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Temp: 2.3° - 7.1°
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Wind: 1.6 mph SE
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 55y Stoneyford Lady (Good) 12 Nov 2026 4m 25s 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 132y Way Down South (Good) 12 Nov 2026 5m 20.8s 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 Gunnery Sergeant (Good) 12 Nov 2026 4m 54.4s 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 French Dynamite (Good to Yielding) 20 Oct 2022 5m 36.6s 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 89y Soul Of Spain (Good) 10 Oct 2024 3m 33.78s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L W P Mullins 45 13 €221,101 28.89% -€10.27 G Elliott 26 4 €58,800 15.38% -€17.39 P J Rothwell 47 4 €30,301 8.51% -€30.25 H De Bromhead 19 4 €50,700 21.05% €58.95 E Mullins 6 3 €23,398 50% €3.60 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 7 2 €19,200 28.57% €9.50 A M O'Grady 11 2 €13,500 18.18% €0.50 Ms M Mullins 5 2 €13,801 40% €7.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L W P Mullins 43 17 €138,300 39.53% €4.94 G Elliott 57 11 €92,699 19.3% -€37.23 P J Rothwell 46 5 €35,400 10.87% -€31.25 H De Bromhead 37 4 €42,000 10.81% -€15.50 J P O'Brien 14 4 €42,600 28.57% €4.33 T Doyle 38 3 €22,500 7.89% -€34.70 Jonathan Sweeney 10 3 €27,600 30% -€3.26 C Byrnes 25 2 €12,000 8% -€23.52 J J Hanlon 22 2 €16,500 9.09% -€21.09 D Hogan 19 2 €18,300 10.53% -€3.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L W P Mullins 10 3 €19,500 30% -€4.03 G P Cromwell 5 2 €12,601 40% €1.00 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 P M J Doyle 2 1 €6,000 50% €7.00 Ms M Mullins 2 1 €6,000 50% €4.00 T O'Brien 3 1 €6,300 33.33% €8.00 Conor Houlihan 2 1 €6,601 50% €2.00 Paul O'Flynn 1 1 €6,601 100% €18.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L G P Cromwell 10 3 €19,500 30% €0.33 J P O'Brien 16 2 €18,000 12.5% -€8.50 A Slattery 17 2 €21,300 11.76% -€5.63 A P O'Brien 8 2 €20,100 25% -€4.50 D K Weld 4 2 €22,800 50% €6.50 Mrs J Harrington 10 1 €12,000 10% -€8.38 H De Bromhead 4 1 €6,000 25% €2.00 A McGuinness 4 1 €6,000 25% €5.00 T Mullins 3 1 €6,000 33.33% €0.33 Conor Maxwell 2 1 €6,000 50% €7.00 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Paul Townend 21 10 €171,900 47.62% -€2.77 Darragh O'Keeffe 35 8 €54,298 22.86% €76.85 Donagh Meyler 19 7 €62,400 36.84% €28.73 Jack Kennedy 12 4 €58,800 33.33% -€2.39 Simon Torrens 17 2 €24,900 11.76% €4.50 Daniel King 16 2 €16,200 12.5% €3.00 Sean O'Keeffe 22 2 €36,000 9.09% -€3.00 Keith Donoghue 15 2 €13,200 13.33% -€11.90 Philip Donovan 12 2 €20,701 16.67% €0.75 Aidan Kelly 6 2 €20,100 33.33% €9.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Jack Kennedy 41 11 €95,099 26.83% -€7.60 Paul Townend 24 11 €98,700 45.83% €7.58 Darragh O'Keeffe 50 4 €27,000 8% €7.25 Sean Flanagan 27 4 €30,300 14.81% €0.75 Sean O'Keeffe 31 3 €20,700 9.68% €5.83 R Deegan 11 3 €21,000 27.27% €0.33 Cian Quirke 31 3 €22,200 9.68% €20.60 Tiernan Power Roche 18 3 €23,400 16.67% -€7.25 J J Slevin 16 3 €37,200 18.75% €1.50 Daniel King 15 3 €18,899 20% €1.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Mr P W Mullins 9 2 €13,200 22.22% -€4.83 Mr D Doyle 9 2 €15,000 22.22% €3.00 Mr R W Barron 4 2 €12,600 50% €23.00 Mr J L Gleeson 8 1 €6,000 12.5% -€3.00 Mr D O'Connor 5 1 €6,601 20% -€0.50 Mr B T Stone 3 1 €6,601 33.33% €1.00 Mr C Mullins 2 1 €6,300 50% -€0.20 Mr D Allen 2 1 €6,300 50% €9.00 Mr D G Lavery 2 1 €6,000 50% -€1.50 Mr A Burke-Ott 1 1 €6,601 100% €18.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Gary Carroll 10 2 €13,500 20% -€1.50 Dylan Browne McMonagle 7 2 €18,000 28.57% €0.50 Chris Hayes 9 2 €22,800 22.22% -€0.50 Adam Caffrey 5 2 €12,899 40% €6.75 Wayne Lordan 4 2 €20,100 50% -€0.50 Colin Keane 8 1 €7,200 12.5% -€7.25 Seamie Heffernan 7 1 €12,000 14.29% -€4.38 Andrew Slattery 4 1 €15,000 25% -€1.63 J M Sheridan 10 1 €6,300 10% €2.00 Jimmy Dalton 6 1 €6,000 16.67% -€1.67
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Upcoming races
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12:05 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase
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12:40 William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Chase
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13:15 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle
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13:50 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle
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14:25 William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle
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15:00 Racing Again On The 26th November Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
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15:30 Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle
(Class ) (1m 7f 169y)
Results
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11:43 Racing Again November 19th Beginners Chase
2m 2f | 4YO plus | 10 ran
- Winner: Might Be The One 9/4 Fav
- Jockey: Darragh O'Keeffe Trainer: A McNamara
- Owner: O'Rourke Construction Ltd
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12:18 Horse & Jockey Handicap Chase
2m 2f | 4YO plus | 12 ran
- Winner: Stoneyford Lady 11/4 Fav
- Jockey: Darragh O'Keeffe Trainer: H De Bromhead
- Owner: Declan Landy
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12:53 www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase
0-100
2m 5½f | 4YO plus | 15 ran
- Winner: Way Down South 5/1 2Fav
- Jockey: Alan O'Sullivan Trainer: Gillian Scott
- Owner: WDS Syndicate
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13:28 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle
2m 7f | 4YO plus | 7 ran
- Winner: Zambezi Moon 5/2 2Fav
- Jockey: J J Slevin Trainer: David Barry
- Owner: P Culloty
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14:03 Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Maiden Hurdle
2m 4f | 4YO plus | 11 ran
- Winner: Gunnery Sergeant 5/6 Fav
- Jockey: Jack Kennedy Trainer: G Elliott
- Owner: Ed Mulligan
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14:38 Book Your Christmas Party Here On December 19th Mares Handicap Hurdle
2m 4f | 3YO plus | 10 ran
- Winner: Fratas 7/2
- Jockey: J J Slevin Trainer: J P O'Brien
- Owner: Thoroughbred Racing Syndicate/Kieran Leavy
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15:15 Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle
0-100 | Div 1
2m | 3YO plus | 16 ran
- Winner: Duke Otto 18/1
- Jockey: Conor Smithers Trainer: P J Flynn
- Owner: Duke of Saxony Syndicate
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15:48 Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle
0-100 | Div 2
2m | 3YO plus | 17 ran
- Winner: Euro Maker 11/2
- Jockey: Eoghan Finegan Trainer: A Murray
- Owner: Michael Dervan
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