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Musselburgh Course Guide
Racing has taken place at the Scottish course since 1816 and Musselburgh stages racing under both codes during the year. Due to its location close to the coast, the track has a reputation of beating harsh weather during cold snaps when other meetings are abandoned.
Musselburgh’s feature races on the flat both fall in June. The Edinburgh Castle Stakes, a Class 2 event for two-year-olds and run over the minimum trip has been won by some smart youngsters, whilst the Scottish Sprint Cup, staged at the second June meeting, is a hotly-contested sprint handicap which is so popular that a consolation race is held for horses eliminated at the 48-hour declaration stage.
In recent years Musselburgh has successfully established Scottish Trials day ahead of the Cheltenham Festival. The meeting comprises of a mix of novice races and handicaps with the feature races being the Triumph Hurdle Trial and Scottish County Hurdle.
Right handed, sharp. The turns at the top end of the course are particularly sharp, so the adaptability to negotiate the bends is of paramount importance. Big, long-striding, cumbersome horses are at a disadvantage on the round track, especially at races at up to nine furlongs. On the straight course the fields typically race towards the stand rail, although the deceptive camera angle can give the impression that the horse nearest the rail is further back than is actually the case. The course is one of best draining in the country, conditions rarely on the testing side.
Musselburgh used to have the tightest right-hand bend in British racing, but they’ve spent a fortune re-cambering and now you can ride into it much faster, without feeling you have to pull your mount around it. It’s a track that still suits sure-footed horses, though, and, if you’re on a nimble one when conditions are fast, you can scoot away and leave the others struggling. The 5f course is very quick indeed, despite a slight uphill incline, and, generally, you’d want to be towards the stands’ side rail.
View from the saddle: Jason Weaver
A right-handed oval track a little over a mile and a quarter in extent, almost flat with sharp bends, favouring handy types as opposed to gallopers. A polytrack strip was installed on the bend running away from the stands towards the end of 2012 in order to protect ground which tended to get worn and bare due to overuse. There are eight fences (four in each straight) or six flights of hurdles (three in each straight nowadays) to a circuit. The two-mile start is on a spur on the last bend.
The last four furlongs at Musselburgh feel as if they’re downhill and if you see a horse that comes from way off the pace there, the chances are it’s a good one. I always think a novice who wins round there, especially if it’s been ridden from behind, could be well handicapped when it goes somewhere else. Generally, it pays to be handy, especially when conditions are quick, and horses unable to make ground from off the pace can get disappointed. When it gets soft, you can afford to be a bit more patient.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 182y Monsieur Co (Good) 28 Feb 2019 3m 46.75s 2m 195y Wishfull Dreaming (Good to Soft) 10 Mar 2019 4m 8.2s 2m 3f 193y Mullaghmurphy Blue (Good) 18 Dec 2017 4m 49.8s 2m 6f Wolfcatcher (Good) 10 Dec 2018 5m 25.05s 2m 7f 170y Rancher Lass (Good) 18 Dec 2017 5m 51.5s 3m 2f 139y Present Flight (Good) 06 Nov 2015 6m 47s 4m 176y Dancing Shadow (Good) 04 Feb 2017 8m 28.1s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 124y Lough Derg Spirit (Good) 05 Feb 2017 3m 34.9s 2m 85y Manamite (Good) 27 Feb 2019 3m 50.3s 2m 3f 81y Dominada (Good) 01 Jan 2017 4m 40.7s 2m 6f Dizoard (Good to Firm) 07 Nov 2018 5m 23.15s 2m 7f 180y Jet Master (Good) 01 Jan 2019 5m 46.2s 3m 2f 26y El Bandit (Good) 05 Feb 2017 6m 26.1s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 124y Alright Sunshine (Good) 28 Feb 2019 3m 28.95s 2m Hello Bob (Good) 22 Mar 2019 3m 54.3s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 5f 1y Lara Silvia (Good to