12:30 Musselburgh

Thursday 1 January 2026

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5115:25

Virgin Bet Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO only  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 124y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:33  |   Winning time: 3m 46.27s
1st
Horse silk
6
2/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell
Took keen hold, midfield, switched right and in touch with leaders 3 out, soon ridden, chased leader 2 out, headway to dispute lead approaching last, sustained duel with runner-up run-in, led outright final stride op 5/2 tchd 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
nse
1
11/10f
T: A WatsonJ: Benjamin Poste
Took keen hold, disputed lead, briefly headed before 3 out, ridden and led outright before 2 out, diminishing advantage and joined approaching last, sustained duel with winner run-in, headed final stride op 6/4 tchd Evens
3rd
Horse silk
7
2
8/1
T: I JardineJ: B S Hughes
Held up in midfield, ridden before 2 out, headway approaching last, kept on and went third close home, no danger op 6/1 tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
4
7/1
T: Harry DerhamJ: Harry Reed
Took keen hold, disputed lead, headed before 3 out, pushed along and chased leaders 2 out, soon outpaced, faded and lost third close home op 15/2 tchd 8/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
150/1
T: Ewan WhillansJ: Callum Bewley
Took keen hold, close up in touch, ridden and lost position before 3 out, kept on same pace when mistake last op 80/1 tchd 50/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
5
411-0
50/1
T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: Alan Doyle (3)
Wore hood to post, took keen hold, held up in rear, not fluent 6th, ridden before 2 out where hampered, kept on run-in, no danger op 28/1 tchd 25/1
7th
Horse silk
6
3
14/1
T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Sean Quinlan
Took keen hold, disputed lead, briefly led outright before 3 out, soon ridden and faded op 9/1
8th
Horse silk
7
7
50/1
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Craig Nichol
Midfield, ridden before 3 out, soon lost position, faded run-in op 33/1 tchd 28/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
10
33/1
T: A NicolJ: Charlie Maggs (5)
Midfield, not fluent 5th, ridden before 2 out where mistake, soon weakened op 22/1 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
9
125/1
T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: S Mulqueen
Wore hood to post, always in rear, fell 3 out op 50/1 tchd 150/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.20, £1.20, £1.70EX:£5.70Trifecta:£18.90SF:£4.85Swingers:£1.20, £2.80, £2.30

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)

Verdict

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.

  1. FALLS OF ACHARN
  2. SCARLET MOON
  3. BELAYA RIVER (FR)

Previous Winners

2025
Johnny Ringo
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 4
4/5

Prize Money

1st: £5,446.002nd: £2,509.003rd: £1,254.004th: £628.00

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