Britain’s most prolific winner for the first nine months of 2016 (see table below), added arguably the biggest race of his career (by prestige if not prize money) to his tally when taking the BAPP Group of Companies Scurry Cup at Belle Vue on Saturday night.
The striped jacketed 4-7f trapped well and was never seriously challenged going on to beat Bramble Panther (T1) and Azzurri Dino by a length and a quarter and a short head in 15.14 for the 260m.
The Scurry victory, Hill’s second major decider of the year following the William Hill Flyer, completed a ten-timer for a dog whose ‘figures’ are simply astonishing. It was his 18th win of the year, and his 37th from a British career of 46 races. They came on six different tracks from six different traps.
Surely the sort of dog Jimmy Wright would have loved during his early years on Scotland’s flaps?
He said: “The lads who own him originally had him on the flaps before he joined me and he broke the track record at Armadale. We haven’t decided where we go with him next. We need to make a decision, but we are still celebrating last night.”
OPEN RACE WINNERS (Jan-Sept)
| Runner | Prize | Av. | Wins |
| Walshes Hill | £7,785 | 276 | 17 |
| Evanta Fantasy | £3,550 | 389 | 15 |
| Westmead Rossi | £3,425 | 458 | 15 |
| Razldazl Raidio | £4,800 | 463 | 14 |
| Stonepark Mo | £2,575 | 324 | 14 |
| Domino Storm | £11,475 | 488 | 13 |
| Borna Mindy | £13,850 | 744 | 12 |
| Fivestar Clipper | £3,300 | 575 | 12 |
| Mac Foiche | £5,325 | 277 | 11 |
| Old Joe Golden | £3,250 | 457 | 11 |
| Quivers Lima | £3,400 | 277 | 11 |
| Rubys Rascal | £10,360 | 573 | 11 |
| Southfield Jock | £5,600 | 472 | 11 |
| Swift Europe | £2,950 | 509 | 11 |
| Ballymac Manix | £7,200 | 479 | 10 |
| Billys Bullet | £12,900 | 678 | 10 |
| Calco Flyer | £3,310 | 487 | 10 |
| Cloncunny Ardera | £2,050 | 269 | 10 |
| Droopys Trapeze | £10,225 | 469 | 10 |
| Spa Road Piper | £3,100 | 654 | 10 |
| Swift Whirlwind | £4,250 | 545 | 10 |
| Blackrose June | £4,050 | 452 | 9 |
| Bubbly Bluebird | £14,125 | 488 | 9 |
| Coolavanny Rebel | £1,850 | 447 | 9 |
| Damson Jam | £1,950 | 366 | 9 |
| Dawsons Waft | £2,100 | 400 | 9 |
| Ferryforth Fran | £9,400 | 650 | 9 |
| Glenanore Ace | £10,550 | 357 | 9 |
| Jet Stream Sound | £2,000 | 534 | 9 |
| Making Paper | £1,975 | 492 | 9 |
| Marmalady | £2,400 | 400 | 9 |
| Starring Storm | £2,500 | 544 | 9 |
| Badabing | £1,450 | 503 | 8 |
| Blackstone Marco | £3,800 | 494 | 8 |
| Bockos Alfie | £3,175 | 487 | 8 |
| Bolshoi Booze | £2,500 | 225 | 8 |
| Glencroft Rumble | £1,775 | 466 | 8 |
| Holdem Rio | £10,125 | 462 | 8 |
| Laughing Gravy | £2,200 | 338 | 8 |
| Master Lego | £1,800 | 338 | 8 |
| Mays Fiddlefadle | £2,075 | 604 | 8 |
