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Gowran Park racecourse statistics

Every runner at Gowran Park in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, the draw and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 24 Oct 2026, 17:28 · last meeting in our archive 19 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 25 October 2026

712races · 95 meetings
8,520runners · 5,633 horses
31.3%favourites won · 241 of 769Last 12 months: 34.5% (61 of 177)
200/1biggest-priced winner · King Of The Bronx (IRE)

In brief

as at 24 Oct 2026

Gowran Park has staged 712 races over 95 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 8,520 runners.

Favourites have won 31.3% of their runs here (241 from 769), a level-stakes P/L of −92.39 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Joseph Patrick O'Brien has the most winners here (57 from 360 runners, 15.8%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, W P Mullins has the best win rate: 28.3% (45 from 159).

Ben Coen has the most winners here (37 from 251 rides, 14.7%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Paul Townend has the best win rate: 45.8% (22 from 48).

Over 6f – 7f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 11.2% of its runs (383) and the highest third 5.8% (606).

1 angle here made a level-stakes profit at SP in both periods we test, on 100 or more runs.

Favourites and the market

by starting-price rank

Favourites have won 31.3% of their runs here (241 from 769), a level-stakes P/L of −92.39 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 769Won 241Win 31.3%£1 −92.39A/E 1.08
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 1,453Won 229Win 15.8%£1 −273.33A/E 1.01
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 2,108Won 145Win 6.9%£1 −637.50A/E 0.94
7th or biggerRuns 4,190Won 99Win 2.4%£1 −1,726.00A/E 0.92

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 521Won 147Win 28.2%£1 −77.06A/E 1.04
HurdleRuns 149Won 46Win 30.9%£1 −23.35A/E 1.03
ChaseRuns 81Won 37Win 45.7%£1 +5.56A/E 1.26
NH FlatRuns 18Won 11Win 61.1%£1 +2.46A/E 1.34

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 25Won 7Win 28.0%£1 −3.27A/E 1.05
GoodRuns 211Won 59Win 28.0%£1 −46.79A/E 0.97
Good to SoftRuns 47Won 15Win 31.9%£1 −3.93A/E 1.02
SoftRuns 287Won 88Win 30.7%£1 −37.57A/E 1.11
HeavyRuns 199Won 72Win 36.2%£1 −0.83A/E 1.15

Favourites include joint favourites. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runs. Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation at SP. Favourite-heavy samples naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". £1 P/L is level stakes at SP.

Trainers

last 5 years

Joseph Patrick O'Brien has the most winners here (57 from 360 runners, 15.8%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, W P Mullins has the best win rate: 28.3% (45 from 159).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 360Won 57Win 15.8%£1 −88.60A/E 0.92
W P MullinsRuns 159Won 45Win 28.3%£1 −31.90A/E 1.12
J P MurtaghRuns 196Won 37Win 18.9%£1 +24.24A/E 1.30
Gordon ElliottRuns 244Won 29Win 11.9%£1 −114.54A/E 0.92
Henry De BromheadRuns 179Won 27Win 15.1%£1 −41.97A/E 1.07
A P O'BrienRuns 110Won 26Win 23.6%£1 −8.90A/E 1.18
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 230Won 26Win 11.3%£1 −33.00A/E 1.07
Gavin CromwellRuns 197Won 22Win 11.2%£1 −50.36A/E 1.29
A. SlatteryRuns 200Won 22Win 11.0%£1 −4.56A/E 1.18
G M LyonsRuns 128Won 18Win 14.1%£1 −53.06A/E 0.94

Ordered by winners here; a tie goes to the fewer runners.

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 159Won 45Win 28.3%£1 −31.90A/E 1.12
P TwomeyRuns 39Won 11Win 28.2%£1 −5.90A/E 1.24
A P O'BrienRuns 110Won 26Win 23.6%£1 −8.90A/E 1.18
Declan QueallyRuns 38Won 8Win 21.1%£1 +3.50A/E 1.99
Conor O'DwyerRuns 30Won 6Win 20.0%£1 +33.00A/E 3.15
J P MurtaghRuns 196Won 37Win 18.9%£1 +24.24A/E 1.30
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 360Won 57Win 15.8%£1 −88.60A/E 0.92
J A StackRuns 39Won 6Win 15.4%£1 +10.58A/E 1.92
Henry De BromheadRuns 179Won 27Win 15.1%£1 −41.97A/E 1.07
Adrian McGuinnessRuns 106Won 15Win 14.2%£1 +27.58A/E 1.69

