Sporting Chronicle

Scottish Grand National Handicap Steeple Chase is run at Ayr Racecourse over 4 miles and 110 yards with 27 fences to be jumped

Before 1966 the Scottish Grand National was run at Bogside over 3 miles 7 furlongs
The very first running at Bogside was in 1867 and was won by The Elk owned by the Duke of Hamilton.

English National

Irish National

Scottish National

Welsh National

Scottish Grand National Winners at Ayr

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	SP
2008	Iris De Balme	Mr C Huxley	S Curran	66/1
2007	Hot Weld	P J McDonald	Ferdy Murphy	14/1
2006	Run For Paddy	C Llewellyn	C Llewellyn	33/1
2005	Joes Edge	K. Mercer	F. Murphy	20/1
2004	Grey Abbey	G. Lee	J. Howard Johnson	12/1
2003	Ryalux	R. McGrath	A. Crook	15/2
2002	Take Control	R. Walsh	M.C. Pipe	20/1
2001	Gingembre	A. Thornton	Mrs L.C. Taylor	12/1
2000	Paris Pike	A. Maguire	F. Murphy	5/1
1999	Young Kenny	B. Powell	P Beaumont	5/2
1998	Baronet	A. Maguire	D. Nicholson	7/1
1997	Belmont King	A.P. McCoy	P.F. Nicholls	16/1
1996	Moorcroft Boy	M. Dwyer	D. Nicholson	20/1
1995	Willsford	R. Farrant	Mrs J. Pitman	16/1
1994	Earth Summit	D. Bridgwater	N.A. Twiston-Davies	16/1
1993	Run For Free	M. Perrett	M.C. Pipe	6/1
1992	Captain Dibble	P. Scudamore	N.A. Twiston-Davies	9/1
1991	Killone Abbey	C. Grant	W.A. Stephenson	40/1
1990	Four Trix	D. Byrne	J.R. Cox	25/1
1989	Roll A Joint	B Powell	C. Popham	4/1
1988	Mighty Mark	B. Storey	F.T. Walton	9/1
1987	Little Polveir	P. Scudamore	J.A.C. Edwards	12/1
1986	Hardy Lad	M. Hammond	Jumbo Wilkinson	28/1
1985	Androma	M. Dwyer	J. Fitzgerald	11/1
1984	Androma	M. Dwyer	J. Fitzgerald	7/1
1983	Canton	K. Whyte	N. Crump	16/1
1982	Cockle Strand	D. Dutton	K. Oliver	9/1
1981	Astral Charmer	J.L. Goulding	H. Bell	66/1
1980	Salkeld	D. Atkins	N. Crump	14/1
1979	Fighting Fit	C. Hawkins	K. Oliver	9/1
1978	King Con	P. Craggs	G. Renilson	33/1
1977	Sebastian V	R. Lamb	C. Bell	9/2
1976	Barona	P. Kelleway	R. Armytage	12/1
1975	Barona	P. Kelleway	R. Armytage	33/1
1974	Red Rum	B. Fletcher	D. McCain	11/8
1973	Esban	J. Bourke	R. Clay	16/1
1972	Quick Reply	M. Barnes	C. Bell	11/1
1971	Young Ash Leaf	P. Ennis	K. Oliver	12/1
1970	The Spaniard	B. Brogan	K. Oliver	8/1
1969	Playlord	R. Barry	G.W. Richards	9/1
1968	Arcturus	P. Buckley	N. Crump	4/1
1967	The Fossa	A. Turnell	F. Rimell	8/1
1966	African Patrol	J. Leech	R. Fairbairn	10/1

Bogside Racecourse

Bogside Racecourse Aerial / Satellite Photograph

View Larger Map of where Bogside Racecourse used to be

The Bogside course lay about a mile from the town of Irvine.

National Hunt
Bogside was the original home of the Scottish Grand National which is now run at Ayr Racecourse.

The National Hunt track was about two and a half miles round, with nine plain fences, two open ditches, one water jump and was rather undulatory. It had a long run-in on an upward gradient of 370 yards. Right-handed.

Flat
The round course was practically two miles, with a straight run-in of about 3 furlongs, with a considerable rise half way. There was a straight 6 furlong course with a rise about two furlongs from the winning post. A right-handed track.

Last meeting at Bogside 10 April 1965

Scottish Grand National Winners at Bogside

Year	Winner	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1965	Brasher	T Robson	J Fitzgerald	4/1
1964	Popham Down	F Walwyn	J Haine	8/1
1963	Pappageno′s Cottage	J Oliver	T Brookshaw	100/8
1962	Sham Fight	T Robson	T Robson	100/6
1961	Kinmont Willie	A Stephenson	C Stobbs	8/1
1960	Finchman	J Wight	M Batchelor	9/4
1959	Merryman II	N Crump	G Scott	100/8
1958	Game Field	J Fawcus	J Boddy	9/1
1957	Bremontier	P Taylor	A Rossio	10/1
1956	Queen′s Taste	H Clarkson	R Curran	8/1
1955	Bar Point	R Renton	D Ancil	20/1
1954	Queen′s Taste	H Clarkson	G Slack	10/1
1953	Queen′s Taste	H Clarkson	T Robson	100/6
1952	Flagrant Mac	R Renton	J Power	100/8
1951	Court Painter	C Bewicke	F Carroll	20/1
1950	Sanvina	J Wight	J Oliver	25/1
1949	Wot No Sun	N Crump	A Thompson	2/1
1948	Magnetic Fun	W Hall	L Vick	100/8
1947	Rowland Boy	F Walwyn	R Black	6/1
1946	No Race	No Race	No Race	No Race
1945	No Race	No Race	No Race	No Race
1944	No Race	No Race	No Race	No Race
1943	No Race	No Race	No Race	No Race
1942	No Race	No Race	No Race	No Race
1941	No Race	No Race	No Race	No Race
1940	No Race	No Race	No Race	No Race
1939	Southern Hero	H Brown	J Fawcus	7/1
1938	Young Mischief	G Evans	D Morgan	10/1
1937	Rightun	W Bissill	J Bissill	100/8
1936	Southern Hero	G Evans	J Fawcus	9/2
1935	Kellsboro′ Jack	Anthony	D Morgan	Evens
1934	Southern Hero	G Evans	J Fawcus	4/1
1933	Libourg	W Payne	T Isaac	7/1
1932	Clydesdale	W Payne	G Hardy	6/1
1931	Annandale	F W Barrett	D Morgan	6/1
1930	Drintyre	Thrale	Brownhill	9/1
1929	Donzelon	Foljambe	R Lyall	100/7
1928	Ardeen	Frazer	F Rees	10/1
1927	Estuna	Parker	Brookes	10/1
1926	Estuna	Vincent	Harraway	100/6
1925	Gerald L
1924	Royal Chancellor
1923	Harrismith
1922	Sergeant Murphy
1921	No Race	No Race	No Race	No Race
1920	Music Hall