Musselburgh Tips

Musselburgh is the second-largest racecourse in Scotland and located six miles outside of Edinburgh. It was originally known as Edinburgh Racecourse until being changed in the 1990s.

The racecourse hosts flat and since 1987, national hunt races throughout the year on the one course that is used for both flat and jumps races.

Musselburgh Course

The Musselburgh course is around 1 mile and 2 furlongs in length with a final home straight of 4 furlongs.

The track is right-handed and compact oval in shape and is mainly flat with two tight bends.

National Hunt races use the same course during the winter months and due to its characteristics, is more suited to more handy and agile horses rather than gallopers.

Musselburgh is known for having outstanding drainage and so conditions rarely get too challenging.

Important Meetings

Musselburgh racecourse is known for its Sensational 6 racedays which include:

• New Years Day
• Scottish Festival Trials Weekend
• Easter Saturday
• Ladies Day
• The Summer Finale weekend
• The Edinburgh Cup

Musselburgh Feature Races

Musselburgh is the host for races throughout the year with no less than 27 racedays taking place over the flat and jumps season.

• The Royal Mile Handicap – Open to horses aged three and over, The Royal Mile Handicap is a Class 2 race at Musselburgh that takes place each April.
• Edinburgh Cup – Run over 1 mile & 4 furlongs, the Edinburgh Cup is a popular Class 3 race at Musselburgh in June.
• Maggie Dickson Stakes – Taking place in June of each year and open to mares and fillies aged three and over, the Maggie Dickson Stakes, also known as the Stobo Castle Ladies’ Day Gold Cup Fillies’ Stakes, will run for its sixth time in 2022.
• Queens Cup – Introduced in 2017 and takes place in April of each year. The Queens Cup is a good test for bigger staying races such as the Chester Cup and York Ebor.
• Scottish Sprint Cup – A Class 2 handicap that takes place in April at Musselburgh. The race is open to runners ages four and older and takes place on the same day as the Queen’s Cup.

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