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more runners here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

Beat the market

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Adrian McGuinnessRuns 106Won 15Win 14.2%£1 +27.58A/E 1.69
Kevin Thomas ColemanRuns 56Won 6Win 10.7%£1 +8.25A/E 1.66
J P MurtaghRuns 196Won 37Win 18.9%£1 +24.24A/E 1.30
Gavin CromwellRuns 197Won 22Win 11.2%£1 −50.36A/E 1.29
A. SlatteryRuns 200Won 22Win 11.0%£1 −4.56A/E 1.18
A P O'BrienRuns 110Won 26Win 23.6%£1 −8.90A/E 1.18
W P MullinsRuns 159Won 45Win 28.3%£1 −31.90A/E 1.12
W McCreeryRuns 122Won 13Win 10.7%£1 −24.92A/E 1.09
Henry De BromheadRuns 179Won 27Win 15.1%£1 −41.97A/E 1.07
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 230Won 26Win 11.3%£1 −33.00A/E 1.07

Ordered by fair A/E, among those with 50 or more runners at a fair price here: above 1.00, their winners came at bigger prices than the margin-free market expected.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runners.

Jockeys

last 5 years

Ben Coen has the most winners here (37 from 251 rides, 14.7%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Paul Townend has the best win rate: 45.8% (22 from 48).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Ben CoenRuns 251Won 37Win 14.7%£1 −19.93A/E 1.26
W J LeeRuns 258Won 35Win 13.6%£1 −53.69A/E 1.04
Colin KeaneRuns 259Won 32Win 12.4%£1 −117.77A/E 0.92
Dylan Browne McMonagleRuns 190Won 30Win 15.8%£1 −62.48A/E 0.87
Shane FoleyRuns 266Won 28Win 10.5%£1 −23.50A/E 1.02
W. M. LordanRuns 117Won 27Win 23.1%£1 +31.99A/E 1.49
Paul TownendRuns 48Won 22Win 45.8%£1 +3.74A/E 1.22
J M SheridanRuns 159Won 21Win 13.2%£1 −13.76A/E 1.48
G. F. CarrollRuns 201Won 21Win 10.4%£1 −79.47A/E 1.08
Danny MullinsRuns 91Won 13Win 14.3%£1 −0.18A/E 1.43

Ordered by winners here; a tie goes to the fewer rides.

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul TownendRuns 48Won 22Win 45.8%£1 +3.74A/E 1.22
Rachael BlackmoreRuns 38Won 9Win 23.7%£1 +5.28A/E 1.32
W. M. LordanRuns 117Won 27Win 23.1%£1 +31.99A/E 1.49
Mark WalshRuns 52Won 9Win 17.3%£1 −11.20A/E 1.24
Sam CoenRuns 43Won 7Win 16.3%£1 +1.00A/E 1.40
Danny SheehyRuns 31Won 5Win 16.1%£1 +30.83A/E 2.40
Jack KennedyRuns 63Won 10Win 15.9%£1 −25.77A/E 0.91
Dylan Browne McMonagleRuns 190Won 30Win 15.8%£1 −62.48A/E 0.87
Ben CoenRuns 251Won 37Win 14.7%£1 −19.93A/E 1.26
Danny MullinsRuns 91Won 13Win 14.3%£1 −0.18A/E 1.43

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more rides here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

Beat the market

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Richard DeeganRuns 50Won 6Win 12.0%£1 +10.83A/E 2.63
Scott McCullaghRuns 53Won 5Win 9.4%£1 +48.50A/E 1.54
Adam CaffreyRuns 80Won 9Win 11.3%£1 −20.34A/E 1.51
Paddy HarnettRuns 62Won 6Win 9.7%£1 +68.50A/E 1.51
W. M. LordanRuns 117Won 27Win 23.1%£1 +31.99A/E 1.49
J M SheridanRuns 159Won 21Win 13.2%£1 −13.76A/E 1.48
Danny MullinsRuns 91Won 13Win 14.3%£1 −0.18A/E 1.43
Gavin RyanRuns 140Won 11Win 7.9%£1 −14.38A/E 1.35
Jordan GainfordRuns 52Won 6Win 11.5%£1 −19.62A/E 1.31
R. P. ClearyRuns 112Won 8Win 7.1%£1 −9.87A/E 1.30

Ordered by fair A/E, among those with 50 or more rides at a fair price here: above 1.00, their winners came at bigger prices than the margin-free market expected.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 rides.

