Scottish Stewards Cup Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

2024 Scottish Stewards Cup Preview

The Scottish Stewards Cup is the Scottish equivalent to the Stewards Cup which is run at Glorious Goodwood, this is a Class 2 handicap that is run over six furlongs and is open to runners aged three or older. The race is run in July of each year having been established in 2001 and the three-year-old runners get a 5lb allowance from the older runners.

Scottish Stewards Cup Information:

• Scottish Stewards Cup Past Winners
• Scottish Stewards Cup Trainer Statistics
• Scottish Stewards Cup Jockey Statistics

If you are interested in other predictions at Hamilton then head over to the Hamilton tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below.

How competitive is the Scottish Stewards Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2018 when the race had an over-round of 106%. The race in 2014 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 129%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Scottish Stewards Cup, the over-round has been 121%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £121 which is bet.

Scottish Stewards Cup Trends:

• 2024 Scottish Stewards Cup Trends
• Scottish Stewards Cup Trend Analysis

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Scottish Stewards Cup 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 -8.00. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page so you can get easy access to the OLBG racing picks on a daily basis.

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2012 renewal when Grissom from Tim Easterby under the guidance of Andrew Elliott, won in a time of 1:14.98, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, George Bowen, trained by Richard Fahey and ridden by Sebastian Woods set the quickest time of 1:09.03 in the 2018 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Scottish Stewards Cup over the last 20 renewals:

• 2018 - George Bowen (1:09.03)
• 2023 - Paws For Thought (1:09.06)
• 2021 - Commanche Falls (1:09.47)

Scottish Stewards Cup Past Winners

Here are the Scottish Stewards Cup 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. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and also the total number of runners in the race. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Scottish Stewards Cup 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 Stewards Cup have been based:

• GB: 20 winners with an additional 41 placings from 252 runners
• IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners

Scottish Stewards Cup Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Scottish Stewards Cup over the last 20 renewals is Richard Fahey who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Knot In Wood (2007 & 2008), Quest For Success (2009 & 2011) and George Bowen (2018). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Scottish Stewards Cup are Mark Johnston (3 wins) and Kevin Ryan (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Scottish Stewards Cup, Jim Goldie has sent a total of 12 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Scottish Stewards Cup trainer statistics over the last 20 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 Stewards Cup Jockey Statistics

There are two leading jockeys in the Scottish Stewards Cup over the last 20 renewals with both Joe Fanning and Tony Hamilton who have both won the race two times. Joe Fanning winners have been with Lowdown (2010) and Meraas (2020). Tony Hamilton winners have been with Quest For Success (2009) and Rodrigo De Torres (2013).

Here are some of the top Scottish Stewards Cup jockey statistics over the last 20 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 Stewards Cup Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 3, 2, 1, (1, 2), (1, 9), 4, 6, 13, 2, 5, 6, 3, 1, 14, 5, 4, 1, 3, 6, 4

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.

• 20 / 20 (70%) - Achieved a TS of 78+ (Season)
• 20 / 20 (72%) - Achieved a TS of 73+ (Last 3)
• 20 / 20 (79%) - Break of 7 - 279 days (Last Place)
• 20 / 20 (80%) - Had 1 - 6 wins (Trip)
• 20 / 20 (84%) - No bigger than 22/1
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Highest Won is not G1/G3/LST/Cl5
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Off a break of 6 - 34 days
• 20 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 20/1 (Career Win)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 93+ (Hcps)
• 20 / 20 (86%) - Held an OR of 90+ (Career)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Not in FRA/DEU/IRL/ZAF/ESP/WAL (Debut)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Within the first 11 of market
• 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved an RPR of 88+ (Last 3)
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Had 3 - 20 placings (Career)
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Not in a G3/Cl2/Cl6 (Debut)

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Hamilton racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Scottish Stewards Cup. If there is anything that you do not understand in this blog, please do leave a comment or alternatively, head over to the Horse Racing Terms and Abbreviations article which is available in the OLBG Betting School section.

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Scottish Stewards Cup Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +33.75 is when runners ran over 6f on debut. The worst performing factor which has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 career wins on the going, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-38.

Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:

• 2023: Winner in 6 (8,3) [13 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 2 (1,3) [10 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 5 (6,4) [11 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 1 (8,10) [9 Runners]
• 2019: Winner in 8 (2,7) [13 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Scottish Stewards Cup is Ascot, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 250 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 6 runners.

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

• Noverre (2 Wins)
• Shinko Forest (2 Wins)

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

• Kheleyf (0 Wins from 6 runners)
• Namid (0 Wins from 6 runners)
• Pastoral Pursuits (0 Wins from 6 runners)
• Cadeaux Genereux (0 Wins from 5 runners)
• Fasliyev (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Rodrigo De Torres in 2013, winning for David Nicholls at odds of 22/1 under the guidance of Tony Hamilton. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there has been a total of 5 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2024 Scottish Stewards Cup. If you are interested in other races at the Hamilton racecourse, then why not read our blog for the Glasgow Stakes?