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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 Mixboy (Good) 03 Jan 2017 3m 48.9s 2m 195y Celtic Flames (Good to Soft) 16 Mar 2018 4m 13.1s 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 Morning With Ivan (Good to Soft) 16 Mar 2018 3m 59.4s 2m 3f 81y Dominada (Good) 01 Jan 2017 4m 40.7s 2m 4f Red Spinner (Good) 11 Feb 2015 4m 41.16s 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 110y Seeyouatmidnight (Soft) 02 Feb 2014 5m 38.5s 3m 2f 26y El Bandit (Good) 05 Feb 2017 6m 26.1s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m Gingili (Good) 11 Feb 2015 3m 34.1s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 5f 1y Caspian Prince (Good to Firm) 09 Jun 2018 56.77s 7f 30y Kalk Bay (Good to Firm) 04 Jun 2016 1m 25s 1m Bilimbi (Good to Firm) 18 Apr 2014 1m 37.27s 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 Hidden Gold (Good to Firm) 28 Sep 2014 2m 49.16s 1m 6f Jonny Delta (Good to Firm) 18 Apr 2014 2m 57.98s 2m Aldreth (Good to Firm) 13 Jun 2015 3m 25.62s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L A M Thomson 20 6 £52,056 30% £3.80 D McCain Jnr 21 6 £28,852 28.57% £6.50 K Dalgleish 10 6 £40,093 60% £13.00 P F Nicholls 10 6 £49,542 60% £4.45 Mrs R Dobbin 20 5 £26,966 25% £2.75 Tim Vaughan 14 4 £22,483 28.57% £4.95 Miss Lucinda V Russell 39 3 £15,401 7.69% -£28.00 Rebecca Menzies 13 2 £11,696 15.38% -£6.10 W Coltherd 9 2 £7,798 22.22% £4.50 D Thompson 4 2 £7,148 50% £11.33 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L D McCain Jnr 54 12 £80,285 22.22% £14.70 Miss Lucinda V Russell 85 11 £50,425 12.94% -£4.30 I Jardine 41 7 £38,151 17.07% £5.57 A M Thomson 32 6 £28,137 18.75% £10.00 K Dalgleish 26 6 £23,978 23.08% -£11.06 J P L Ewart 29 5 £19,494 17.24% £19.75 N J Henderson 14 5 £60,467 35.71% -£4.08 J S Goldie 44 4 £33,855 9.09% -£13.50 P F Nicholls 16 4 £64,015 25% £2.27 C E Longsdon 8 4 £44,388 50% £13.63 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L K Dalgleish 8 4 £10,721 50% £5.80 T R George 3 2 £5,198 66.67% £4.00 B Ellison 6 1 £3,249 16.67% £5.00 D W Whillans 5 1 £2,599 20% -£0.50 P D Niven 3 1 £1,949 33.33% -£0.50 K A Ryan 2 1 £1,949 50% £3.00 M W Easterby 2 1 £1,949 50% £0.38 D McCain Jnr 2 1 £2,599 50% £1.50 Laura Morgan 2 1 £2,599 50% £7.00 M Herrington 1 1 £1,949 100% £8.50 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L K Dalgleish 299 36 £154,734 12.04% -£118.82 M Johnston 143 28 £215,111 19.58% -£13.62 R A Fahey 152 23 £157,352 15.13% £23.85 K A Ryan 70 16 £81,626 22.86% £20.38 I Jardine 136 14 £78,418 10.29% -£74.73 Rebecca Bastiman 72 13 £62,878 18.06% £3.25 T D Easterby 106 13 £66,069 12.26% -£30.30 J S Goldie 152 11 £55,956 7.24% -£70.63 D O'Meara 85 11 £63,757 12.94% -£39.85 N Wilson 55 10 £35,576 18.18% £4.10 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L B S Hughes 48 12 £84,086 25% -£8.09 Craig Nichol 19 5 £27,031 26.32% £2.25 Rachel McDonald 13 4 £41,659 30.77% £6.00 D R Fox 23 3 £15,401 13.04% -£11.00 Alan Johns 10 3 £18,584 30% £3.95 A E Lynch 4 3 £13,647 75% £9.10 Henry Brooke 19 2 £7,148 10.53% -£4.67 Danny Cook 13 2 £11,697 15.38% -£1.70 W T Kennedy 9 2 £10,396 22.22% £0.75 Sam Coltherd 8 2 £7,798 25% £5.50 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L B S Hughes 84 22 £120,825 26.19% £0.96 D R Fox 38 7 £31,840 18.42% £17.00 W T Kennedy 25 7 £58,742 28% £25.50 Henry Brooke 42 4 £14,621 9.52% -£6.75 Callum Bewley 45 4 £34,310 8.89% -£15.00 Lucy Alexander 29 4 £28,591 13.79% £12.00 Steven Fox 13 4 £16,895 30.77% £18.50 Ross Chapman 26 3 £11,827 11.54% -£17.18 R Johnson 12 3 £11,762 25% -£6.30 David Bass 4 3 £38,857 75% £8.25 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L B S Hughes 14 7 £17,218 50% £10.80 Callum Whillans 6 1 £2,599 16.67% -£2.50 G Lee 4 1 £1,949 25% -£1.90 A P Lane 2 1 £1,949 50% £13.00 P J Brennan 2 1 £1,949 50% £1.25 W T Kennedy 2 1 £1,949 50% £7.50 Harry Bannister 2 1 £1,949 50% £0.38 Mr Kaine Wood 2 1 £3,249 50% £9.00 Patrick Cowley 1 1 £2,599 100% £8.00 A P Heskin 1 1 £3,249 100% £2.75 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L J Fanning 220 41 £314,706 18.64% -£51.05 Connor Beasley 111 17 £103,505 15.32% £6.96 P Makin 86 15 £104,645 17.44% £5.24 D Tudhope 54 15 £94,012 27.78% £11.03 J P Sullivan 97 14 £48,192 14.43% £18.00 P Mulrennan 98 13 £65,954 13.27% -£38.88 Jason Hart 102 13 £47,545 12.75% -£37.00 D Allan 74 13 £66,860 17.57% £13.13 P Hanagan 71 10 £59,414 14.08% -£7.28 T Eaves 83 9 £44,700 10.84% -£28.25
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