Course specialists

3+ wins here

Glor Tire (IRE) has won here 3 times from 3 runs, more than any other horse in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) was King Of The Bronx (IRE) at 200/1 on 9 May 2024.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 6f – 7f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 11.2% of its runs (383) and the highest third 5.8% (606).

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 383Won 43Win 11.2%Place 35.5%A/E 1.11
Middle thirdRuns 406Won 34Win 8.4%Place 23.9%A/E 1.04
High thirdRuns 606Won 35Win 5.8%Place 18.6%A/E 0.89

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 934Won 97Win 10.4%Place 30.7%A/E 1.19
Middle thirdRuns 1,025Won 66Win 6.4%Place 22.9%A/E 0.86
High thirdRuns 1,495Won 98Win 6.6%Place 20.9%A/E 0.95

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 41Won 6Win 14.6%Place 29.3%A/E 1.39
Middle thirdRuns 41Won 5Win 12.2%Place 31.7%A/E 1.25
High thirdRuns 67Won 2Win 3.0%Place 22.4%A/E 0.43

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 81Won 4Win 4.9%Place 24.7%A/E 0.59
Middle thirdRuns 92Won 8Win 8.7%Place 20.7%A/E 1.06
High thirdRuns 137Won 14Win 10.2%Place 29.9%A/E 1.20

Stall number as a share of the field: low is the lowest third of the stalls. Flat races with 8 or more runners. Fair A/E near 1.00 means the market had already priced the draw in.

Angles that have paid

at SP, two periods

Past results at starting price, not a forecast. Each angle made a £1 level-stakes profit in both periods (Jan 2005 – Sep 2021, and since Oct 2021), with at least 100 SP-priced runs and 10 winners in all, and is still in profit with its single biggest winner taken out. The same on every view of this page.

  • Runners trained by J P Murtagh+15.8% ROI · +55.48 pts from 351 runs · 64 winners (18.2%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +20.2% on 155 · Since Oct 2021: +12.4% on 196 · without the biggest winner (33/1): +21.48 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Gowran Park?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 241 of 769 runs at Gowran Park in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 31.3%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −92.39 points at SP (as at 24 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Gowran Park?

Joseph Patrick O'Brien, with 57 winners from 360 runners (15.8%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Gowran Park?

Ben Coen, with 37 winners from 251 rides (14.7%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Gowran Park?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), W P Mullins has the best win rate: 28.3% (45 from 159).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Gowran Park?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Paul Townend has the best win rate: 45.8% (22 from 48).

Which horses have won most at Gowran Park?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Glor Tire (IRE) (3 from 3), Trustyourinstinct (IRE) (3 from 3), Thrifty Of Digby (IRE) (3 from 5).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Gowran Park?

King Of The Bronx (IRE) at 200/1 on 9 May 2024 in the Golf At Gowran Park Claiming Race — the biggest starting price among Gowran Park winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Is there a draw bias at Gowran Park?

Over 6f – 7f in Flat races of 8 or more runners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 43 of 383 runs (11.2%) and those in the highest third 35 of 606 (5.8%). Fair A/E 1.11 low against 0.89 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Gowran Park

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Gowran, County Kilkenny, about eight miles east of Kilkenny city — Flat and jumps, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed and undulating, about 1m4f round, with a long uphill run of about 3f from the final bend to the line.

Going and the seasons

  • Winter: Heavy ground is common from November to February.
  • Summer: The Flat fixtures usually race on good or good to yielding ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • January: The Thyestes Chase (about 3m1f handicap chase) and the Galmoy Hurdle (about 3m).
  • February: The Red Mills Chase (about 2m4f) and the Red Mills Hurdle (2m).
  • Autumn: The Champion Chase (about 2m4f) in October, with Listed and Group 3 fillies' races on the Flat in September and October.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Off the M9 (junction 8) or the N10 from Kilkenny with parking on site; by rail to Kilkenny or Thomastown and a taxi.
  • Viewing: The stands look down the long climb to the line.

These notes are written and checked by KTB (last checked October 2026); the statistics above are computed from our results archive. Check the course's own site for fixtures, going and travel before you go.