Full Result 3.25 Musselburgh | 1 January 2026

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(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (1m7f124yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £10,562 2nd £4,860 3rd £2,430 4th £1,216 5th £606

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Star Of Guiting (IRE) 15/2 Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	5	110	109	111	113	–
br g Vadamos (FR) - Innisfree Dawn (IRE) (Yeats)
Held up in rear, headway from 3 out, led narrowly last, soon ridden, edged left final 110yds, kept on well (op 6/1 tchd 5/1)

2 2½	7. Chase A Fortune 14/1 Charlie Maggs ⁵ Chris Grant	Charlie Maggs ⁵ Chris Grant	8	1013 p	113	111	114	–
b g Cannock Chase (USA) - Lucematic (Systematic)
Led, headed and pressed leader before 4th, no extra final 110yds (tchd 12/1)

3 2¼ [4¾]	10. Ravenscraig Castle 22/1 Sean Quinlan Iain Jardine	Sean Quinlan Iain Jardine	8	110 tp	109	105	108	–
gr g Nathaniel (IRE) - In The Soup (USA) (Alphabet Soup)
Prominent, not fluent 5th, hit 2 out, no extra run-in (tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1)

4 ½ [5¼]	2. Afadil (FR) 7/4F Miss Olive Nicholls ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Miss Olive Nicholls ⁵ Paul Nicholls	7	115 p	119	114	117	–
b g Camelot - Afsheen (FR) (Invincible Spirit)
Prominent on outer, challenging when mistake last, kept on towards finish (op 85/40 tchd 15/8 and tchd 9/4)

5 ½ [5¾]	8. Admiralty House 14/1 Callum Bewley Sandy Thomson	Callum Bewley Sandy Thomson	7	114 h	113	108	110	–
ch g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Akrivi (IRE) (Tobougg)
Took keen hold, towards rear, in touch with leaders after 3rd, challenging when not fluent 2 out, weakened run-in (op 16/1)

6 3 [8¾]	3. City Of Diamonds (IRE) 7/2 Brian Hughes Donald McCain	Brian Hughes Donald McCain	6	118	117	108	114	–
b g Diamond Boy (FR) - Honey Rosie (IRE) (Byron)
Held up in midfield, not clear run before 2 out, short of room and switched right approaching last, weakened run-in (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

7 3¼ [12]	1. Mr McLoughlan 5/1 Freddie Gingell Jack Jones	Freddie Gingell Jack Jones	6	120	123	110	116	–
b g Forever Now - Piddies Pride (IRE) (Indian Lodge)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, pulled way into narrow lead before 4th, mistake and headed last, soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 4/1)

F	5. Bashful 18/1 Alan Doyle ³ Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	Alan Doyle ³ Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	8	113 w¹ tp	115	–	–	–
b g Manduro (GER) - Inhibition (Nayef)
Towards rear, fell 4th (op 25/1)

F	6. Cueros (IRE) 10/1 Harry Reed Harry Derham	Harry Reed Harry Derham	6	116	115	–	96	–
b g Territories (IRE) - Baqqa (IRE) (Shamardal)
Held up in midfield, lost ground and towards rear halfway, mistake 2 out, soon weakened, fell last (op 7/1 tchd 9/1)

9 ran Off time: 3:28:20 Winning time: 3m 44.37s (slow by 6.37s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Evaluation (self certificate)
1st owner: Racing On Together Club (Star Of Guiting) 1st breeder: R J Whitford
2nd owner: Chasing The Dream (Chase A Fortune)
3rd owner: A Sinclair, I Jardine & V Renwick (Ravenscraig Castle)
Tote win: £9.30 PL: £2.50 £3.80 £4.20 Ex: £99.20 CSF: £103.75 Tricast: £2,209.82 Trifecta: £1,156.90
Jackpot:
Placepot: £344.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £58,578.58 - 169.96 winning units
Quadpot: £107.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £5,146.66 - 47.76 winning units

3:25 Musselburgh 1 Jan 2026

Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Hurdle