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Musselburgh racecourse statistics

Every runner at Musselburgh in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, the draw and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 22 Oct 2026, 05:43 · last meeting in our archive 12 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 22 October 2026

843races · 125 meetings
6,752runners · 3,612 horses
32.3%favourites won · 296 of 917Last 12 months: 26.1% (52 of 199)
66/1biggest-priced winner · Silver Vision (GB)

In brief

as at 22 Oct 2026

Musselburgh has staged 843 races over 125 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 6,752 runners.

Favourites have won 32.3% of their runs here (296 from 917), a level-stakes P/L of −76.90 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Jim Goldie has the most winners here (60 from 481 runners, 12.5%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, K R Burke has the best win rate: 27.9% (29 from 104).

Paul Mulrennan has the most winners here (52 from 315 rides, 16.5%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Ryan Mania has the best win rate: 23.7% (23 from 97).

Over 6f – 7f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 7.4% of its runs (270) and the highest third 11.6% (363).

6 angles here made a level-stakes profit at SP in both periods we test, on 100 or more runs.

Favourites and the market

by starting-price rank

Favourites have won 32.3% of their runs here (296 from 917), a level-stakes P/L of −76.90 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 917Won 296Win 32.3%£1 −76.90A/E 1.04
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 1,702Won 296Win 17.4%£1 −262.72A/E 0.99
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 2,296Won 189Win 8.2%£1 −493.00A/E 0.97
7th or biggerRuns 1,837Won 63Win 3.4%£1 −544.50A/E 0.93

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 592Won 185Win 31.3%£1 −58.67A/E 1.03
HurdleRuns 202Won 71Win 35.1%£1 −13.44A/E 1.09
ChaseRuns 107Won 33Win 30.8%£1 −8.92A/E 1.00
NH FlatRuns 16Won 7Win 43.8%£1 +4.13A/E 1.42

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 47Won 17Win 36.2%£1 −1.49A/E 1.06
GoodRuns 406Won 121Win 29.8%£1 −72.89A/E 0.96
Good to SoftRuns 326Won 110Win 33.7%£1 −9.96A/E 1.09
SoftRuns 138Won 48Win 34.8%£1 +7.44A/E 1.17

Favourites include joint favourites. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runs. Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation at SP. Favourite-heavy samples naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". £1 P/L is level stakes at SP.

Trainers

last 5 years

Jim Goldie has the most winners here (60 from 481 runners, 12.5%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, K R Burke has the best win rate: 27.9% (29 from 104).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Jim GoldieRuns 481Won 60Win 12.5%£1 −75.15A/E 1.04
Iain JardineRuns 412Won 44Win 10.7%£1 −13.07A/E 1.02
Lucinda RussellRuns 271Won 40Win 14.8%£1 −49.73A/E 1.25
Donald McCainRuns 169Won 32Win 18.9%£1 −48.91A/E 1.08
K R BurkeRuns 104Won 29Win 27.9%£1 +13.07A/E 1.29
Tim EasterbyRuns 217Won 27Win 12.4%£1 −78.06A/E 0.92
Charlie JohnstonRuns 157Won 24Win 15.3%£1 −15.86A/E 1.12
Grant TuerRuns 92Won 19Win 20.7%£1 +10.19A/E 1.30
Keith DalgleishRuns 137Won 19Win 13.9%£1 −19.79A/E 0.99
Sandy ThomsonRuns 109Won 18Win 16.5%£1 −25.76A/E 1.22

Ordered by winners here; a tie goes to the fewer runners.

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
K R BurkeRuns 104Won 29Win 27.9%£1 +13.07A/E 1.29
Paul NichollsRuns 48Won 13Win 27.1%£1 +10.22A/E 1.28
L J MorganRuns 36Won 9Win 25.0%£1 −6.82A/E 1.24
Ben HaslamRuns 56Won 12Win 21.4%£1 +12.06A/E 1.40
Edward BethellRuns 42Won 9Win 21.4%£1 −0.12A/E 1.14
Grant TuerRuns 92Won 19Win 20.7%£1 +10.19A/E 1.30
Philip KirbyRuns 75Won 15Win 20.0%£1 +12.19A/E 1.42
Donald McCainRuns 169Won 32Win 18.9%£1 −48.91A/E 1.08
James EwartRuns 32Won 6Win 18.8%£1 +32.83A/E 1.67
Bryan SmartRuns 34Won 6Win 17.6%£1 −11.77A/E 1.22

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more runners here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

Beat the market

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Stuart ColtherdRuns 50Won 6Win 12.0%£1 +53.33A/E 1.50
Philip KirbyRuns 75Won 15Win 20.0%£1 +12.19A/E 1.42
Ben HaslamRuns 56Won 12Win 21.4%£1 +12.06A/E 1.40
Grant TuerRuns 92Won 19Win 20.7%£1 +10.19A/E 1.30
K R BurkeRuns 104Won 29Win 27.9%£1 +13.07A/E 1.29
David & Nicola BarronRuns 97Won 17Win 17.5%£1 +11.75A/E 1.28
Dianne SayerRuns 87Won 11Win 12.6%£1 +8.63A/E 1.28
Declan CarrollRuns 54Won 9Win 16.7%£1 +0.78A/E 1.25
Lucinda RussellRuns 271Won 40Win 14.8%£1 −49.73A/E 1.25
Sandy ThomsonRuns 109Won 18Win 16.5%£1 −25.76A/E 1.22

Ordered by fair A/E, among those with 50 or more runners at a fair price here: above 1.00, their winners came at bigger prices than the margin-free market expected.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runners.

