12:30 Musselburgh

Thursday 1 January 2026

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Virgin Bet Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:33 | Winning time: 3m 46.27s

Scarlet Moon^p²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Benjamin Poste| T: A Watson| OR: 113| D

11/10

Four Flat wins this year at up to 1¾m and struck at the second time of asking over hurdles in Warwick juvenile in November. Creditable 8¼ lengths fourth of 7 to Lord in listed juvenile at Aintree (17f, good to soft) since. Should go well with sights lowered.

Form: 314

Arctic Voyage^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: I Jardine| OR: 107WS

8/1

Reached the frame in juvenile hurdles this autumn (including C&D) but too free when pulled up at Catterick last time. Bounce back needed after wind surgery.

Form: 24P

Ashdown Forest^b1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| BF

14/1

Fair maiden on the Flat for Ed Walker. Weakened into a well-held sixth on Doncaster hurdle debut 3 weeks ago but went off a short-priced favourite so a good deal better was seemingly expected. Blinkers go on now.

Form: 6

Belaya River¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Reed| T: Harry Derham

7/1

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 16.5f) for Charlie Fellowes. 12/1, needed experience when fifth of 10 on Newbury hurdle debut 15 days ago. Likely to progress for good stable.

Form: 5

Canavan³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan Doyle⁽³⁾| T: L Russell & M Scudamore

50/1

Fair maiden on Flat but never involved on C&D hurdle debut 5 weeks ago.

Form: 7

Falls Of Acharn⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Freddie Gingell| T: P F Nicholls

2/1

Progressive dual winner in a 4-race Flat career for Jessica Harrington in Ireland. Very interesting recruit to hurdles for Paul Nicholls.

Form:

Flagstone¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

50/1

Shaped as if in need of experience when well held in Galway maiden on sole start for John Joseph Murphy. Joined a respected stable for hurdle career but a watching brief is the percentage call.

Form:

Glenridding¹¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Callum Bewley| T: Ewan Whillans

150/1

Fair Flat winner but well beaten seventh on hurdle debut in July. Also below par on the Flat 6 weeks later. First run for yard after leaving Daniel & Claire Kubler. Others are more obvious.

Form: 7

Orphan Ollie²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S Mulqueen| T: L Russell & M Scudamore

125/1

Well held in a Flat novice and Doncaster juvenile hurdle 4 months apart.

Form: 7

Blondina²⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Charlie Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: A Nicol| BF

33/1

Modest maiden on the Flat for Jim Bolger. That profile doesn't make her an obvious one to make a winning start over hurdles but the stable does have a smart juvenile to compare her to.

Form:

Forecasts

Scarlet Moon (11/10), Falls Of Acharn (2/1), Belaya River (7/1), Arctic Voyage (8/1), Ashdown Forest (14/1), Blondina (33/1), Canavan (50/1), Flagstone (50/1), Orphan Ollie (125/1), Glenridding (150/1)

FALLS OF ACHARN quickly progressed into quite a useful operator on the Flat in Ireland and can make a winning start to his hurdling career for Paul Nicholls. Scarlet Moon, the sole hurdle winner in the line-up, may give him most to do ahead of Harry Derham's Belaya River.