Scottish Grand National 2023
admin The 2023 Scottish Grand National returned to its usual slot in the racing calendar, a week after the Grand National at Aintree, on Saturday, April 22. Like the Grand National,…
Scottish Grand National 2022
The 2022 Scottish Grand National represented a return to near-normality, insofar as approximately 13,500 spectators were in attendance at Ayr on Saturday, April 2 to watch the four-mile marathon. However,…
Scottish Grand National 2021
Following the abandonment of the 2020 renewal due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with Scottish Government restrictions still in place, the 2021 Grand National was run behind closed doors. It was…
Did Trevor Hemmings ever win the Scottish Grand National?
The late Trevor James Hemmings, who died of undisclosed causes on October 11, 2021, aged 86, was a leading National Hunt owner. A self-made billionaire, Hemmings saw his distinctive white,…
How have favourites fared in the Scottish Grand National in recent years?
The Scottish Grand National, run over four miles at Ayr, has been a fixture of the western Scottish course since 1966, following the closure of nearby Bogside, near Irvine, the…