Jockeys

last 5 years

Paul Mulrennan has the most winners here (52 from 315 rides, 16.5%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Ryan Mania has the best win rate: 23.7% (23 from 97).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul MulrennanRuns 315Won 52Win 16.5%£1 −59.95A/E 1.02
Brian HughesRuns 210Won 35Win 16.7%£1 −74.13A/E 0.90
Sam JamesRuns 152Won 34Win 22.4%£1 +58.03A/E 1.47
Andrew MullenRuns 270Won 31Win 11.5%£1 +37.83A/E 1.21
Jason HartRuns 157Won 25Win 15.9%£1 −32.81A/E 1.00
Ryan ManiaRuns 97Won 23Win 23.7%£1 +54.86A/E 1.57
Callum RodriguezRuns 102Won 20Win 19.6%£1 +1.93A/E 1.10
Joe FanningRuns 134Won 20Win 14.9%£1 −18.16A/E 1.10
Craig NicholRuns 126Won 18Win 14.3%£1 +25.03A/E 1.36
Danny McMenaminRuns 126Won 17Win 13.5%£1 −39.97A/E 1.04

Ordered by winners here; a tie goes to the fewer rides.

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Ryan ManiaRuns 97Won 23Win 23.7%£1 +54.86A/E 1.57
Daniel TudhopeRuns 71Won 16Win 22.5%£1 +3.78A/E 1.26
Sam JamesRuns 152Won 34Win 22.4%£1 +58.03A/E 1.47
Kevin StottRuns 40Won 8Win 20.0%£1 −3.79A/E 1.23
Callum RodriguezRuns 102Won 20Win 19.6%£1 +1.93A/E 1.10
Clifford LeeRuns 74Won 14Win 18.9%£1 −10.67A/E 1.03
Dale SwiftRuns 32Won 6Win 18.8%£1 +50.50A/E 1.77
Ryan SextonRuns 43Won 8Win 18.6%£1 −8.47A/E 1.49
Theo GillardRuns 35Won 6Win 17.1%£1 −3.50A/E 1.30
Conor O'FarrellRuns 83Won 14Win 16.9%£1 +9.63A/E 1.48

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more rides here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

Beat the market

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Alan DoyleRuns 63Won 10Win 15.9%£1 +32.46A/E 1.72
Shane GrayRuns 73Won 11Win 15.1%£1 +38.13A/E 1.64
Ryan ManiaRuns 97Won 23Win 23.7%£1 +54.86A/E 1.57
Conor O'FarrellRuns 83Won 14Win 16.9%£1 +9.63A/E 1.48
Sam JamesRuns 152Won 34Win 22.4%£1 +58.03A/E 1.47
Craig NicholRuns 126Won 18Win 14.3%£1 +25.03A/E 1.36
William PyleRuns 73Won 11Win 15.1%£1 −12.47A/E 1.34
Zak WheatleyRuns 54Won 9Win 16.7%£1 +0.78A/E 1.33
Derek FoxRuns 104Won 16Win 15.4%£1 +51.43A/E 1.27
Daniel TudhopeRuns 71Won 16Win 22.5%£1 +3.78A/E 1.26

Ordered by fair A/E, among those with 50 or more rides at a fair price here: above 1.00, their winners came at bigger prices than the margin-free market expected.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 rides.

Course specialists

3+ wins here

Bellarchi (IRE) has won here 5 times from 6 runs, more than any other horse in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) was Silver Vision (GB) at 66/1 on 2 November 2022.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 6f – 7f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 7.4% of its runs (270) and the highest third 11.6% (363).

