Scottish Borders National Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

2024 Scottish Borders National Preview

Scheduled to take place in December of each year at the Kelso racecourse is the Scottish Borders National, a race which has changed over the years, it was originally scheduled to take place in March but in 2007 was moved to December, it was run twice in that year and some have questioned the move to December as it has been cancelled three times since the move due to bad weather, it does make it much more demanding also, four miles in December is always going to be much more testing than four miles in March.

Scottish Borders National Information:

• Scottish Borders National Past Winners
• Scottish Borders National Trainer Statistics
• Scottish Borders National Jockey Statistics

To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Kelso tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners?

How competitive is the Scottish Borders National market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 19 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2012 when the race had an over-round of 112%. The race in 2018 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 129%, whilst on average over the last 19 renewals of the Scottish Borders National, the over-round has been 120%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £120 which is bet.

Scottish Borders National Trends:

• 2024 Scottish Borders National Trends
• Scottish Borders National Trend Analysis

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 19 if you had followed the winner of the Scottish Borders National next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -15.50. Before placing your bet on the 2024 Scottish Borders National see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.

When looking over the past 19 renewals, a time of 8:21.30 was set by Royale Knight in 2013, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Dr Richard Newland and ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies. The slowest winning time was set in 2002 when Running Moss won in a time of 9:34.20, booked to ride was Mr C Storey on this Alan Mactaggart trained runner.

These are the top three quickest-run Scottish Borders National over the last 19 renewals:

1. Royale Knight (8:21.30) in 2013
2. Tipsy Mouse (8:24.00) in 2004
3. Harry The Viking (8:31.60) in 2018

Scottish Borders National Past Winners

Here are the Scottish Borders National past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Scottish Borders National as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Race Notes: The race was originally run in March but was switched to December in 2007. No race in 2001, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017 & 2023 and two races in 2007.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Scottish Borders National have been based:

• GB: 19 winners with an additional 37 placings from 203 runners
• FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 14 runners
• IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 6 runners

Scottish Borders National Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Scottish Borders National over the last 19 renewals is Sandy Thomson who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Neptune Equester (2014 & 2015), Harry The Viking (2016 & 2018) and Flower Of Scotland (2022).

Here are some of the top Scottish Borders National trainer statistics over the last 19 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Scottish Borders National Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Scottish Borders National over the last 19 renewals is Derek Fox who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Neptune Equester (2014 & 2015) and Big River (2021). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Scottish Borders National are James Reveley (2 wins) and Rachael McDonald (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Scottish Borders National jockey statistics over the last 19 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

2024 Scottish Borders National Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): (1, 8), F, 5, 1, 2, F, PU, 1, UR, PU, 3, PU, (1, PU), 6, 2, F, F, 0, 1

The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.

• 19 / 19 (70%) - Carried 135 - 158lbs (LTO)
• 19 / 19 (81%) - In a field of 7 - 17 (Debut)
• 19 / 19 (81%) - Carried 140 - 164lbs (Last Win)
• 19 / 19 (85%) - Off a break of 12 - 69 days
• 19 / 19 (85%) - Achieved a TS of 56+ (Last 3)
• 19 / 19 (86%) - Had 1 - 13 placings (Hcps)
• 19 / 19 (86%) - Made 2 - 9 starts (1 Year)
• 19 / 19 (87%) - Had 3 - 19 placings (Chase)
• 19 / 19 (87%) - Made 4 - 37 starts (Hcps)
• 19 / 19 (87%) - Ran over 1m7½f - 3mf (Debut)
• 19 / 19 (87%) - Held an OR of 97+ (Last Win)
• 19 / 19 (88%) - Had 1 - 5 placings (1 Year)
• 19 / 19 (88%) - Achieved a TS of 94+ (Career)
• 19 / 19 (88%) - No bigger than 25/1

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Kelso racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Scottish Borders National. if you are unaware of what trends and statistics are, how they can be used etc then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read this Stats And Trends article which will make everything much clearer.

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Scottish Borders National Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +19.08 is when runners had 1 start in the past 90 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a race worth £4,000 when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-34.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Scottish Borders National is Carlisle, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Carlisle last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Kelso, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Kelso last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 16 winners from a total of 207 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 3 winners from a total of 16 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Scottish Borders National:

• Roselier (3 Wins)
• Sir Harry Lewis (2 Wins)
• Sovereign Water (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Scottish Borders National despite multiple attempts:

• Endoli (0 Wins from 5 runners)
• Westerner (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 19 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Rambling Minster in 2007, winning for Keith Reveley at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of James Reveley. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 19 renewals there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters. If you are interested in other races at the Kelso racecourse, then why not read our blog for the Premier Kelso Hurdle?