1.40 Virgin Bet A Good Bet Hogmaneigh Handicap Hurdle of £30,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 3) 2m. 3f. 171yds.

Musselburgh Results Thu, 1st Jan, 2026

Going - Good to Soft (Good in places).

Placepot Pool - £80,244.62 Winning Units - 169.97 Dividend - £344.60. Quadpot Pool - £6,954.94 Winning Units - 47.76 Dividend - £107.70. Place Six Dividend - £94.97. Place Five Dividend - £80.44.

Virgin Bet A Good Bet Hogmaneigh Handicap Hurdle of £30,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 3) 2m. 3f. 171yds.

1st - £15,609.00, 2nd - £7,176.00, 3rd - £3,588.00, 4th - £1,794.00, 5th - £897.00, 6th - £447.00 9 Ran

Stewards Report

1st

Fasol (GB) 10-13 (Mr P J Vogt And Mr Bryan Drew)
ts⁺cp⁺ Rated 117
Galileo (IRE) - Silasol (IRE)(Monsun (GER))
Breeder - Wertheimer et Frere

(Morning price: 7/2 4/1 7/2)
(Ring price: 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 7/2 10/3 7/2 4/1) SP 4/1

Paul Nicholls

Miss Olive Nicholls(5)

Tote Win £5.00 Place £1.70

midfield, in touch 3 out, smooth headway to dispute lead 2 out where not fluent, soon led outright, ridden and went clear run-in

8th Nov, 25 Wincanton
1st Hdl Rated 115 This
Race 10th Jan, 26 Kempton
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 123

2nd

3.5L

Smokeringinthedark (IRE) 11-6 (Eddie Melville & Kenny Haughey)
Rated 119
Shantou (USA) - Res Ipsa Loquitur (IRE)(Beneficial (GB))
Breeder - Victor Connolly

(Morning price: 5/1 11/2 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 13/2)
(Ring price: 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 11/2) SP 11/2

N Richards

Callum Bewley

Place £2.10

midfield, ridden and headway 2 out, soon chased winner, kept on, no match for winner near finish

15th Nov, 25 Wetherby
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 120 This
Race 5th Feb, 26 Doncaster
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 119

3rd

3.75L

Moonbow (FR) 11-13 (Mr J Fyffe And Mrs W Duffus)
ts⁺ Rated 126
Spanish Moon (USA) - Scheme Of The Moon (FR)(Sholokhov (IRE))
Breeder - S.C.E.A. Ecurie Haras Des Marais

(Morning price: 9/2 4/1 7/2 3/1 10/3 7/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 7/2)
(Ring price: 4/1 7/2 18/5 7/2) SP 7/2

Patrick Neville

B Hughes

Place £1.40

midfield, ridden and in touch 2 out, kept on approaching last, outpaced by leaders close home

26th Oct, 25 Aintree
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 126 This
Race

4th

1.5L

Heart Above (GB) 10-12 (Margaret Coppola & Dianne Sayer)
Rated 111
Shirocco (GER) - Cool Baranca (GER)(Beat Hollow (GB))
Breeder - Emma Sayer

(Morning price: 18/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 28/1 25/1 28/1) SP 28/1

Mrs D Sayer

S W Quinlan

held up in midfield, pushed along before 3 out, mistake 2 out, kept on approaching last, soon faded

7th Dec, 25 Kelso
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 112 This
Race 28th Feb, 26 Kelso
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 110

5th

2.75L

Bel Amigo (FR) 11-2 (The Dregs Of Humanity)
ts⁺ Rated 115
Jeu St Eloi (FR) - Belmiesque (FR)(Miesque's Son (USA))
Breeder - Mr Jean - Charles Escale

(Morning price: 16/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 11/1 12/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 11/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1) SP 12/1

N W Alexander

Bruce Lynn

led, ridden before 2 out where joined, soon headed, not fluent last, soon faded

7th Dec, 25 Kelso
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 115 This
Race 1st Feb, 26 Musselburgh
fell Hcp Hdl Rated 114

6th

Wise Eagle (IRE) 12-0 (The Seahouses Syndicate)
cp⁺ Rated 127
Free Eagle (IRE) - Best Be Careful (IRE)(Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Breeder - John Costello & Irish National Stud

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2 4/1 10/3 3/1 10/3 11/4 9/4 2/1 9/4 2/1 3/1)
(Ring price: 9/4 5/2 11/4 3/1 16/5 10/3 3/1 11/4 5/2 11/4 5/2) SP 5/2fav

Adam Nicol

Ryan Mania

prominent, ridden before 2 out where hampered, soon faded

12th Dec, 25 Southwell
7th Flat Hcp Rated 101 This
Race 16th Jan, 26 Newcastle
7th Flat Hcp Rated 99

7th

2.25L

Serious Chat (IRE) 11-7 (Greyland Ltd)
cp⁸sr Rated 125
Doyen (IRE) - Mathine (FR)(Malinas (GER))
Breeder - Mr J. L. Lightfoot

(Morning price: 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1) SP 9/1

Donald McCain

Charlie Maggs(5)

always in rear, not fluent 9th

29th Nov, 25 Doncaster
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 119 This
Race 28th Feb, 26 Doncaster
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 125

8th

Bold Light (IRE) 11-8 (Mr J Scott)
Rated 124
Leading Light (IRE) - Turmoss (FR)(Turgeon (USA))
Breeder - Mr R. Bryan

(Morning price: 12/1 10/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 14/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Lucinda & Scud

Alan Doyle(3)

midfield, ridden in rear and outpaced before 3 out, no impression before last

29th Nov, 25 Doncaster
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 126 This
Race 1st Feb, 26 Musselburgh
4th Hcp Chs Rated 122

9th

1.75L

Chanonry Point (IRE) 10-11 (Mr Gerry McGladery)
ts³sr Rated 110
Affinisea (IRE) - Dance Cover (IRE)(Oscar (IRE))
Breeder - Paul Giles

(Morning price: 7/1 6/1 11/2 13/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 16/1) SP 16/1

Lucinda & Scud

P Wadge

held up in rear, pushed along before 2 out, weakened run-in

28th Nov, 25 Musselburgh
1st Mdn Hdl This
Race 31st Jan, 26 Musselburgh
9th Hcp Hdl Rated 109

Off 1.40
Time 4m. 54.53 secs, which is 9.16 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £28.70
Tote Trifecta- £153.90
CSF- £27.24
Tricast- £85.00.

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