Ayr 15:35 RESULTED
3 19 Apr 2026

Sunday 19 April Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase

Ayr — 3 · 3m7½F · 27 Fences

1848-Hr decs
27Fences
3m7½FDistance
£250,000Prize Fund
1/5 1-5EW Terms
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🦊 Mr Fox Head Tipster · Saturday Racing
Fox's Verdict
"In a wide-open Scottish Grand National, AI models largely converge on leading contenders like Kim Roque, King Of Answers and MONTREGARD based on strong ratings and market support. However, the Fox sides with value, sticking with ante-post pick PROMONTORY at 16/1 (33/1 antepost) — a lightly raced, progressive runner with each-way potential."
Official Result

Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase

Confirmed
  1. Winner Kap Vert Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
    20/1
  2. Second Git Maker
    10/1
  3. Third Kim Roque
    4/1
AI ExplorerBETA Deep analytics
Settled
  • 18 declared
  • 4 picked
  • 3 NR
Saturday Draw
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Comment
1
Blaze The Way
Age 8 · 12-0
624157
Danny Mullins
Ms Margaret Mullins
122
147
8
12-0
16/1
AI verdict

SR 122 suggests ability but 16/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

2
Quebecois
Age 7 · 11-13
-24223
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
132
146
7
11-13
8/1
AI verdict

SR 132 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

3
King Of Answers
Age 7 · 11-12
-51412
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
147
153
7
11-12
2
6/1
AI verdict

SR 147 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Isaac Des Obeaux
Age 8 · 11-8
3-3121
Sam Twiston-Davies
Paul Nicholls
144
153
8
11-8
10/1
AI verdict

SR 144 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Our Power
Age 11 · 11-6
33-F64
Danny Gilligan
Sam Thomas
113
151
11
11-6
25/1
AI verdict

SR 113 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 25/1.

6
Road To Home Non-Runner
Age 7 · 11-6
3533P2
NA
W P Mullins
133
148
7
11-6
9/1
7
Herakles Westwood
Age 9 · 11-5
-52410
James Bowen
Warren Greatrex
132
151
9
11-5
16/1
AI verdict

SR 132 suggests ability but 16/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

8
Ask Brewster Non-Runner
Age 7 · 11-4
11-151
Mr S Cotter
Mrs C Williams
141
147
7
11-4
10/1
9
Katate Dori
Age 8 · 11-4
P-7628
Dylan Johnston
Sam Thomas
130
151
8
11-4
2
14/1
AI verdict

SR 130 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

10
Stolen Silver
Age 11 · 11-2
4-0P30
Miss Olive Nicholls
Georgina Nicholls
88
122
11
11-2
100/1
AI verdict

SR 88 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 100/1.

11
Famous Bridge
Age 10 · 11-1
P-7707
Sean Quinlan
Nicky Richards
121
156
10
11-1
25/1
AI verdict

SR 121 suggests ability but 25/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

12
Montregard
Age 7 · 11-1
-11P21
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
149
155
7
11-1
8/1
AI verdict

SR 149 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

13
Maximilian
Age 10 · 11-1
-22233
William Maggs
Donald McCain
124
151
10
11-1
25/1
AI verdict

SR 124 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

14
Gabbys Cross
Age 11 · 11-0
043P22
Sean Bowen
Nick Scholfield
117
148
11
11-0
25/1
AI verdict

SR 117 suggests ability but 25/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

15
Kim Roque FAV
Age 6 · 10-13
422454
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
139
148
6
10-13
6/1
AI verdict

SR 139 backed by market confidence at 6/1 — a genuine contender.

16
Collectors Item
Age 9 · 10-13
8-294P
Jonjo O'Neill Sr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
120
155
9
10-13
33/1
AI verdict

SR 120 suggests ability but 33/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

17
Git Maker
Age 10 · 10-12
0-3P53
Jonathon Burke
Jamie Snowden
130
152
10
10-12
16/1
AI verdict

SR 130 suggests ability but 16/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

18
Kap Vert
Age 6 · 10-12
271341
Sean Houlihan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
140
151
6
10-12
16/1
AI verdict

SR 140 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

19
Promontory
Age 9 · 10-10
-70521
Donagh Meyler
Sarah Joanna Connell
116
141
9
10-10
25/1
AI verdict

SR 116 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

20
Chasingouttheblues
Age 7 · 10-9
351211
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
142
149
7
10-9
14/1
AI verdict

SR 142 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

21
Magna Sam Non-Runner
Age 12 · 10-1
31P-66
NA
Alastair Ralph
112
137
12
10-1
66/1

No bookmaker prices recorded yet for this race. Prices land after the first odds sync.

Chamber Verdict

Balanced lens

King Of Answers

Live signal

King Of Answers owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (82) and market confidence (72). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

6/1 Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore Derek Fox
68% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Montregard

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

8/1 · Tom Lacey
✓ Value Signal

Gabbys Cross

Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.

25/1 · Nick Scholfield
◈ Chamber Memory

Balanced

Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.

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Chamber Signals

How the chamber read the race

Why this horse Live cards showing how the active lens weighted each signal for this outcome.
Speed rating High conviction
82 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +31.0 pts

Base ability signal derived from the runner's best available speed figure.

Market confidence High conviction
72 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +15.9 pts

Transforms live price respect into a confidence signal inside the chamber.

