Who won the 18:50 Musselburgh on 31 July 2026?
Bluestone Lady (IRE) won the 18:50 Musselburgh at SP 19.00. Ridden by Billy Garritty. Trained by Phillip Makin.
18:50 Musselburgh
Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes Nursery Handicap Stakes
7f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 7 runners · £4,187 · Friday, 31 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 7thRace report
- 1stBluestone Lady (IRE)Billy Garritty·Phillip Makin18/1·19.00SP
- 2ndBigalo (GB)Kevin Stott·Roger Fell·beaten .5 lengths5/2F·3.50SP
- 3rdAmantha (IRE)Ben Robinson·Brian Ellison·beaten 4.75 lengths9/2·5.50SP
Race time
1m 28.20s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Bluestone Lady (IRE))
“Tardy start and dropped out lengths behind the field - last early - closed up 3f out - hampered 2f out and angled left in search of a gap - stayed on strongly inside the final furlong - hit the front with 110yds to run - won comfortably”
AI top-rated Aurora Valkyrie (score 53.2) finished 7th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.75 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →
Furlong's verdict
Reading the form…
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way46.5/100 rating
Boutblummintime
5.50William Hill
Place portion settles at 2.13 · 1/4 odds · 2 places
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Boutblummintime
Boutblummintime holds a clear edge over this field on performance ratings, sitting 14 points clear of the nearest challenger Bigalo, and should have enough in hand to assert over seven furlongs on good ground at Musselburgh. Bigalo and Liveadream represent the most credible threats, with Amantha also worth a second glance if the selection is below her best. That said, confidence here is modest, and punters should be aware this is not a race to stake heavily. **Boutblummintime** is our selection.
Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.
Why the model rates this top
Aurora Valkyrie
Connor Beasley · Katie Scott · 2yo
Top-rated of 7
score 53.2 · +6.7 clear of next best (46.5)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong25d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight73small sample (n=7)Katie Scott: 2/7 winners last 14d (29%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Form20% weight42below averageLast 6: 8-5-3
- Ratings50% weight41below averageOR 61
MarketBest price 4.30 (Betfair Exchange) · 2nd in the market of 7.
v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Draw bias — Musselburgh 7f
full course data →Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.20).
Low (1–3)
IV 0.85
Mid (4–5)
IV 0.97
High (6–7)
IV 1.20
Today: Aurora Valkyrie (draw 6) and Bluestone Lady (draw 7) get the bias; Bigalo (draw 2) is in the least-favoured band.
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 126 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | J: Billy Garritty · T: Phillip Makin · draw 7 2yo · F · bb | 626420 | 61 | 38.0 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 2 | 1 | J: Kevin Stott · T: Roger Fell · draw 2 2yo · G · b | 6972 | 64 | 42.1 | 5/2F·3.50 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Ben Robinson · T: Brian Ellison · draw 1 2yo · F · b | 086612 | 62 | 41.4 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 4 | 2 | J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Adrian Keatley · draw 5 2yo · G · b | 664 | 63 | 46.5 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 5 | 6 | J: Harry Russell · T: Phillip Makin · draw 3 2yo · F · b | 7420 | 60 | 33.8 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 6 | 7 | J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby · draw 4 2yo · F · bp | 96933 | 51 | 38.5 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 7 | 5 | J: Connor Beasley · T: Katie Scott · draw 6 2yo · F · ch | 853 | 61 | 53.2 | 11/4·3.75 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:50 Musselburgh?
No — the AI top pick (Aurora Valkyrie) finished 7.
What were the placings in the 18:50 Musselburgh?
Top finishers: 1. Bluestone Lady (IRE) (19.00), 2. Bigalo (GB) (3.50), 3. Amantha (IRE) (5.50).
What was the winning time for the 18:50 Musselburgh?
The winning time was 1m 28.20s.
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