| Mays Teejay | £1,750 | 280 | 8 |
| Millwards Master | £8,150 | 605 | 8 |
| Mossvale Ace | £4,575 | 575 | 8 |
| Queen Asia | £5,500 | 403 | 8 |
| Saffrons Anna | £1,550 | 422 | 8 |
| Scolari Sound | £1,850 | 318 | 8 |
| Sidarian Padre | £2,200 | 488 | 8 |
| Sneezys Hero | £2,800 | 410 | 8 |
| Toot Hill Wizard | £2,500 | 400 | 8 |
| Airforce Duchess | £1,760 | 494 | 7 |
| Alfjack | £1,450 | 490 | 7 |
| Ballymac Mossjoe | £3,700 | 502 | 7 |
| Barricane Tiger | £11,425 | 504 | 7 |
| Belstone Fox | £1,225 | 573 | 7 |
| Blackrose Glenn | £1,525 | 460 | 7 |
| Blissful Scolari | £1,650 | 496 | 7 |
| Boyneviewfantasy | £1,750 | 529 | 7 |
| Canvas Costa | £2,000 | 250 | 7 |
| Castell Henry | £13,900 | 469 | 7 |
| Clubber Lang | £1,655 | 436 | 7 |
| Daytime Flyer | £1,525 | 270 | 7 |
| Digby Mia | £1,500 | 702 | 7 |
| Droopys Two | £1,625 | 506 | 7 |
| Fairweather Pal | £1,225 | 371 | 7 |
| Fizzypop Buddy | £2,550 | 668 | 7 |
| Manic Pellegrini | £1,250 | 590 | 7 |
| Mexican Peso | £1,430 | 566 | 7 |
| Oscar Junior | £2,350 | 476 | 7 |
| Pass To Go | £1,750 | 411 | 7 |
| Patchys Kerry | £29,000 | 656 | 7 |
| Quivers Camps | £2,850 | 454 | 7 |
| Ribble Atom | £2,450 | 860 | 7 |
| Roswell Iceman | £2,350 | 480 | 7 |
| Roxholme Magic | £4,798 | 920 | 7 |
| Swabys Millward | £1,550 | 570 | 7 |
| Tadys Robin | £1,700 | 511 | 7 |
| Ajlo Legalbeagle | £1,500 | 442 | 6 |
| All About Class | £1,075 | 474 | 6 |
| Azzurri Dino | £2,285 | 281 | 6 |
| Ballymac Ramsay | £6,200 | 515 | 6 |
| Banabane | £2,100 | 496 | 6 |
| Bang On Giles | £1,600 | 487 | 6 |
| Bansha Rooskey | £15,900 | 483 | 6 |
| Broadway Turbine | £1,075 | 413 | 6 |
| Bubbly Turbo | £2,225 | 459 | 6 |
| Candlelight Fire | £1,520 | 490 | 6 |
| Clever Jamie | £4,150 | 677 | 6 |
| Coolavanny Ester | £1,350 | 555 | 6 |
| Coolavanny Gooch | £3,350 | 475 | 6 |
| Droopys Buick | £1,425 | 481 | 6 |
| Droopys Cottage | £1,500 | 723 | 6 |
| Droopys Country | £1,525 | 463 | 6 |
| Droopys Five | £1,675 | 478 | 6 |
| Droopys Nissan | £1,125 | 408 | 6 |
| Hiya Butt | £2,550 | 451 | 6 |
| Honest John | £1,500 | 480 | 6 |
| Jaytee Spartacus | £11,100 | 472 | 6 |
| Jet Stream Bound | £1,660 | 686 | 6 |
| Jet Stream Style | £1,150 | 568 | 6 |
| Kildallon Bolt | £2,150 | 494 | 6 |
| Knockbawn Caviar | £1,350 | 535 | 6 |
| Lughill Bee | £900 | 277 | 6 |
| Mustang Chick | £1,675 | 495 | 6 |
| Narabane Flyer | £1,200 | 553 | 6 |
| Never Your Fault | £1,175 | 338 | 6 |
| Oscar Whisky | £1,450 | 497 | 6 |
| Oscarsupreme | £1,650 | 483 | 6 |
| Pinpoint Boom | £16,650 | 563 | 6 |
| Romany Rouge | £1,800 | 683 | 6 |
| Savana Lenny | £1,250 | 428 | 6 |
| Slaneyside Pup | £1,350 | 322 | 6 |
| Swift Merlot | £1,200 | 323 | 6 |