Pace profile Live signal
63 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +5.9 pts

How cleanly the runner's engine fits the projected rhythm and pressure map.

Value edge Live signal
62 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +6.2 pts

Shows whether the current price still leaves enough upside in the pick.

Chaos factor Dominant
48 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.8 pts

Controlled volatility that keeps the simulation realistic and stress-tests the profile.

Favourite bias Speculative
50 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.0 pts

Extra certainty applied when the active lens wants to trust the obvious market leader.

Top chamber signals Top 5 ranked by the active lens.
1 3. King Of Answers
70.0 6/1
2 12. Montregard
68.1 8/1
3 15. Kim Roque
67.5 6/1
4 4. Isaac Des Obeaux
66.6 10/1
5 20. Chasingouttheblues
62.0 14/1
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🦊 Mr Fox
Promontory
Experience over noise

The benchmark pick. If you beat the Fox, you're ahead of the field.

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🤖 AI view
Montregard
2 of 3 agree

When the models line up, pay attention. When they split, the value may be elsewhere.

Read the AI breakdown →
Crowd leader Katate Dori is carrying 50% of the Cub vote right now.
The Race Engine combines three independent signals to help you see the race clearly
📊
SR

Saturday Rating

Proprietary ability score 0–200. How good the horse actually is — independent of market opinion.

Ability
🤖
★★★★★

AI Stars

A race-day probability signal for today's conditions — form trajectory, going, suitability and weight.

Today's Chance
🐾
4

Cub Votes

One Cub. One horse. One shot. Follow the crowd — or fade it.

Community Signal

Market Movers Horses at 20/1 or shorter

3
Age 7 · 11-12
6/1
J: Derek Fox
T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
★★★☆☆ SR 147 🐾 2

SR 147 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

15
Kim Roque FAV
Age 6 · 10-13
6/1
J: J J Slevin
T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
★★★★☆ SR 139 🐾

SR 139 backed by market confidence at 6/1 — a genuine contender.

2
Age 7 · 11-13
8/1
J: Harry Cobden
T: Paul Nicholls
★★★☆☆ SR 132 🐾

SR 132 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

12
Age 7 · 11-1
8/1
J: Stan Sheppard
T: Tom Lacey
★★★☆☆ SR 149 🐾

SR 149 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Age 8 · 11-8
10/1
J: Sam Twiston-Davies
T: Paul Nicholls
★★★☆☆ SR 144 🐾

SR 144 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

9
Age 8 · 11-4
14/1
J: Dylan Johnston
T: Sam Thomas
★★☆☆☆ SR 130 🐾 2

SR 130 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

20
Age 7 · 10-9
14/1
J: Jamie Hamilton
T: Mark Walford
★★★☆☆ SR 142 🐾

SR 142 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

1
Age 8 · 12-0
16/1
J: Danny Mullins
T: Ms Margaret Mullins
★★☆☆☆ SR 122 🐾

SR 122 suggests ability but 16/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

7
Age 9 · 11-5
16/1
J: James Bowen
T: Warren Greatrex
★★☆☆☆ SR 132 🐾

SR 132 suggests ability but 16/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

17
Age 10 · 10-12
16/1
J: Jonathon Burke
T: Jamie Snowden
★★☆☆☆ SR 130 🐾

SR 130 suggests ability but 16/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

18
Age 6 · 10-12
16/1
J: Sean Houlihan
T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
★★★☆☆ SR 140 🐾

SR 140 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

BETTING FORECAST Kim Roque 6/1, King Of Answers 6/1, Montregard 8/1, Quebecois 8/1, Road To Home 9/1, Isaac Des Obeaux 10/1, J'Arrive De L'Est 10/1

🤖AI Intelligence Three engines. Independent analysis.

Claude
Montregard

Tops the model. Highest SR in the race at 149, RPR 155, TS 143 — the only horse in the top four tiers on all three metrics. Form figures -11P21 show a horse on an upward curve with a recent win, and 11-1 is a workable weight. Soft ground is a plus. Composite score: 82.1

ChatGPT
Montregard

To bring structure to a typically chaotic handicap, ChatGPT used a composite scoring model built around both ability and race-specific factors. The core is an ability score (60%), blending Saturday Rating, AI score, RPR and TS, all normalised across the field. This is supported by recent form (12%), rewarding horses arriving in peak condition, alongside adjustments for stamina profile, favouring 7–9-year-olds, and weight suitability, with preference for those in the 10-10 to 11-4 range. A light market check is included to keep the model grounded without overriding the data, producing a balanced framework tailored to the demands of the Scottish Grand National.

Gemini
Kim Roque

AI Rating Score: Kim Roque holds the highest AI-generated score of 65.2, indicating the system views its current profile as the most robust in the field. Rating Balance: With a saturday_rating of 139 and a respectable RPR of 148, the horse is well-handicapped relative to the top weights while showing more consistency in its recent form compared to others in the top tier of the market. Reliability: The AI analysis highlights the horse as a "genuine contender," distinguishing it from horses with higher peak RPRs (like Montregard or King of Answers) that may carry more volatility in their performance profiles.

🦊 Mr Fox's SelectionPromontoryFull analysis →

This is where Cubs make their call. This is where the Fox sharpens his edge. This is where the race is decided — before it's run.

🗺 The Course 27 fences

3m7½F Distance to cover
Good to Soft Expected going
18 Confirmed runners
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