All eyes on Musselburgh as the weather beats Cheltenham

The £88,000 Bet way New Year’s Day meeting at Musselburgh will take centre stage following the abandonment of C he lt en ham’ s 1 January meeting due to a waterlogged course.

History-making Bryony Frost heads a list of star names on parade in East Lothian, fresh from her Boxing Day success at Kemp ton Park when the 25-year-old became the first female jockey to lift the King George VI Chase, scoring on Fro don (a previous winner at Musselburgh’s

Scottish Cheltenham Trials fixture).

Frost’ s Grade 1 strike took her ahead of Lucy Alexander to become the winning-most female pilot of all time on 145 victories. Her very first winner was at Musselburgh in 2015 under Rules, and her return tomorrow sees her booked for two rides, starting with Accomplice in the Bet way Handicap Hurdle (1.20pm).

The same race al so welcomes a rare course runner in the shape of Sebastopol for Tom Lacey, as the Herefordshire trainer’s only other previous visit was when the same horse won the Scottish County Hurdle in February.

Frost’s other mount is Whiskey Lullaby, also saddled by 11-time champion trainer Paul Nicholls in the B et way Heed Your Hunch Handicap Hurdle (3.35pm), and she will be hoping for the same Musselburgh form which led to her landing a treble on the opening card of Scottish Cheltenham Trials weekend in February.

In the Betway Hogmaneigh Handicap Hurdle (1.55pm) - one of two £25,000 feature races on the card – Miranda, third placed in last season’s Scottish County Hurdle, is a first Musselburgh mount for amateur rider Angus Cheleda, and the partnership is fresh from a win at Ludlow.

The Keith Dalgleish-trained Raymond will be looking for three-in-a-row at Musselburgh following back-to - back wins in November.

Champion jockey Brian

Hughes is on board the Donald McCain-trained Mount Mews, a Grade 2 hurdle winner in his younger days who sports blinkers for the first time, in the £25,000 B et way Auld Reekie Handicap Chase (3.05pm).

Also featuring in this race are Harry and Dan Skelton, who have been in impressive form over the festive period and the Warwickshire-based brothers team up with Romain De Senam, already a six-time winner over fences.

County Durham trainer Rebecca Menzies has Return Ticket in top order and he was an impressive winner at Muss el burgh over two miles in November.