Scottish Champion Chase Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Scottish Cheltenham Trials)

2025 Scottish Champion Chase Preview

Established in 2011, the Scottish Champion Chase is scheduled to take place in February of each year at the Musselburgh Racecourse with the winner being presented with the Bowes-Lyon Trophy.

The race is contested over two miles and despite being only a class two race does attract some decent types, it has been won in the past by the likes of Tara Royal, ifandbutwhynot, San Benedeto and Greaneteen.

Scottish Champion Chase Information:

• Scottish Champion Chase Past Winners
• Scottish Champion Chase Trainer Statistics
• Scottish Champion Chase Jockey Statistics

To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Musselburgh tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Musselburgh Racecourse section for links to these.

How competitive is the Scottish Champion Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 13 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2018 when the race had an over-round of 108%. The race in 2012 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 123%, whilst on average over the last 13 renewals of the Scottish Champion Chase, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 which is bet.

Scottish Champion Chase Trends:

• 2025 Scottish Champion Chase Trends
• Scottish Champion Chase Trend Analysis

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 13 if you had followed the winner of the Scottish Champion Chase next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 12 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +2.23. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Scottish Champion Chase.

The runner that holds the record over the past 13 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2024 renewal when Corrigeen Rock from Lucinda Russell under the guidance of Derek Fox, won in a time of 5:10.90, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Ifandbutwhynot, trained by David O'Meara and ridden by A P McCoy set the quickest time of 3:51.20 in the 2015 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Scottish Champion Chase over the last 13 renewals:

1. Ifandbutwhynot (3:51.20) in 2015
2. San Benedeto (3:52.00) in 2017
3. Pay The Piper (3:52.20) in 2023

Scottish Champion Chase Past Winners

Here are the Scottish Champion Chase 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 Champion Chase as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Scottish Champion Chase have been based:

• GB: 13 winners with an additional 20 placings from 103 runners
• FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners

Scottish Champion Chase Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Scottish Champion Chase over the last 13 renewals is Paul Nicholls who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from San Benedeto (2017), Marracudja (2018) and Greaneteen (2020). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Scottish Champion Chase is Donald McCain (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Scottish Champion Chase trainer statistics over the last 13 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 Champion Chase Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Scottish Champion Chase over the last 13 renewals is Bryony Frost who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Marracudja (2018) and Greaneteen (2020).

Here are some of the top Scottish Champion Chase jockey statistics over the last 13 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):

2025 Scottish Champion Chase Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 5, 6, 3, 6, 1, PU, 5, 1, 1, 2, 7, 1, 5

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.

• 13 / 13 (70%) - Furthest Placed 2m1f - 2m5f
• 13 / 13 (71%) - Furthest ran 2m1½f - 2m7f
• 13 / 13 (72%) - Had 1 - 4 placings (Going)
• 13 / 13 (73%) - Made 1 - 9 starts (Trip)
• 13 / 13 (76%) - Made 2 - 7 starts (Season)
• 13 / 13 (76%) - Achieved an RPR of 122+ (Season)
• 13 / 13 (77%) - Made 2 - 9 starts (Going)
• 13 / 13 (79%) - Fewer than 11 starts (Class)
• 13 / 13 (80%) - Fewer than 6 placings (Class)
• 13 / 13 (81%) - Achieved a TS of 94+ (Season)
• 13 / 13 (85%) - Within the first 7 of the market
• 13 / 13 (85%) - Off a break of 8 - 65 days
• 13 / 13 (85%) - No more than 2 falls (Career)
• 13 / 13 (85%) - Fewer than 3 placings (180 Days)
• 13 / 13 (86%) - Achieved a TS of 92+ (Going)

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Musselburgh racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Scottish Champion Chase. If you are a newcomer to horse racing betting, then the number of types of bets can be scary! Don't let that put you off though, head over to this Types Of Horse Racing Bet article and have a read, you will then have a better knowledge of betting on racing in the future and there are plenty of other articles in the OLBG Betting School too.

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Scottish Champion Chase Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 7+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +47.83 is when runners had 1 place in the past 90 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran on Soft ground when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-22.

The courses that have produced the most winners of the Scottish Champion Chase are Musselburgh and Doncaster, there has been a total number of 2 winners from each of those courses.

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

• Beneficial (0 Wins from 5 runners)
• Jeune Homme (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 13 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Swift Arrow in 2014, winning for Donald McCain at odds of 22/1 under the guidance of Henry Brooke. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 13 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Scottish Champion Chase why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?

Other Principal races at Musselburgh Racecourse

Here are some other notable races at the Musselburgh racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.

Races in February (Scottish Cheltenham Trials)

• Scottish County Handicap Hurdle
• Scottish Stayers Novices Hurdle
• Scottish Triumph Hurdle

Races in April

• Queen's Cup
• Scottish Sprint Cup