third in this last year; ran well in the County Hurdle at Cheltenham last month
8	All In You Bay J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	146	h	05-21P	131	148	124	70d	—	—	+14	22.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Made a fine start for this yard and he could leave his Newbury run miles behind
9	Dedicated Hero Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Sandy Thomson	J:Danny McMenamin T:Sandy Thomson	146	—	782UP1	131	149	118	16d	—	—	+25	31.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won in small field at Kelso recently; profile suggests he's vulnerable back up in grade
7	Queenie St Clair Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Nick Scholfield	J:Sean Bowen T:Nick Scholfield	146	h	613151	131	147	131	28d	—	—	+33	40	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Today's mark poses a question but this mare has thrived for a new stable this season
10	Welsh Charger Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	146	—	-046U6	131	149	123	65d	—	—	+18	21.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
2l fifth in this last year off similar mark but hasn't been at his best this season
NR	Gibbs Island Chestnut J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	148	h	-10577	133	153	133	36d	—	—	—	22.8	—	—
Big step back in right direction when seventh in the County Hurdle and not ruled out
NR	Tellherthename Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	148	h	4P5-30	133	156	131	36d	—	—	—	20.8	—	—
Caught the eye on stable debut in the County Hurdle and he's firmly in calculations

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Tutti Quanti	13/8	13/8	13/8
Captain Hugo	4/1	7/2	7/2
Secret Squirrel	11/2	11/2	5/1
Ooh Betty	9/1	17/2	9/1
All In You	17/2	8/1	8/1
Dedicated Hero	12/1	12/1	12/1
Queenie St Clair	14/1	12/1	12/1
Welsh Charger	33/1	28/1	28/1
Gibbs Island	-	-	-
Tellherthename	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Captain Hugo

43.9

OR: 21.3 Form: 17.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Tutti Quanti

41.6

OR: 25.3 Form: 7 Odds: 9.4

13/8

3rd

Queenie St Clair

OR: 20.3 Form: 17.9 Odds: 1.8

14/1

Dedicated Hero

31.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 9.7 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ooh Betty

29.6

OR: 20.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Secret Squirrel

24.3

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

All In You

22.8

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Gibbs Island

22.8

OR: 20.8 Form: 2 Odds: 0

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Welsh Charger

21.1

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Tellherthename

20.8

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tutti Quanti	151	157	133
Captain Hugo	135	154	149
Gibbs Island	133	153	133
Tellherthename	133	156	131
Secret Squirrel	131	157	130
Ooh Betty	131	155	132
All In You	131	148	124
Dedicated Hero	131	149	118
Queenie St Clair	131	147	131
Welsh Charger	131	149	123

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dedicated Hero	16d ago	Fit
Queenie St Clair	28d ago	Fit
Secret Squirrel	36d ago	Fit
Ooh Betty	36d ago	Fit
Gibbs Island	36d ago	Fit
Tellherthename	36d ago	Fit
Tutti Quanti	39d ago	Fit
Captain Hugo	49d ago	Fresh
Welsh Charger	65d ago	Fresh
All In You	70d ago	Fresh