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Thurles Course Guide
One of three racecourses in County Tipperary, racing has taken place at Thurles since 1732 and it has long been considered a highly-important asset to Irish National Hunt racing. The reason for this is that the remarkably resilient ground there can be raced on after all but exceptional amounts of rainfall and it can withstand a large amount of racing during the winter months. It host 11 fixtures between October and March every year.
Thurles plays host to three Grade 2 contests, with the Kinloch Brae Chase in January being the most high profile. It has been won by the likes of Native Upmanship (three times), Newmill (twice), Hi Cloy and Don Cossack.
An undulating, right-handed track with a circuit of around a mile and a quarter. Sections of the track are uphill but there is a fairly steep descent to the two-furlong home straight and the track is very much sharp in character, favouring the handy type of horse. There are seven fences to a circuit of the chase course, with two in the home straight, and a run-in of around a furlong. The course is remarkably well drained and as a result, very few meetings are lost due to adverse weather conditions.
Thurles is a grand track to ride. You have to give your horse a chance coming up the hill in the back straight or you’ll struggle to get home otherwise. The ground at Thurles really is amazing, as it never gets too deep. Even in the worst of the worst weather, they still only go in five or six inches. There can often be some even better ground out a bit wider and that is something worth considering, especially towards the backend of a card when the ground on the inside is chopped up.
View from the saddle: Charlie Swan
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 4y Special Cadeau (Good) 06 Feb 2025 4m 1.9s 2m 121y Turbo (Good) 21 Nov 2024 4m 4.1s 2m 2f 17y A Law Of Her Own (Good to Yielding) 15 Mar 2025 4m 32.08s 2m 4f 63y Allaho (Good to Yielding) 23 Jan 2022 5m 10.1s 2m 4f 189y Nara (Good) 19 Jan 2025 5m 0.8s 2m 5f 186y That's About Right (Good) 19 Jan 2025 5m 23.8s 2m 6f 79y Drumgill (Good) 21 Nov 2024 5m 35.6s 3m 1f 22y Cullenwaine (Good) 21 Dec 2024 6m 20.8s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 110y Samui (Good) 19 Jan 2025 3m 40.8s 2m 15y Cottesloe Sunshine (Good) 21 Dec 2024 3m 48.1s 2m 140y Arslan (Soft to Heavy) 05 Mar 2026 4m 55.4s 2m 4f Gold Creek (Good to Yielding) 04 Nov 2021 4m 55.7s 2m 4f 154y Therellbguddaysyet (Good) 28 Nov 2024 5m 4s 2m 6f 110y Place De La Nation (Yielding) 20 Nov 2025 4m 48.4s 2m 7f Stratum (Good) 21 Oct 2021 5m 33.8s 2m 7f 151y Franciscan Rock (Good) 23 Feb 2023 6m 13.01s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 149y A Law Of Her Own (Good to Yielding) 20 Oct 2022 3m 46.9s 2m 98y Sir Argus (Yielding) 10 Mar 2022 4m 5.8s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 44y Jareth (Good) 10 Oct 2024 1m 40.82s 1m 4f 104y Autumn Winter (Good) 10 Oct 2024 2m 42.63s 2m Rekero (Yielding) 07 Oct 2021 3m 30.7s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L W P Mullins 45 13 €221,101 28.89% -€10.27 P J Rothwell 48 4 €30,301 8.33% -€33.25 G Elliott 27 4 €58,800 14.81% -€18.39 H De Bromhead 18 3 €43,500 16.67% €56.20 E Mullins 6 3 €23,398 