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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 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 Dawalan (Good) 01 Feb 2015 5m 42.12s 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 85y Hello Bob (Good) 22 Mar 2019 3m 54.3s 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 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 Hidden Gold (Good to Firm) 28 Sep 2014 2m 49.16s 1m 5f 164y Adele (Good to Firm) 12 Sep 2015 2m 58.26s 2m Aldreth (Good to Firm) 13 Jun 2015 3m 25.62s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L K Dalgleish 13 9 £61,666 69.23% £28.96 A M Thomson 20 7 £55,695 35% £5.47 D McCain Jnr 21 6 £28,852 28.57% £6.50 P F Nicholls 9 6 £49,542 66.67% £5.45 Miss Lucinda V Russell 48 4 £20,989 8.33% -£34.25 Mrs R Dobbin 17 4 £23,717 23.53% £0.75 Tim Vaughan 14 4 £22,483 28.57% £4.95 Rebecca Menzies 13 2 £11,696 15.38% -£6.10 D Thompson 6 2 £7,148 33.33% £9.33 Olly Murphy 5 2 £38,988 40% £4.50 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Miss Lucinda V Russell 88 12 £55,104 13.64% -£4.68 D McCain Jnr 57 12 £83,664 21.05% £0.03 I Jardine 53 9 £38,014 16.98% £16.57 K Dalgleish 30 6 £23,978 20% -£15.06 A M Thomson 30 5 £23,588 16.67% £8.50 J S Goldie 41 4 £33,855 9.76% -£9.50 Tim Vaughan 25 4 £15,141 16% -£6.88 C E Longsdon 8 4 £44,388 50% £13.63 P F Nicholls 13 3 £46,930 23.08% £3.60 J P L Ewart 24 3 £10,397 12.5% £6.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L K Dalgleish 10 5 £13,645 50% £5.53 D W Whillans 6 1 £2,599 16.67% -£1.50 B Ellison 5 1 £3,249 20% £6.00 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 T R George 2 1 £3,249 50% £1.75 Laura Morgan 2 1 £2,599 50% £7.00 M Herrington 1 1 £1,949 100% £8.50 J G Cosgrave 1 1 £1,949 100% £14.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L K Dalgleish 306 36 £154,734 11.76% -£125.82 M Johnston 145 29 £218,863 20% -£13.12 R A Fahey 156 23 £157,352 14.74% £19.85 K A Ryan 72 16 £81,626 22.22% £18.38 I Jardine 138 15 £81,523 10.87% -£61.73 Rebecca Bastiman 76 13 £62,878 17.11% -£0.75 T D Easterby 108 13 £66,069 12.04% -£32.30 J S Goldie 158 11 £55,956 6.96% -£76.63 D O'Meara 86 11 £63,757 12.79% -£40.85 N Wilson 57 11 £38,681 19.3% £8.10 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L B S Hughes 54 14 £100,461 25.93% £0.37 Rachel McDonald 14 6 £48,677 42.86% £10.17 Craig Nichol 15 4 £23,782 26.67% £1.25 D R Fox 21 3 £15,401 14.29% -£9.00 Alan Johns 9 3 £18,584 33.33% £4.95 A E Lynch 4 3 £13,647 75% £9.10 Henry Brooke 19 2 £7,148 10.53% -£4.67 Lorcan Murtagh 8 2 £9,423 25% £8.00 W T Kennedy 9 2 £10,396 22.22% £0.75 Sam Coltherd 9 2 £7,798 22.22% £4.50 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L B S Hughes 90 22 £120,760 24.44% -£0.79 D R Fox 38 7 £31,840 18.42% £17.00 W T Kennedy 26 7 £58,742 26.92% £24.50 Callum Bewley 48 4 £34,310 8.33% -£18.00 Henry Brooke 40 4 £14,621 10% -£4.75 Alan Johns 15 4 £15,141 26.67% £3.13 D A Jacob 5 4 £46,242 80% £7.63 Ross Chapman 33 3 £11,827 9.09% -£24.18 Dale Irving 19 3 £13,257 15.79% £34.00 Danny McMenamin 11 3 £16,635 27.27% £5.91 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L B S Hughes 14 7 £18,193 50% £10.03 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 W T Kennedy 2 1 £1,949 50% £7.50 Mr Kaine Wood 2 1 £3,249 50% £9.00 Harry Bannister 2 1 £1,949 50% £0.38 Joe Colliver 2 1 £3,249 50% £4.00 A P Heskin 1 1 £3,249 100% £2.75 Patrick Cowley 1 1 £2,599 100% £8.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L J Fanning 223 42 £318,458 18.83% -£50.55 Connor Beasley 114 17 £103,505 14.91% £3.96 P Makin 86 15 £104,645 17.44% £5.24 D Tudhope 54 15 £94,012 27.78% £11.03 Jason Hart 104 14 £55,637 13.46% -£30.00 J P Sullivan 97 14 £48,192 14.43% £18.00 P Mulrennan 102 13 £65,954 12.75% -£42.88 D Allan 78 13 £66,860 16.67% £9.13 P Hanagan 74 11 £62,519 14.86% -£4.28 G Lee 89 10 £63,618 11.24% -£24.80
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