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 240Won 20Win 8.3%Place 18.3%A/E 1.04
Middle thirdRuns 287Won 26Win 9.1%Place 30.7%A/E 1.01
High thirdRuns 367Won 40Win 10.9%Place 34.9%A/E 0.98

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 270Won 20Win 7.4%Place 34.1%A/E 0.69
Middle thirdRuns 298Won 35Win 11.7%Place 29.5%A/E 1.13
High thirdRuns 363Won 42Win 11.6%Place 30.6%A/E 1.14

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 174Won 17Win 9.8%Place 34.5%A/E 0.88
Middle thirdRuns 206Won 21Win 10.2%Place 28.6%A/E 0.97
High thirdRuns 244Won 26Win 10.7%Place 29.9%A/E 1.12

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 67Won 11Win 16.4%Place 38.8%A/E 1.49
Middle thirdRuns 79Won 6Win 7.6%Place 29.1%A/E 0.73
High thirdRuns 93Won 9Win 9.7%Place 28.0%A/E 0.96

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 49Won 5Win 10.2%Place 42.9%A/E 0.94
Middle thirdRuns 56Won 5Win 8.9%Place 25.0%A/E 0.87
High thirdRuns 67Won 7Win 10.4%Place 23.9%A/E 1.18

2m1f – 2m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 13Won 3Win 23.1%Place 53.8%A/E 2.84
Middle thirdRuns 16Won 1Win 6.3%Place 25.0%A/E 0.42
High thirdRuns 21Won 2Win 9.5%Place 33.3%A/E 0.63

Stall number as a share of the field: low is the lowest third of the stalls. Flat races with 8 or more runners. Fair A/E near 1.00 means the market had already priced the draw in.

Angles that have paid

at SP, two periods

Past results at starting price, not a forecast. Each angle made a £1 level-stakes profit in both periods (Jan 2005 – Sep 2021, and since Oct 2021), with at least 100 SP-priced runs and 10 winners in all, and is still in profit with its single biggest winner taken out. The same on every view of this page.

  • Iain Jardine, ridden by Andrew Mullen+34.9% ROI · +81.36 pts from 233 runs · 29 winners (12.4%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +5.9% on 64 · Since Oct 2021: +45.9% on 169 · without the biggest winner (33/1): +47.36 pts
  • Rides by Sam James+30.4% ROI · +77.85 pts from 256 runs · 55 winners (21.5%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +19.1% on 104 · Since Oct 2021: +38.2% on 152 · without the biggest winner (22/1): +54.85 pts
  • Rides by Shane Gray+28.4% ROI · +65.51 pts from 231 runs · 31 winners (13.4%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +17.3% on 158 · Since Oct 2021: +52.2% on 73 · without the biggest winner (40/1): +24.51 pts
  • Runners by Kodiac (GB) (sire)+24.6% ROI · +89.00 pts from 362 runs · 56 winners (15.5%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +29.4% on 239 · Since Oct 2021: +15.2% on 123 · without the biggest winner (33/1): +55.00 pts
  • Runners trained by Paul Nicholls+22.6% ROI · +24.67 pts from 109 runs · 37 winners (33.9%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +23.7% on 61 · Since Oct 2021: +21.3% on 48 · without the biggest winner (12/1): +11.67 pts
  • Runners trained by Grant Tuer+18.0% ROI · +26.52 pts from 147 runs · 32 winners (21.8%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +29.7% on 55 · Since Oct 2021: +11.1% on 92 · without the biggest winner (14/1): +11.52 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Musselburgh?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 296 of 917 runs at Musselburgh in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 32.3%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −76.90 points at SP (as at 22 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Musselburgh?

Jim Goldie, with 60 winners from 481 runners (12.5%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Musselburgh?

Paul Mulrennan, with 52 winners from 315 rides (16.5%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Musselburgh?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), K R Burke has the best win rate: 27.9% (29 from 104).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Musselburgh?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Ryan Mania has the best win rate: 23.7% (23 from 97).

Which horses have won most at Musselburgh?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Bellarchi (IRE) (5 from 6), Monhammer (GB) (5 from 25), Only Spoofing (IRE) (4 from 6).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Musselburgh?

Silver Vision (GB) at 66/1 on 2 November 2022 in the Join Racing TV Now Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) — the biggest starting price among Musselburgh winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Is there a draw bias at Musselburgh?

Over 6f – 7f in Flat races of 8 or more runners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 20 of 270 runs (7.4%) and those in the highest third 42 of 363 (11.6%). Fair A/E 0.69 low against 1.14 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Musselburgh

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Linkfield Road, Musselburgh, East Lothian, six miles east of Edinburgh — Flat and jumps, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed, flat and sharp, about 1m2f round, with a straight 5f on the Flat.

Going and the seasons

  • Flat: The spring and summer fixtures usually race on good or good to firm ground, with watering.
  • Jumps: The winter fixtures are most often good to soft; the course drains well and heavy ground is uncommon.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Flat: The Scottish Sprint Cup (5f) in June; the Queen's Cup (1m6f handicap) in May; the Edinburgh Cup (three-year-old handicap) in June.
  • Jumps: The New Year's Day meeting; the Scottish Triumph Hurdle Trial and the Scottish Supreme Novices' Hurdle in February.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: By rail to Musselburgh or Wallyford from Edinburgh Waverley and a short walk or bus; by road from the A1.
  • Viewing: A compact course with the whole circuit in view from the stands.

These notes are written and checked by KTB (last checked October 2026); the statistics above are computed from our results archive. Check the course's own site for fixtures, going and travel before you go.