 After their removal, the races became a more sedate affair, Leith Races having been known to take place "amid a jollity unknown now at the other locality to which they have been transferred".Abortive attempts were made to revive racing in Leith in 1839 and 1840 and even into the 1850s Leith Races were still remembered with affection by elderly residents of Edinburgh.The gold teapot awarded as the King's prize at Leith is now on display in the National Museum of Scotland, and was the subject of a poem in the Museum's 26 Treasures exhibition in 2011.