Musselburgh Tips

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.

TV Channel: Racing TV

Bookmaker Streaming Services Available from Ladbrokes, William Hill.

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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

Flat Course - Right handed sharp track, flat and suits a nippy style of horse whereas bigger horses can struggle on the tight turns.

National Hunt Course - Flat course with sharp bends measuring one mile and a quarter in total. Each circuit encompasses eight fences or six hurdles.

Tends to suit horses who race up with the pace and a difficult course to win from behind on.

Musselburgh Racecourse Address: Musselburgh Racecourse, Linkfiled Road, Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 7RG

Musselburgh Racecourse Telephone: +44 (0) 131 665 2859

View the fixture list for the racing at Musselburgh and see what packages may suit you and your race-going friends.

To buy tickets for a race day at Musselburgh, head over to their official ticket booking webpage.

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.

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

Musselburgh Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

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

Musselburgh Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

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.

Darren Brett

Tipster competition manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.

James Banting

Tipster competition assistant

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.

Andy Powell

Content editor

Andy is a seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience in the field of horse racing. He has a thorough understanding of the sport, from analyzing complex statistical data to being part of a winning syndicate at the Cheltenham Festival. Andy is responsible for managing the horse racing trend blogs on OLBG.