Soft) 29 Sep 2019 56.54s 7f 30y Kalk Bay (Good to Firm) 04 Jun 2016 1m 25s 1m 2y Masarzain (Good to Firm) 30 Aug 2017 1m 38.35s 1m 1f Ghostly Arc (Good to Firm) 09 May 2016 1m 50.46s 1m 4f 104y Dance King (Good to Firm) 09 Jun 2018 1m 40.98s 1m 5f Amirli (Good) 29 Jul 2016 2m 51.2s 1m 5f 164y Adele (Good to Firm) 12 Sep 2015 2m 58.26s 1m 7f Rock N'stones (Good to Firm) 13 May 2019 3m 16.41s 1m 7f 217y Just Hubert (Good to Firm) 14 Sep 2019 3m 26.9s 2m 2f 28y Kitty's Cove (Good to Soft) 28 Aug 2019 4m 7.88s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L K Dalgleish 21 9 £57,768 42.86% £18.74 Miss Lucinda V Russell 50 8 £40,547 16% -£3.25 A M Thomson 22 6 £49,587 27.27% £3.17 D McCain Jnr 21 5 £23,654 23.81% £0.50 P F Nicholls 9 5 £42,246 55.56% £3.92 N W Alexander 16 3 £18,065 18.75% -£1.50 Mrs R Dobbin 13 3 £17,610 23.08% £0.50 Stef Keniry 5 3 £12,932 60% £5.50 Tim Vaughan 9 2 £13,386 22.22% £2.20 W Greatrex 6 2 £34,780 33.33% £6.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Miss Lucinda V Russell 89 12 £58,134 13.48% -£22.43 K Dalgleish 59 10 £49,364 16.95% -£23.29 D McCain Jnr 55 7 £53,123 12.73% -£25.97 I Jardine 69 7 £30,866 10.14% -£30.43 P F Nicholls 14 6 £52,783 42.86% £3.92 J S Goldie 38 5 £50,089 13.16% -£9.75 A M Thomson 31 5 £24,627 16.13% -£3.83 Tim Vaughan 25 4 £15,141 16% -£5.88 N W Alexander 27 3 £25,732 11.11% -£6.50 N G Richards 21 3 £13,321 14.29% -£7.50 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L K Dalgleish 10 5 £13,645 50% £5.53 D McCain Jnr 5 1 £2,599 20% -£1.50 D W Whillans 5 1 £2,599 20% -£0.50 B Ellison 3 1 £3,249 33.33% £18.00 M W Easterby 2 1 £1,949 50% £0.38 T R George 2 1 £3,249 50% £1.75 Laura Morgan 2 1 £2,599 50% £7.00 Olly Murphy 2 1 £3,249 50% £0.00 N G Richards 2 1 £3,249 50% £11.00 A J Martin 1 1 £3,249 100% £0.83 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L K Dalgleish 301 36 £162,633 11.96% -£84.24 R A Fahey 145 28 £156,586 19.31% £39.45 I Jardine 139 20 £89,141 14.39% -£36.85 M Johnston 101 20 £189,967 19.8% £7.94 T D Easterby 136 13 £65,878 9.56% -£49.55 Archie Watson 18 10 £100,171 55.56% £23.19 Rebecca Bastiman 100 9 £46,254 9% -£48.25 J S Goldie 146 8 £29,562 5.48% -£84.13 D O'Meara 66 8 £43,049 12.12% -£33.68 K A Ryan 57 8 £45,441 14.04% -£19.38 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L B S Hughes 49 13 £95,652 26.53% £6.87 Rachel McDonald 14 6 £48,677 42.86% £10.17 D R Fox 22 4 £20,859 18.18% -£6.50 A E Lynch 4 3 £13,647 75% £9.10 Bryony Frost 4 3 £34,050 75% £3.28 S Mulqueen 23 2 £8,642 8.7% £1.00 Blair Campbell 13 2 £11,046 15.38% -£5.75 Sam Coltherd 20 2 £12,022 10% -£7.00 Craig Nichol 12 2 £10,397 16.67% -£4.30 Adrian Heskin 8 2 £34,780 25% £4.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L B S Hughes 87 14 £69,854 16.09% -£35.00 Blair Campbell 32 5 £24,474 15.63% -£2.75 D A Jacob 9 5 £59,238 55.56% £5.88 Callum Bewley 52 4 £46,580 7.69% -£27.00 D R Fox 27 4 £20,793 14.81% £0.00 Danny McMenamin 26 4 £20,794 15.38% -£7.99 Henry Brooke 32 4 £14,272 12.5% -£13.25 Alan Johns 16 4 £15,141 25% £3.13 H Cobden 7 4 £43,036 57.14% £1.82 Ross Chapman 43 3 £11,827 6.98% -£34.18 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L B S Hughes 13 6 £16,244 46.15% £6.03 Henry Brooke 7 1 £3,249 14.29% £14.00 Callum Whillans 4 1 £2,599 25% £0.50 G Sheehan 2 1 £2,599 50% £1.25 Harry Bannister 2 1 £1,949 50% £0.38 Joe Colliver 2 1 £3,249 50% £4.00 R D Day 2 1 £3,249 50% £11.00 Adrian Heskin 2 1 £3,249 50% £1.75 P T Enright 1 1 £3,249 100% £0.83 R Johnson 1 1 £3,249 100% £1.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L J Fanning 164 29 £220,011 17.68% -£35.56 D Tudhope 72 19 £118,881 26.39% £9.81 P Mulrennan 102 16 £97,852 15.69% -£39.38 G Lee 83 15 £101,975 18.07% -£3.30 D Allan 109 13 £73,079 11.93% -£42.05 Jason Hart 92 13 £48,458 14.13% -£2.30 Jamie Gormley 127 12 £61,684 9.45% -£71.71 Connor Beasley 95 11 £33,251 11.58% -£34.83 P Hanagan 66 11 £61,694 16.67% £3.85 S A Gray 84 10 £56,127 11.9% £7.38
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Linkfield Road
Musselburgh
East Lothian
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