 Conceding 9 lbs and upwards to the entire field, Alderbrook started as the 8/11 favourite in the Scottish Champion Hurdle (a Grade 2 Handicap Hurdle at Ayr).He won, and this victory afforded him the top-rated hurdling performance by Timeform.During 1996, it was announced that Alderbrook could no longer be kept sound for racing and he was retired.