Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Hurdle – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

15:25

Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-01-01

Distance 1m7f124y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,562

Weather Clear

Temp 3.8°C

Wind 15mph W

Rain 0%

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Afadil Bay J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Paul Nicholls	164	p	30P-73	119	129	110	26d	—	—	-1	25.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
His losing run continues but he's on a reduced mark and has an appealing record here
3	City Of Diamonds Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	162	—	-35121	117	129	116	34d	—	—	+24	40.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won by nearly 5l on handicap debut over C&D and a 7lb rise may not stop him today
1	Mr McLoughlan Bay J:Freddie Gingell T:Jack Jones	J:Freddie Gingell T:Jack Jones	168	—	-31181	123	124	106	40d	—	—	+26	41.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won on handicap debut at Huntingdon and this unexposed 6yo is open to further improvement
9	Star Of Guiting Brown J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	154	—	14-3U2	109	128	117	34d	—	—	+6	18.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Runner-up over C&D on second stable start and could improve for that outing
6	Cueros Bay J:Harry Reed T:Harry Derham	J:Harry Reed T:Harry Derham	160	—	122	115	116	107	31d	—	—	+22	32.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Encouraging start to hurdling career; improvement needed on h'cap debut but it's possible
7	Chase A Fortune Bay J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Chris Grant	J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Chris Grant	158	p	4-5F21	113	127	97	26d	—	—	+12	17.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won in first-time cheekpieces at Wetherby and the runner-up has franked the form
8	Admiralty House Chestnut J:Callum Bewley T:Sandy Thomson	J:Callum Bewley T:Sandy Thomson	158	h	302-04	113	126	70	25d	—	—	+12	17.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Well handicapped on last season's form but not at the top of his game this term
10	Ravenscraig Castle Grey J:Sean Quinlan T:Iain Jardine	J:Sean Quinlan T:Iain Jardine	154	tp	5-9145	109	121	111	34d	—	—	+12	15.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
May have needed his latest outing and he was runner-up in this race 12 months ago
5	Bashful Bay J:Alan Doyle(3) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Alan Doyle(3) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	160	tp	1126-7	115	126	106	208d	—	—	+14	17.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Three-time C&D winner who returns from a break on a competitive mark on stable debut
NR	Evaluation Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:NON-RUNNER T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	162	t	52-324	117	125	-	78d	—	—	—	16.8	—	—
Running well in defeat since tackling handicaps and he holds each-way claims

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Afadil	2/1	2/1	9/4	9/4	9/4
City Of Diamonds	7/2	7/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Mr McLoughlan	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Star Of Guiting	7/1	7/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Cueros	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Chase A Fortune	16/1	16/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Admiralty House	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Ravenscraig Castle	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Bashful	33/1	28/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Evaluation	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Mr McLoughlan

41.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 18.6 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

City Of Diamonds

40.9

OR: 16.8 Form: 19.1 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Cueros

32.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Afadil

25.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Star Of Guiting

18.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Chase A Fortune

17.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Admiralty House

17.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Bashful

17.2

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Evaluation

16.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ravenscraig Castle

15.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mr McLoughlan	123	124	106
Afadil	119	129	110
City Of Diamonds	117	129	116
Evaluation	117	125	—
Cueros	115	116	107
Bashful	115	126	106
Chase A Fortune	113	127	97
Admiralty House	113	126	70
Star Of Guiting	109	128	117
Ravenscraig Castle	109	121	111

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Admiralty House	25d ago	Fit
Afadil	26d ago	Fit
Chase A Fortune	26d ago	Fit
Cueros	31d ago	Fit
City Of Diamonds	34d ago	Fit
Star Of Guiting	34d ago	Fit
Ravenscraig Castle	34d ago	Fit
Mr McLoughlan	40d ago	Fit
Evaluation	78d ago	Fresh
Bashful	208d ago	Long break