Historical stall-position analysis for one-mile handicaps at Musselburgh, with separate markers for faster and softer going.

Musselburgh 1 Mile Draw Bias

Best place to be drawnNo strong overall bias
Race type3yo+ handicaps
Sample period2024–2025
Key influenceNone found

What the pattern suggests

An even spread of winners here suggests that over one mile at Musselburgh there is no meaningful draw bias.

How to read the chart

Each mark represents a winning stall number plotted against the total number of runners. This reveals whether winners repeatedly cluster towards the low, middle or high side.

Good or fasterGood to soft or softer

The source chart covers horses aged three and older in handicaps from 2024–2025.

Stall-numbering note: From 30 March 2011, stall numbering on right-handed courses changed so that stall 1 is always on the inside. Earlier Musselburgh results in the chart have been converted to the modern numbering convention.

Historical winning-stall chart

WINNING STALL NUMBER



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
No

of

R

U

N

N

E

R

S

8  1   1  1 1   1













9  11
 11
      1 1111




3yr olds and older
H'caps Only
2024 - 2025


10  1     1
11       1  





11    1  1 1  
 1
 
  1




12      1  
 1
111 11
1 1







13  1      
   1 1 1  1
    1







14
 1  1     1 1
  1       1 1





15    



              






16       
         

        




17                    
       
 


18                  
   
 
 



19                      

     
   
20      
1  
     


 
 





 3 2 7 2 0 4
<--Good or better -->
5 6 1 0 4 4


18
20

How to use the bias

  • Pace: identify where the likely early leaders are drawn and which runners can secure a good position.
  • Going: consider whether the inside or outside is riding faster on the day.
  • Field size: draw effects are often more meaningful when runners are crowded into larger fields.
  • Recent evidence: rail movements, watering and weather can alter the effective bias.

Conclusion

An even spread here suggests that over a mile at Musselburgh there is no draw bias.

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