14:30 Musselburgh

Sunday 1 February 2026

All12:5513:2513:5514:3015:0515:4016:15

Position Payout At bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 52.87s

Charlie's Dilemma⁴²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Alex Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 116

50/1

Fair hurdler but absent since pulling up at Thurles in November 2024. Yard's British runners always much respected but the betting is perhaps the best guide given his long layoff.

Form: 43223P-

How About No⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 115

22/1

A fairly useful winner on Flat for Joseph O'Brien. Opened his hurdles account in Catterick novice last January and respectable efforts in handicaps at Carlisle (17f, soft) and Haydock (2m, good to soft) this winter. Step back up in trip may help.

Form: 2351-54

The Hatchet⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Power⁽⁵⁾| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 115| BF

11/2

£105,000 purchase after finishing runner-up in his only Irish point. Hurdle form is working out well, winning 2m novice at Perth (comfortably making all) prior to splitting a pair of subsequent winners when third under a penalty at Ayr in November. Unexposed handicap newcomer.

Form: 247-13

Summergrounds³⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: Miss Ella McGarry⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N G Richards| OR: 114| CD

10/1

Won over C&D and at Ayr in the spring and has resumed in good nick, finishing runner-up on last 3 starts. Nudged up another 2 lb but still merits plenty of respect.

Form: 11-5222

Bois Guillbert³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: S Mulqueen| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 113

50/1

Has lost his way over fences since making a winning start last February so his hopes are pinned on a return to hurdling sparking a revival.

Form: 6156-56

Newtown Rambler¹²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: A Keatley| OR: 112| D

10/3

Placed in a pair of 19.5f handicap chases at Wexford last summer. Not disgraced when seventh of 16 at Listowel in the autumn (final start for Henry de Bromhead). Reverts to hurdles on his first outing for a new yard in tremendous form. Interesting runner, particularly if backed.

Form: P-6P337

The G Wizard⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Bruce Lynn| T: N W Alexander| OR: 111

10/3

Runner-up in a maiden point and fair form when reaching the frame in maiden hurdles for new yard, going down by only a length to a next-time-out winner over C&D last time. A much respected handicap newcomer.

Form: P/2-422

Young Merlin^p¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Benjamin Macey⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 110

16/1

Completed quick-fire hurdles hat-trick in 2023. Placed on the Flat and over hurdles since joining Rebecca Menzies and Benjamin Macey takes a handy 5 lb off.

Form: 20U4P-3

O'Faolains Glory⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽³⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 108| CD

12/1

Arrives on a hat-trick after a pair of course handicap chase wins to end 2025. Another who has to enter the reckoning.

Form: 422P11

Speiriuil^p³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁵⁾| T: A Nicol| OR: 108| D

7/2

Second over C&D prior to making it third time lucky since joining Adam Nicol at Kelso (2¼m) at the end of December. May have more to come for this stable and high on the shortlist.

Form: 634-821

Rememberthename³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: P W Wadge| T: A M Thomson| OR: 101

16/1

Placed twice in Irish maiden hurdles before he made a promising start to his handicap career for new stable when third at Kelso (23f) in October. Hasn't built on that since but the return to shorter may help after his effort rather flattened out over 3m here last time.

Form: 632-357

The Toothpicker^h,t³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 101

18/1

Maiden but ran well in a big-field Cork handicap in December and wasn't seen to best effect (met trouble) when mid-division in a big field at Down Royal on Boxing Day. No surprise were he to go well.

Form: 07/4F50

Non-Runners

Magna Victor¹

Weight: 12-1| Age: 7

T: A Ralph J: C Gethings

Forecasts

The G Wizard (10/3), Newtown Rambler (10/3), Speiriuil (7/2), Magna Victor (5/1), The Hatchet (11/2), Summergrounds (10/1), O'Faolains Glory (12/1), Rememberthename (16/1), Young Merlin (16/1), The Toothpicker (18/1), How About No (22/1), Charlie's Dilemma (50/1), Bois Guillbert (50/1)

Several with possibilities in this competitive affair. THE G WIZARD's latest C&D maiden second received a boost when the winner followed up in a big-field handicap and Nick Alexander's charge gets the nod to make a successful handicap debut. Speiriuil, Summergrounds and Adrian Keatley's new recruit Newtown Rambler head the many dangers.