Musselburgh's New Year jumps festival is the meeting everyone bets on and almost nobody researches properly. We analysed all 177 races at Musselburgh in the festival window across 11 years (2015–2026) — here are the trainers, jockeys and market patterns that actually repeat.
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucinda Russell | 146 | 24 | 16.4% |
| Donald McCain | 79 | 17 | 21.5% |
| Sandy Thomson | 51 | 11 | 21.6% |
| Keith Dalgleish | 55 | 9 | 16.4% |
| N W Alexander | 64 | 7 | 10.9% |
| Nicky Richards | 39 | 6 | 15.4% |
| James Ewart | 39 | 5 | 12.8% |
| Rebecca Menzies | 25 | 4 | 16.0% |
| Jim Goldie | 37 | 4 | 10.8% |
| Iain Jardine | 67 | 2 | 3.0% |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hughes | 126 | 25 | 19.8% |
| Ryan Mania | 34 | 11 | 32.4% |
| Derek Fox | 57 | 9 | 15.8% |
| Craig Nichol | 70 | 6 | 8.6% |
| Callum Bewley | 60 | 5 | 8.3% |
| Danny McMenamin | 41 | 5 | 12.2% |
| Sean Quinlan | 42 | 4 | 9.5% |
| Jamie Hamilton | 26 | 3 | 11.5% |
| Lucy Alexander | 32 | 3 | 9.4% |
| Henry Brooke | 50 | 2 | 4.0% |
| Year | Races | Favourite SR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 33.3% |
| 2025 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 2024 | 13 | 38.5% |
| 2023 | 13 | 61.5% |
| 2022 | 12 | 33.3% |
| 2021 | 13 | 23.1% |
| 2020 | 19 | 26.3% |
| 2019 | 12 | 33.3% |
| 2018 | 19 | 26.3% |
| 2017 | 20 | 25.0% |
| 2016 | 19 | 42.1% |
We score every UK & Irish runner each morning. When the meeting comes round you get the model's pick for each race on Telegram before the off — the same engine behind these 177 races of data.
Verified 34.8% strike on our maximum-confidence bets — every result logged, win or lose.
Get free picks on Telegram →The meeting's largest-priced winners in our window: Quest For Life (GB) (33/1, 2021), Large Action (GB) (25/1, 2023), Shallow Run (IRE) (25/1, 2021), Stylish Chap (IRE) (25/1, 2015), Solway Bay (GB) (25/1, 2016), Blakeney Point (GB) (20/1, 2021). Outsiders land every single year — which is exactly why our model rates every runner rather than following the market.
When the 2027 Musselburgh's New Year jumps festival arrives, our model publishes a rated pick for every race before the off — no race skipped, every result logged win or lose. Start here:
Data: all races at Musselburgh in the festival month(s), 2015–2026, our settled-results database (177 races). Trends describe the past, not the future. 18+.
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015–2026. Historical patterns are not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.