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2025 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
Our dedicated Hamilton tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Scottish Stewards Cup but will also have predictions for each meeting at Hamilton throughout the season so be sure to head over there.
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:
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 to easily access the OLBG racing picks daily.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Jordan Electrics, trained by Jim Goldie and ridden by Paul Mulrennan who set the fastest winning time in the Scottish Stewards Cup, the runner won the race in a time of 1:07.82 when winning the race in 2024. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Tim Easterby and jockey Andrew Elliott with Grissom who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:14.98 in the 2012 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Scottish Stewards Cup over the last 20 renewals:
- Jordan Electrics (1:07.82) in 2024
- George Bowen (1:09.03) in 2018
- Paws For Thought (1:09.06) in 2023
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 the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer at the time of winning the Scottish Stewards Cup and the jockey are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:07.82 | Jordan Electrics (GB) 8yo 9-7 (8 of 9) 5/1F | Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie (GB) |
| 2023 1:09.06 | Paws For Thought (IRE) 5yo 9-6 (6 of 13) 11/2 | Richard Kingscote Donald McCain (GB) |
| 2022 1:10.08 | Rathbone (GB) 6yo 9-1 (2 of 10) 9/1 | Oisin McSweeney (5lbs) Kevin Ryan (GB) |
| 2021 1:09.47 | Commanche Falls (GB) 4yo 9-8 (5 of 11) 5/1 | Connor Beasley Michael Dods (GB) |
| 2020 1:10.88 | Meraas (GB) 3yo 9-7 (1 of 9) 9/4F | Joe Fanning Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2019 1:12.24 | Air Raid (GB) 4yo 9-2 (8 of 13) 6/1 | Jack Garritty Jedd O'Keeffe (GB) |
| 2018 1:09.03 | George Bowen (IRE) 6yo 9-5 (11 of 10) 9/2 | Sebastian Woods (5lbs) Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2017 1:10.11 | Classic Seniority (GB) 5yo 9-2 (6 of 14) 16/1 | Daniel Tudhope Marjorie Fife (GB) |
| 2016 1:13.59 | Orions Bow (GB) 5yo 9-11 (11 of 14) 13/2F | Barry McHugh David Nicholls (GB) |
| 2015 1:13.37 | Poyle Vinnie (GB) 5yo 9-3 (15 of 15) 22/1 | Alistair Rawlinson (5lbs) Michael Appleby (GB) |
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 250 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). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Scottish Stewards Cup is Kevin Ryan (2 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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Fahey | 28-5-9 | +12.00 | +4.60 |
| Kevin Ryan | 16-2-3 | +1.00 | -3.60 |
| Tim Easterby | 17-1-5 | -2.00 | +2.91 |
| Jim Goldie | 14-1-5 | -8.00 | -2.76 |
| Michael Dods | 7-1-2 | -1.00 | -1.25 |
| Michael Appleby | 3-1-1 | +20.00 | +11.75 |
| Jedd O'Keeffe | 3-1-3 | +4.00 | +3.74 |
| Marjorie Fife | 2-1-2 | +15.00 | +10.50 |
| Donald McCain | 1-1-1 | +5.50 | +3.44 |
| David Barron | 9-0-2 | -9.00 | -6.50 |
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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fanning | 11-2-2 | +13.25 | +4.85 |
| Tony Hamilton | 3-2-2 | +35.00 | +21.50 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 9-1-3 | -3.00 | -2.12 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 6-1-2 | +11.00 | +6.06 |
| Connor Beasley | 5-1-1 | +1.00 | -1.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 3-1-2 | +7.00 | +4.40 |
| Barry McHugh | 3-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.06 |
| Jack Garritty | 3-1-3 | +4.00 | +4.30 |
| Richard Kingscote | 2-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.44 |
| Alistair Rawlinson | 1-1-1 | +22.00 | +13.75 |
2025 Scottish Stewards Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 1, (1, 2), (1, 9), 4, 6, 13, 2, 5, 6, 3, 1, 14, 5, 4, 1, 3, 6, 4, (1, 3, 7)
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 (69%) - Achieved an RPR of 93+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (73%) - Achieved a TS of 76+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (73%) - Achieved a TS of 73+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Break of 7 - 279 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Off a break of 6 - 34 days
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Highest Won is not G1/G3/LST/Cl5
- 20 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 22/1
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Had 1 - 8 wins (Trip)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 93+ (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Not in FRA/DEU/IRL/ZAF/ESP/WAL (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 20/1 (Career Win)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Within the first 11 of the market
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not in a G3/Cl2/Cl6 (Debut)
- 19 / 20 (76%) - No older than a 6yo
- 19 / 20 (80%) - Placed within last 4 starts
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. You may want to do your research into the race, there are times when there are several runners who pass the trends so you need to do your research to find a bet, we have a Horse Racing Form Reading Made Easy & What to Look For article to help you do just this in the OLBG Betting School section.
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Scottish Stewards Cup Trend Analysis
The trend factor that produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +37.25 is when runners had a highest class run of Class 2. The worst performing factor that 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 0-35.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 8 (10,7) [9 Runners]
- 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]
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 249 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 5 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:
- Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- 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)
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 have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Scottish Stewards Cup remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page. If you are interested in other races at the Hamilton racecourse, then why not read our blog for the Glasgow Stakes?
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Scottish Stewards Cup Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.
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