Tips From The Racecourse for Musselburgh
Musselburgh is Edinburgh’s race track situated a couple of miles outside the city.
The course offers both Flat and National Hunt racing throughout the year, flat racing accounts for nearly double the number of races compared to National Hunt.
Highlights: Over jumps, the big race at Musselburgh is the listed Scottish Triumph Hurdle Trial run in early February. Many good hurdlers go on to run at Cheltenham or Aintree from this race as well as the Scottish Stayers Novices Hurdle which serves as a trial for the Albert Bartlett at Cheltenham.
There is also the Class 2 Scottish County Handicap Hurdle which attracts plenty of decent hurdles and the Scottish Champion Chase which also attracts some decent types.
On the flat, they play host to a couple of class two handicaps with the Queen's Cup being raced in April and the Scottish Sprint Cup taking place in June.
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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Musselburgh
Musselburgh Outright Favourite Statistics
- Flat Handicaps: 108-343 (31%) -14.30
- Flat Non-Handicaps: 33-78 (42%) -15.11
- Handicap Chases: 37-103 (36%) +5.12
- Handicap Hurdles: 49-118 (42%) +29.15
- Non-Handicap Chases: 6-12 (50%) -1.62
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 27-63 (43%) -11.16
Musselburgh Draw Bias
Backing stall 9 at Musselburgh over a trip of 5f is the most profitable stall and trip combination at Musselburgh returning an LSP of +62.50 over the last five years. The stall with the worst loss at Musselburgh in the win market when breaking it down to race trips is stall 1 over a trip of 7f, backing all runners in this stall over that trip over the past five years would have returned a loss of -87.75.
Here we have the draw bias for Musselburgh taken into consideration races with ten or more runners, we will break down the figures by race distance, draws can be much more important over the shorter trips in which runners do not have time to find their position during the race meaning the draw is probably more important than the races over longer distances.
- Sprints (5f to 7½f)
- Mile (1m to 1m1½f)
The following table shows a breakdown over a group of trips and shows how each position of the draw does, for example in a twelve-runner race would be Low (Stalls 1-4), Mid (Stalls 5-8) and High (Stalls 9-12), the positions will always be lowest stall number to highest.
Musselburgh Jockey and Trainer Statistics (Flat)
Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Musselburgh?
Following Keith Dalgleish would have returned a profit here at Musselburgh with an LSP of +23.43 and their thirty-seven winners have them at the head of the profitable trainers' list. J S Goldie does lead the trainers' list overall with forty-four winners but shows an overall loss. When looking at trainers and looking for some eachway value at Musselburgh then the trainer who shows the best eachway profit is Keith Dalgleish, that LSP is +14.62 which has been accumulated by a total of eighty-nine placings which includes thirty-seven winners. With an LSP of -65.07 at Musselburgh, T D Easterby heads the list for worst trainers at this course, which is a result of twenty-four winners from two hundred four runners which is a strike rate of 12%.
Backing all of the Paul Mulrennan rides would have produced backing the most winners for a jockey here at Musselburgh with forty-seven but you would have returned a loss by doing so, Andrew Mullen leads the way for profitable jockey with an LSP of +5.38 from their thirty-two winners. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which jockey is best to follow at Musselburgh and that would be S H James who shows the best eachway LSP which is +32.62 thanks to their sixty placings (thirty winners). G Lee does not have a great record at Musselburgh, their LSP of -69.49 has them stone dead bottom of the jockeys' list, which has come from sixteen winners from one hundred forty-three rides which is an 11% strike rate.
Musselburgh Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Musselburgh for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 5-8 (63%) +18.87 - Backing Andrew Mullen rides when in a Seller race
- 5-11 (45%) +16.01 - Backing Oisin Orr rides when over a trip of 1m
Musselburgh Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Musselburgh based on the number of winners:
- 27 Wins: J S Goldie & Paul Mulrennan
- 22 Wins: I Jardine & Andrew Mullen
- 14 Wins: T D Easterby & David Allan
- 13 Wins: Keith Dalgleish & Callum Rodriguez
- 11 Wins: Grant Tuer & S H James
Musselburgh Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Dalgleish | 244-37-89 | +23.43 | +14.62 |
| I Jardine | 263-34-66 | +46.41 | -15.70 |
| K R Burke | 99-27-43 | +22.78 | +8.81 |
| Grant Tuer | 78-18-38 | +12.96 | +14.52 |
| T D Barron | 71-14-24 | +5.06 | -4.76 |
| Miss Tracy Waggott | 42-9-14 | +36.45 | +13.37 |
| B M R Haslam | 26-7-17 | +5.23 | +4.44 |
| Roger Fell | 38-6-11 | +32.58 | +14.58 |
| D Carroll | 35-6-14 | +1.25 | +2.57 |
| Micky Hammond | 37-5-12 | +2.23 | -0.80 |
Musselburgh Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mullen | 257-32-71 | +5.38 | -24.46 |
| S H James | 139-30-60 | +44.02 | +32.62 |
| S A Gray | 93-14-26 | +46.13 | +10.64 |
| Clifford Lee | 57-13-25 | +8.69 | +2.02 |
| Oisin Orr | 61-12-25 | +0.75 | -5.49 |
| Paul Hanagan | 47-10-18 | +5.58 | -1.68 |
| Zak Wheatley | 31-6-12 | +5.25 | +4.07 |
| Jason Watson | 20-5-8 | +3.38 | -5.32 |
| Mark Winn | 44-4-12 | +24.00 | +8.58 |
| Aiden Brookes | 30-4-8 | +5.75 | -2.49 |
Musselburgh Jockey and Trainer Statistics (NH)
Who are the best national hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Musselburgh?
