15:25 Musselburgh
Thursday 1 January 2026
All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5115:25
Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  Class 3  |  1m 7f 124y  |  Good to Soft (Good in places)  |  9 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:28Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 44.37s
T:Â Ewan WhillansJ:Â Craig Nichol
Held up in rear, going okay and in touch 2 out, ridden and headway between horses to dispute lead approaching last, soon led outright and and kept on well op 6/1 tchd 5/1
T:Â C GrantJ:Â Charlie Maggs (5)
Led, joined before 4th, ridden before 2 out, kept on approaching last, soon headed and outpaced by winner tchd 12/1
T:Â I JardineJ:Â Sean Quinlan
Prominent, not fluent 3rd, headway to dispute lead 2 out, soon ridden and headed, kept on and chased leaders run-in tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1
T:Â P F NichollsJ:Â Miss Olive Nicholls (5)
Prominent, headway to dispute lead 2 out, soon pushed along, not fluent and headed last, kept on same pace op 85/40 tchd 15/8 and tchd 9/4
T:Â A M ThomsonJ:Â Callum Bewley
Midfield, ridden briefly before 3 out, headway to dispute lead 2 out where not fluent, kept on approaching last, soon headed, no extra and dropped to fifth near finish op 16/1
T:Â D McCain JnrJ:Â B S Hughes
Midfield, in touch behind leaders 2 out, not clear run before last where not fluent, soon ridden and no impression op 4/1 tchd 9/2
T:Â Jack JonesJ:Â Freddie Gingell
Close up in touch, headway to dispute lead before 4th, ridden before 2 out, not fluent and headed last, soon faded op 4/1
Also Ran
T:Â L Russell & M ScudamoreJ:Â Alan Doyle (3)
Held up in midfield, fell 4th, op 25/1
T:Â Harry DerhamJ:Â Harry Reed
Held up in midfield, switched left and not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and no impression op 7/1 tchd 9/1
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Weight: 11-8|Â Â Age: 8
T: L Russell & M Scudamore  J: Non Runner
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£9.30Pl:£2.50, £3.80, £4.20EX:£99.20Trifecta:£1,156.90Tricast:£2,209.82SF:£103.75Swingers:£16.80, £17.80, £34.00
Forecasts
Afadil (7/4), City Of Diamonds (7/2), Mr Mcloughlan (5/1), Star Of Guiting (15/2), Evaluation (8/1), Cueros (10/1), Chase A Fortune (14/1), Admiralty House (14/1), Bashful (18/1), Ravenscraig Castle (22/1)
In an open-looking race, it could pay to take a chance on CUEROS who impressed when successful on hurdling debut and remains open to improvement back on better ground for his handicap debut. Afadil recovered from a sluggish start to finish third in a better race at Sandown last time and has a good record here, while Admiralty House has been given a chance by the handicapper if he can race more efficiently.
- CUEROS (IRE)
- AFADIL (FR)
- ADMIRALTY HOUSE
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £10,562.002nd: £4,860.003rd: £2,430.004th: £1,216.005th: £606.00
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