at the adjudicator’s discretion for a log of exceptional literary merit
| 1995 Robert Barr Pen Men | 1996 James Nixon Ardnagee | 1997 D & J Nicholson White Shadow |
| 1998 No Award | 1999 Ray O’Toole Lotophagi | 2000 Bill & Hilary Keatinge Rafiki |
| 2001 Robert Barr Oyster River | 2002 Peter Fernie Mystic | 2003 Paddy Barry An Seachrán |
| 2004 Peter Fernie Mystic | 2005 Dick Lovegrove Vivace | 2006 John Madden Bagheera |
| 2007 Wallace Clarke Agivey | 2008 David Beattie Reespray | 2009 WM Nixon Capriole |
| 2010 Paddy Barry An Seachrán | 2011 Mick Delap North Star | 2012 Garry Villiers-Stuart Winifreda |
| 2013 James Nixon Meander | 2014 John Duggan Hecuba | 2015 Winkie Nixon Ainmara, etc |
| 2016 Brian Black Séafra | 2017 Bob Brown Narnia | 2018 John Duggan Astraeus |
| 2019 Daria Blackwell Aleria | 2020 Margie Crawford Europa | 2021 Robert Fannin Capa III |
| 2022 Alan Leonard Ariadne | 2023 Frank Cassidy Ocean Blue | 2024 Andrew Wilkes Anabel J |
| 2025 Sam Davis Suvretta | ||