Miss Lucinda V Russell is the leading trainer here at Musselburgh with thirty-nine winners but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their runners whilst following D McCain Jnr would have returned the most winners (thirty-eight) from a profitable trainer. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Musselburgh and that would be Mark Walford who shows the best eachway LSP which is +35.37 thanks to their six placings (three winners). With an LSP of -88.37 at Musselburgh, I Jardine heads the list for worst trainers at this course, which is a result of nine winners from one hundred thirty-five runners which is a strike rate of 7%.
Whilst Brian Hughes is the most successful jockey at Musselburgh with a total of fifty-one winners, if you backed all of their rides you would be showing a loss. Ryan Mania is the most successful jockey at Musselburgh for those who show a profit if backing all their rides thanks to a total of twenty-one winners and an LSP of +23.47. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market then it is Derek R Fox who leads the way at Musselburgh, they have had a total of thirty-seven placings which includes eighteen winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +18.72. The jockey with the worst record at Musselburgh based on LSP is S Mulqueen who has only a 6% strike rate with five winners from eighty-six rides which have returned an LSP of -47.62.
Musselburgh Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Musselburgh for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 7-17 (41%) +38.88 - Backing D McCain Jnr runners when over a trip of 2m4½f
- 5-10 (50%) +15.63 - Backing Conner McCann rides when in a Handicap Hurdle race
- 7-17 (41%) +13.24 - Backing P F Nicholls runners when over a trip of 1m7½f
- 5-8 (63%) +10.91 - Backing Harry Cobden rides when over a trip of 1m7½f
Musselburgh Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Musselburgh based on the number of winners:
- 31 Wins: D McCain Jnr & Brian Hughes
- 17 Wins: Miss Lucinda V Russell & Derek R Fox
- 16 Wins: A M Thomson & Ryan Mania
- 12 Wins: P F Nicholls & Harry Cobden
- 6 Wins: Mrs R Dobbin & Craig Nichol
Musselburgh Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| D McCain Jnr | 189-38-75 | +3.99 | -9.02 |
| P F Nicholls | 56-19-30 | +6.72 | +3.28 |
| Mrs R Dobbin | 54-8-20 | +5.00 | +8.61 |
| Graeme P McPherson | 12-7-8 | +17.30 | +9.06 |
| W S Coltherd | 53-6-11 | +50.33 | +22.11 |
| Mrs Dianne Sayer | 51-6-11 | +38.38 | +17.12 |
| J P L Ewart | 37-5-13 | +18.33 | +12.03 |
| S R B Crawford | 28-5-11 | +7.13 | +3.63 |
| B Ellison | 40-4-12 | +2.75 | +2.16 |
| Ewan Whillans | 35-4-8 | +4.50 | -1.92 |
Musselburgh Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mania | 107-21-44 | +23.47 | +4.37 |
| Derek R Fox | 120-18-37 | +51.88 | +18.72 |
| Craig Nichol | 139-17-38 | +3.33 | -1.31 |
| Sean Quinlan | 132-15-43 | +34.58 | +13.93 |
| Henry Brooke | 75-13-24 | +20.74 | +10.36 |
| Harry Cobden | 24-13-16 | +16.54 | +9.73 |
| A P Heskin | 25-8-13 | +5.28 | +2.83 |
| Adam Wedge | 18-7-8 | +8.18 | +3.29 |
| Alan Doyle | 40-6-12 | +24.58 | +10.21 |
| Blair Campbell | 27-6-11 | +7.50 | +2.95 |
With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell. All of the data for Musselburgh Racecourse which includes the favourite statistics, draw bias and the trainer and jockey statistics have been created using results from HorseRaceBase.
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