12:30 Musselburgh

Thursday 1 January 2026

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

Virgin Bet Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

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

1^st

Falls Of Acharn

411-0

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

2^nd

nse

Scarlet Moon

411-7

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

3^rd

Arctic Voyage

411-0

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

4^th

3 ½

Belaya River

411-0

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

5^th

1 ¾

Glenridding

411-0

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

6^th

Canavan

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

7^th

Ashdown Forest

411-0

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

8^th

Flagstone

411-0

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

9^th

Blondina

410-7

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

Orphan Ollie

411-0

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)

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.

FALLS OF ACHARN
SCARLET MOON
BELAYA RIVER (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Johnny Ringo

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 4

J: D R Fox | T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

4/5

Prize Money

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