Virgin Bet Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race).
Musselburgh · Thursday, 1 Jan · 16:30
· 1m 7f 124y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:30
Off time
10
Runners
Good to Soft (Good in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.10
11/10
02 · 🥈 2nd
3
2/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
8
7/1
04 · —
9
8/1
05 · —
15
14/1
06 · —
34
33/1
07 · —
51
50/1
08 · —
51
50/1
09 · —
126
125/1
10 · —
151
150/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Scarlet Moon (G)
FAV
[P]
Four Flat wins this year at up to 1¾m and struck at the second time of asking over hurdles in Warwick juvenile in November. Creditable 8¼ lengths fourth of 7 to Lord in listed juvenile at Aintree (17f, good to soft) since. Should go well w…
|
119714- | Benjamin Poste | A Watson | 4 | 73 kg |
2.10
11/10
|
| 3rd | 2 | — |
Arctic Voyage (G)
[T]
Reached the frame in juvenile hurdles this autumn (including C&D) but too free when pulled up at Catterick last time. Bounce back needed after wind surgery.
|
P3P1-12 | B S Hughes | I Jardine | 4 | 69.9 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 7th | 3 | — |
Ashdown Forest (G)
[B1]
Fair maiden on the Flat for Ed Walker. Weakened into a well-held sixth on Doncaster hurdle debut 3 weeks ago but went off a short-priced favourite so a good deal better was seemingly expected. Blinkers go on now.
|
6333-54 | Sean Quinlan | Jedd O'Keeffe | 4 | 69.9 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 4th | 4 | — |
Belaya River (G)
Fair maiden on Flat (stays 16.5f) for Charlie Fellowes. 12/1, needed experience when fifth of 10 on Newbury hurdle debut 15 days ago. Likely to progress for good stable.
|
54125 | Harry Reed | Harry Derham | 4 | 69.9 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 6th | 5 | — |
Canavan (G)
Fair maiden on Flat but never involved on C&D hurdle debut 5 weeks ago.
|
7666 | Alan Doyle | L Russell & M Scudamore | 4 | 69.9 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 1st | 6 | — |
Falls Of Acharn (G)
Progressive dual winner in a 4-race Flat career for Jessica Harrington in Ireland. Very interesting recruit to hurdles for Paul Nicholls.
|
164 | Freddie Gingell | P F Nicholls | 4 | 69.9 kg |
3
2/1
|
| 8th | 7 | — |
Flagstone (G)
Shaped as if in need of experience when well held in Galway maiden on sole start for John Joseph Murphy. Joined a respected stable for hurdle career but a watching brief is the percentage call.
|
8 | Craig Nichol | O Greenall & J Guerriero | 4 | 69.9 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 5th | 8 | — |
Glenridding (G)
Fair Flat winner but well beaten seventh on hurdle debut in July. Also below par on the Flat 6 weeks later. First run for yard after leaving Daniel & Claire Kubler. Others are more obvious.
|
75585- | Callum Bewley | Ewan Whillans | 4 | 69.9 kg |
151
150/1
|
| — | 9 | — |
Orphan Ollie (G)
Well held in a Flat novice and Doncaster juvenile hurdle 4 months apart.
|
7 | S Mulqueen | L Russell & M Scudamore | 4 | 69.9 kg |
126
125/1
|
| 9th | 10 | — |
Blondina (F)
Modest maiden on the Flat for Jim Bolger. That profile doesn't make her an obvious one to make a winning start over hurdles but the stable does have a smart juvenile to compare her to.
|
9P9- | Charlie Maggs | A Nicol | 4 | 66.7 kg |
34
33/1
|
Betting forecast: Scarlet Moon (11/10), Falls Of Acharn (2/1), Belaya River (7/1), Arctic Voyage (8/1), Ashdown Forest (14/1), Blondina (33/1), Canavan (50/1), Flagstone (50/1), Orphan Ollie (125/1), Glenridding (150/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5446.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2509.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1254.0 GBP |
| P4 | 628.0 GBP |