50% €3.60 G P Cromwell 24 2 €15,000 8.33% -€22.00 J P O'Brien 9 2 €29,100 22.22% €15.00 M Winters 9 2 €12,300 22.22% €11.00 James Andrew Fahey 5 2 €19,200 40% €11.50 A M O'Grady 12 2 €13,500 16.67% -€0.50 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L W P Mullins 45 18 €146,100 40% €3.51 G Elliott 61 13 €107,099 21.31% -€37.56 P J Rothwell 52 5 €35,400 9.62% -€40.25 H De Bromhead 38 4 €42,000 10.53% -€16.50 T Doyle 39 3 €22,500 7.69% -€35.70 J P O'Brien 12 3 €33,600 25% €2.00 Jonathan Sweeney 11 3 €27,600 27.27% -€4.26 C Byrnes 26 2 €12,000 7.69% -€24.52 J J Hanlon 21 2 €16,500 9.52% -€20.09 D Hogan 19 2 €18,300 10.53% -€3.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L W P Mullins 11 3 €19,500 27.27% -€5.03 G P Cromwell 6 2 €12,601 33.33% €0.00 C Byrnes 3 2 €12,600 66.67% €24.00 J P O'Brien 5 1 €6,000 20% €0.00 S Curling 4 1 €9,000 25% -€1.00 T O'Brien 4 1 €6,300 25% €7.00 Ms M Mullins 3 1 €6,000 33.33% €3.00 P M J Doyle 2 1 €6,000 50% €7.00 P J Rothwell 3 1 €6,000 33.33% €25.00 Conor Houlihan 2 1 €6,601 50% €2.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L J P O'Brien 18 4 €36,300 22.22% -€5.88 A Slattery 17 2 €18,299 11.76% -€2.00 A P O'Brien 8 2 €20,100 25% -€4.50 T Doyle 10 2 €12,000 20% -€4.38 G P Cromwell 6 2 €12,300 33.33% €0.83 W P Mullins 2 2 €14,400 100% €12.75 N Meade 7 1 €11,999 14.29% €21.00 D K Weld 4 1 €9,600 25% €2.50 P W Flynn 5 1 €6,300 20% -€1.00 A McGuinness 4 1 €6,000 25% €5.00 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Paul Townend 21 10 €171,900 47.62% -€2.77 Darragh O'Keeffe 34 7 €47,098 20.59% €74.10 Donagh Meyler 19 7 €62,400 36.84% €28.73 Jack Kennedy 14 4 €58,800 28.57% -€4.39 Daniel King 17 3 €22,800 17.65% €15.00 Keith Donoghue 16 3 €21,600 18.75% -€8.90 Simon Torrens 19 2 €24,900 10.53% €2.50 Sean O'Keeffe 24 2 €36,000 8.33% -€6.00 Philip Donovan 11 2 €20,701 18.18% €1.75 Aidan Kelly 6 2 €20,100 33.33% €9.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Jack Kennedy 45 13 €109,499 28.89% -€7.94 Paul Townend 26 12 €106,500 46.15% €6.15 Darragh O'Keeffe 53 4 €27,000 7.55% €3.25 Sean Flanagan 28 4 €30,300 14.29% -€1.25 Sean O'Keeffe 34 3 €20,700 8.82% €2.83 Cian Quirke 28 3 €22,200 10.71% €23.60 Tiernan Power Roche 18 3 €23,400 16.67% -€7.25 Daniel King 15 3 €18,899 20% €1.00 Mr P W Mullins 3 3 €20,100 100% €1.46 Danny Mullins 26 2 €18,000 7.69% -€14.50 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Mr D Doyle 11 2 €15,000 18.18% €1.00 Mr P W Mullins 10 2 €13,200 20% -€5.83 Mr R W Barron 5 2 €12,600 40% €22.00 Mr J L Gleeson 9 1 €6,000 11.11% -€4.00 Mr D O'Connor 7 1 €6,601 14.29% -€2.50 Mr B T Stone 3 1 €6,601 33.33% €1.00 Miss P Elvin 3 1 €6,000 33.33% €26.00 Finn Brickley 3 1 €9,000 33.33% €23.00 Mr D Allen 2 1 €6,300 50% €9.00 Mr C Mullins 2 1 €6,300 50% -€0.20 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Dylan Browne McMonagle 13 5 €42,600 38.46% €5.13 Wayne Hassett 6 3 €18,000 50% €1.46 Wayne Lordan 4 2 €20,100 50% -€0.50 Adam Caffrey 6 2 €12,899 33.33% €5.75 Colin Keane 14 1 €7,200 7.14% -€13.25 Gary Carroll 8 1 €6,300 12.5% -€3.00 Chris Hayes 9 1 €9,600 11.11% -€3.50 Ronan Whelan 7 1 €12,000 14.29% -€3.80 Andrew Slattery 6 1 €11,999 16.67% -€1.00 Ben Coen 5 1 €11,999 20% €23.00
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