Who won the 14:45 Musselburgh on 25 August 2026?
Needin' U (GB) won the 14:45 Musselburgh at SP 3.50. Ridden by Billy Garritty. Trained by Michael & David Easterby.
14:45 Musselburgh
National Racehorse Week Nursery Handicap Stakes
5f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 7 runners · £3,664 · Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stNeedin' U (GB)Billy Garritty·Michael & David Easterby5/2J·3.50SP
- 2ndLauralynn (IRE)AI top pick · 43.0Zak Wheatley·Declan Carroll·beaten 2.5 lengths5/2J·3.50SP
- 3rdAodhan (GB)David Nolan·Rebecca Menzies·beaten 4.5 lengths13/2·7.50SP
Race time
58.04s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Needin' U (GB))
“Settled in third early - improved into second by halfway - moved smoothly to the front approaching the final furlong - edged away inside the closing yards - won comfortably”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.50 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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Lauralynn
Lauralynn heads this five-furlong Class 6 contest at Musselburgh narrowly ahead on ratings, with Spectacular Diver two pounds adrift posing the most immediate threat alongside Needin' U, who cannot be entirely dismissed at a seven-pound deficit. Stay On Tab is worth monitoring as a third danger, though a bigger gap separates that one from the principals, and on balance Lauralynn's edge at the head of the assessments makes her the most logical call, albeit in what looks a genuinely open little contest. The selection is Lauralynn.
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
Lauralynn
Zak Wheatley · Declan Carroll · 2yo
Top-rated of 8
score 43.0 · +4.4 clear of next best (38.6)
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 strong14d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight58averageLast 6: 3-2-1-7-3
- Ratings50% weight43below averageOR 64 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight0weakDeclan Carroll: 0/13 winners last 14d (0%)
MarketBest price 1000.00 (Matchbook) · 6th in the market of 8.
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 5f
full course data →Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.25).
Low (1–3)
IV 0.89
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.85
High (7–8)
IV 1.25
Today: Stay On Tab (draw 7) and Bea Kindly (draw 8) get the bias; Needin' U (draw 6) 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. 91 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | J: Billy Garritty · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 6 2yo · F · bh | 045 | 64 | 36.8 | 5/2J·3.50 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Zak Wheatley · T: Declan Carroll · draw 3 2yo · F · b | 32173 | 64 | 43.0 | 5/2J·3.50 SP |
| 3 | 4 | J: David Nolan · T: Rebecca Menzies · draw 5 2yo · G · b | 804 | 63 | 34.3 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 4 | 8 | J: Lauren Young(5) · T: Jim Goldie · draw 4 2yo · F · ch | 675 | 45 | 36.2 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 5 | 6 | J: William Pyle · T: Tracy Waggott · draw 8 2yo · F · bpFT P | 9690 | 48 | 25.8 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 6 | 7 | J: Andrew Mullen · T: Iain Jardine · draw 7 2yo · C · btbFT TB | 6367 | 46 | 29.5 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 7 | 2 | J: Jason Hart · T: Tim Easterby · draw 2 2yo · G · b | 2563 | 64 | 38.6 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| — | — | J: Mark Winn · T: David O'Meara · draw 1 2yo · F · bh | 743308 | 56 | 37.2 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:45 Musselburgh?
No — the AI top pick (Lauralynn) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 14:45 Musselburgh?
Top finishers: 1. Needin' U (GB) (3.50), 2. Lauralynn (IRE) (3.50), 3. Aodhan (GB) (7.50).
What was the winning time for the 14:45 Musselburgh?
The winning time was 58.04s.
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