Full Result 1.43 Musselburgh | 31 January 2026

bet365 Scottish County Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

(Class 2) (0-145, 4yo+) (1m7f124yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £20,812 2nd £9,568 3rd £4,784 4th £2,392 5th £1,196 6th £596

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Star Of Guiting (IRE) 8/1 Sean Quinlan Ewan Whillans	Sean Quinlan Ewan Whillans	5	102 4	119	69	124	–
br g Vadamos (FR) - Innisfree Dawn (IRE) (Yeats)
In rear, not fluent 3 out, headway before 2 out, ridden and led narrowly before last, kept on (tchd 13/2)

2 ¾	7. Afadil (FR) 4/1 Freddie Keighley ⁷ Paul Nicholls	Freddie Keighley ⁷ Paul Nicholls	7	99	119	68	123	–
b g Camelot - Afsheen (FR) (Invincible Spirit)
Led, not fluent 4th, faced challenges before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, headed before last, no extra inside final 110yds

3 1¼ [2]	5. Wise Eagle (IRE) 6/1 Joshua Thompson ⁵ Adam Nicol	Joshua Thompson ⁵ Adam Nicol	9	103	125	73	126	–
ch g Free Eagle (IRE) - Best Be Careful (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
Midfield, headway before 2 out, went third and hung left after last (op 11/2 tchd 7/1)

4 2¼ [4¼]	2. Williethebuilder (IRE) 4/1 Toby McCain-Mitchell ⁵ Christian Williams	Toby McCain-Mitchell ⁵ Christian Williams	7	112	138	83	138	–
b g Arcadio (GER) - Crippled Cougar (IRE) (Robin Des Champs)
Midfield, hung left before 3 out, headway before last, went fourth and slightly hampered run-in (op 5/1)

5 ½ [4¾]	6. Saligo Bay (IRE) 28/1 Jonathan England Sam England	Jonathan England Sam England	8	107	124	68	123	–
b g New Bay - Glorification (Champs Elysees)
Prominent, pressed leader before 3 out, weakened approaching last (tchd 33/1)

6 5½ [10¼]	8. City Of Diamonds (IRE) 18/1 Brian Hughes Donald McCain	Brian Hughes Donald McCain	6	102 2	119	57	114	–
b g Diamond Boy (FR) - Honey Rosie (IRE) (Byron)
Hampered start, soon prominent, jumped right 3 out, pressed leaders before 2 out, weakened after last (op 12/1 tchd 11/1)

7 shd [10¼]	3. Gibbs Island 18/1 Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	5	115	136	73	130	–
ch g Iffraaj - Dream Book (Sea The Stars)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway before 2 out, weakened before last (op 20/1)

8 ¾ [11]	1. Kateira 9/1 Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton	Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton	9	120	145	82	137	–
b m Kayf Tara - Raitera (FR) (Astarabad)
In rear, weakened before 2 out (op 10/1)

9 ½ [11½]	9. Static (FR) 16/1 Charlie Maggs ⁵ Donald McCain	Charlie Maggs ⁵ Donald McCain	5	911 2 h	119	55	112	–
b g Clovis Du Berlais (FR) - Electrostatique (FR) (Charming Groom)
Raced in last, headway before 4 out, weakened before 2 out (op 14/1 tchd 12/1)

UR	4. Welsh Charger (IRE) 7/2F Ciaran Gethings Alastair Ralph	Ciaran Gethings Alastair Ralph	8	1010	127	–	–	–
b g Westerner - Answer Ur Phone (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Whipped round start, unseated (op 4/1)

10 ran Off time: 1:43:21 Winning time: 3m 41.00s (slow by 3.00s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Racing On Together Club (Star Of Guiting) 1st breeder: R J Whitford
2nd owner: P J Vogt (Afadil)
3rd owner: The Seahouses Syndicate (Wise Eagle)
Tote win: £9 PL: £2.60 £1.70 £2.20 Ex: £43.10 CSF: £41.11 Tricast: £209.52 Trifecta: £263.20

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

1:43 Musselburgh 31 Jan 2026

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