Musselburgh
Racecourse guide: course statistics, top jockeys and trainers, and recent winners.
Musselburgh Course Guide and Statistics
The course at Musselburgh
Musselburgh is a flat, right-handed course of about a mile and a quarter, near Edinburgh. It is a sharp track with tight bends, and it races on the Flat in summer and over jumps in winter. The jumps course is one of the sharper ones in Britain.
Betting at Musselburgh
The sharp track favours horses that are quick and handy, and those that race prominently. Hold-up horses can struggle to make up ground in the short straight. Over jumps, its February meeting includes trials for the Cheltenham Festival and attracts better-class horses than usual for the course.
Key races and meetings
- Scottish Triumph Hurdle Trial and the February jumps festival
- Edinburgh Cup (Flat, summer)
Musselburgh by the numbers
Equine Tips Intel has recorded 137 races across 19 meetings at Musselburgh since 15 February 2026, 55 of them with full official results.
Flat racing makes up 91% of the races we hold, run on a turf surface.
The most common going is Good (63% of races) and the most frequently run distance is 7f.
Fields average 8.4 runners. Favourites have won 15 of 55 races (27.3%), and the median winning starting price is 4/1.
Race types
- Flat124 races · 91%
- Hurdle11 races · 8%
- Chase2 races · 2%
Going
- Good86 races · 63%
- Good To Soft32 races · 23%
- Soft12 races · 9%
- Good To Firm7 races · 5%
Common distances
- 7f37 races · 27%
- 5f36 races · 26%
- 1m1f16 races · 12%
- 1m12 races · 9%
- 1m4½f9 races · 7%
- 2m7 races · 5%
Top jockeys at Musselburgh
| Jockey | Wins | Runs | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam James | 7 | 24 | 29.2% |
| Jason Hart | 6 | 28 | 21.4% |
| Kevin Stott | 5 | 12 | 41.7% |
| Greg Fairley | 3 | 16 | 18.8% |
| Paul Mulrennan | 3 | 29 | 10.3% |
Top trainers at Musselburgh
| Trainer | Wins | Runs | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Easterby | 5 | 35 | 14.3% |
| Linda Perratt | 4 | 21 | 19% |
| Iain Jardine | 4 | 25 | 16% |
| Jim Goldie | 4 | 46 | 8.7% |
| K. R. Burke | 3 | 10 | 30% |
Our model at Musselburgh
Every settled primary selection our machine learning model has made at Musselburgh, to a 1 unit level stake (Betfair SP less 5% commission where available, otherwise SP). Past results do not guarantee future returns.
Feature races at Musselburgh
- Edinburgh Gin Queen Of Scots British EBF Fillies' Stakes (Listed Race)Listed · 6 Jun
- Virgin Bet Goliath Cup Stakes (Listed Race)Listed · 4 Apr
Recent winners at Musselburgh
| Date | Winner | SP | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov | Alnofoor (GB)Veronika Walker: Moments That Matter Handicap Stakes | 6/4F | Shane Gray / Ms Claire O'Connell |
| 4 Nov | Bay Breeze (GB)Thank You For The Fun Gweedore Handicap Stakes | 25/1 | Duran Fentiman / Tim Easterby |
| 4 Nov | Off Spin (IRE)Burton Roofing Merchants Handicap Stakes (Div II) | 9/2 | David Allan / Gay Kelleway |
| 4 Nov | The Resdev Scholar (IRE)Nairns Oatcakes Handicap Stakes | 3/1F | Joanna Mason / Michael & David Easterby |
| 4 Nov | Good Morning Alex (GB)Hibernian FC Emerald Club Handicap Stakes | 8/1 | Oisin Orr / David & Nicola Barron |
| 4 Nov | Flying Moonlight (IRE)Burton Roofing Merchants Handicap Stakes (Div I) | 9/4F | Greg Fairley / Sandy Thomson |
| 4 Nov | Rich Belief (GB)Joe Fanning Fond Farewell Handicap Stakes | 100/30 | Jason Hart / Karl Thornton |
| 4 Nov | So Farhh (GB)British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race) | 5/1 | David Allan / Tim Easterby |
| 12 Oct | Donna Beauty (IRE)Kick Start Your Career With The SRA Selling Stakes | 13/8F | Ryan Sexton / Charlie Johnston |
| 12 Oct | Jkr Cobbler (IRE)Musselburgh Members Handicap Stakes | 13/2 | Jack Nicholls / Iain Jardine |
No racing at Musselburgh today. See today's meetings