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: 111-373 (30%) -26.87
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 33-76 (43%) -12.58
• Handicap Chases: 36-107 (34%) -12.12
• Handicap Hurdles: 45-115 (39%) +23.12
• Non-Handicap Chases: 7-13 (54%) +0.38
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 26-65 (40%) -13.90

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.

The most profitable stall at Musselburgh in the win market when breaking it down to race trips is stall 5 over a trip of 7f, backing all runners in this stall over that trip over the past five years would have returned a profit of +25.71. With an LSP of -81.88, the most unsuccessful stall at Musselburgh is stall 1 when backing runners over a trip of 5f over the last five years.

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)
• Middle Distance (1m2f to 1m5½f)

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 I Jardine would have returned a profit here at Musselburgh with an LSP of +38.34 and their thirty-six winners have them at the head of the profitable trainers' list. Keith Dalgleish does lead the trainers' list overall with fifty-two winners but shows an overall loss. 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 Miss Tracy Waggott who shows the best eachway LSP which is +18.25 thanks to their ten placings (six winners). With an LSP of -118.66 at Musselburgh, J S Goldie heads the list for worst trainers at this course, which is a result of thirty-four winners from three hundred thirty-nine runners which is a strike rate of 10%.

Backing all of the Paul Mulrennan rides would have produced backing the most winners for a jockey here at Musselburgh with thirty-eight but you would have returned a loss by doing so, Jason Hart leads the way for profitable jockey with an LSP of +13.39 from their twenty-seven winners. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market then it is Jonny Peate who leads the way at Musselburgh, they have had a total of six placings which includes three winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +16.58. James P Sullivan does not have a great record at Musselburgh, their LSP of -68.05 has them stone dead bottom of the jockeys' list, which has come from nine winners from one hundred thirty-eight rides which is a 7% strike rate.

Musselburgh Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Musselburgh based on the number of winners:

• 22 Wins: J S Goldie & Paul Mulrennan
• 19 Wins: I Jardine & Andrew Mullen
• 15 Wins: T D Easterby & David Allan
• 13 Wins: Keith Dalgleish & Callum Rodriguez
• 12 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?

When looking at the leading trainers based on wins for those who are also showing a profit when backing all of their runners then it is D McCain Jnr who comes out at the top here at Musselburgh With a total of thirty-nine winners and an LSP of +15.07. W S Coltherd is the trainer to follow at Musselburgh if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the trainers in the eachway markets, that is +26.72 which is courtesy of their thirteen placings (eight winners). The trainer with the worst record at Musselburgh based on LSP is I Jardine who has only an 8% strike rate with twelve winners from one hundred forty-four runners who have returned an LSP of -69.61.

When looking at profitable jockeys only, then it is Ryan Mania who leads the way with a total of sixteen winners producing an LSP of +19.39 whilst Brian Hughes leads the overall list with fifty-six winners but shows a loss overall. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market then it is Sean Quinlan who leads the way at Musselburgh, they have had a total of forty placings which includes fourteen winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +13.27. With an LSP of -58.00 at Musselburgh, Callum Bewley heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of five winners from ninety rides which is a strike rate of 6%.

Musselburgh Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Musselburgh for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 7-14 (50%) +41.88 - Backing D McCain Jnr runners when over a trip of 2m4½f
• 5-12 (42%) +14.00 - Backing D McCain Jnr runners when in a Handicap Novices Chase race

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
• 13 Wins: Miss Lucinda V Russell & Derek R Fox
• 12 Wins: A M Thomson & Ryan Mania
• 8 Wins: Miss Lucinda V Russell & Blair Campbell
• 8 Wins: P F Nicholls & Harry Cobden

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.