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Gowran Park racecourse statistics

Every runner at Gowran Park in our archive in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025): who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, the draw and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 6 Nov 2026, 05:53 · last meeting in our archive 19 Oct 2026

Covers 1 November 2025 – 7 November 2026

Racing here today

8 races at Gowran Park · cards as at 1:21

C&D: a declared runner that has already won on the course this race is run on, over a similar trip (the same distance band), in our results archive since 2005. Non-runners are left out.

143races · 19 meetings
1,626runners · 1,315 horses
34.6%favourites won · 53 of 153
80/1biggest-priced winner · Syzygy (GB)

In brief

as at 6 Nov 2026

Gowran Park has staged 143 races over 19 meetings in our archive in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025), with 1,626 runners.

Favourites have won 34.6% of their runs here (53 from 153), a level-stakes P/L of −11.93 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Joseph Patrick O'Brien has the most winners here (23 from 102 runners, 22.5%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, W P Mullins has the best win rate: 28.6% (10 from 35).

J M Sheridan has the most winners here (13 from 53 rides, 24.5%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

Over 1m – 1m1f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 12.6% of its runs (174) and the highest third 5.1% (254).

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 34.6% of their runs here (53 from 153), a level-stakes P/L of −11.93 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 153Won 53Win 34.6%£1 −11.93A/E 1.11
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 292Won 48Win 16.4%£1 −45.17A/E 1.04
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 419Won 27Win 6.4%£1 −126.50A/E 0.88
7th or biggerRuns 762Won 17Win 2.2%£1 −302.00A/E 0.88

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 105Won 36Win 34.3%£1 −4.60A/E 1.17
HurdleRuns 28Won 9Win 32.1%£1 −4.47A/E 0.97
ChaseRuns 16Won 5Win 31.3%£1 −5.42A/E 0.89
NH FlatRuns 4Won 3Win 75.0%£1 +2.56A/E 1.61

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 5Won 1Win 20.0%£1 −1.75A/E 0.63
GoodRuns 26Won 7Win 26.9%£1 −5.25A/E 0.94
Good to SoftRuns 24Won 9Win 37.5%£1 +0.53A/E 1.09
SoftRuns 67Won 26Win 38.8%£1 +5.13A/E 1.35
HeavyRuns 31Won 10Win 32.3%£1 −10.59A/E 0.91

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 12 months

Joseph Patrick O'Brien has the most winners here (23 from 102 runners, 22.5%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, W P Mullins has the best win rate: 28.6% (10 from 35).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 102Won 23Win 22.5%£1 +21.32A/E 1.27
W P MullinsRuns 35Won 10Win 28.6%£1 −2.81A/E 1.08
J P MurtaghRuns 44Won 8Win 18.2%£1 +2.93A/E 1.17
A. SlatteryRuns 55Won 7Win 12.7%£1 −5.65A/E 1.22
Gordon ElliottRuns 42Won 6Win 14.3%£1 −1.12A/E 1.18
A P O'BrienRuns 22Won 5Win 22.7%£1 −10.56A/E 1.07
Gavin CromwellRuns 46Won 5Win 10.9%£1 −19.00A/E 1.47
P TwomeyRuns 10Won 4Win 40.0%£1 +2.92A/E 1.43
Adrian McGuinnessRuns 29Won 4Win 13.8%£1 −6.75A/E 1.51
Denis Gerard HoganRuns 39Won 4Win 10.3%£1 −16.08A/E 1.26

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 35Won 10Win 28.6%£1 −2.81A/E 1.08
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 102Won 23Win 22.5%£1 +21.32A/E 1.27
J P MurtaghRuns 44Won 8Win 18.2%£1 +2.93A/E 1.17
Gordon ElliottRuns 42Won 6Win 14.3%£1 −1.12A/E 1.18
A. SlatteryRuns 55Won 7Win 12.7%£1 −5.65A/E 1.22
Gavin CromwellRuns 46Won 5Win 10.9%£1 −19.00A/E 1.47
Denis Gerard HoganRuns 39Won 4Win 10.3%£1 −16.08A/E 1.26
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 30Won 2Win 6.7%£1 −18.00A/E 0.76
Henry De BromheadRuns 49Won 2Win 4.1%£1 −43.59A/E 0.33

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
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 102Won 23Win 22.5%£1 +21.32A/E 1.27
A. SlatteryRuns 55Won 7Win 12.7%£1 −5.65A/E 1.22

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 12 months

J M Sheridan has the most winners here (13 from 53 rides, 24.5%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
J M SheridanRuns 53Won 13Win 24.5%£1 +14.04A/E 1.69
Ben CoenRuns 47Won 9Win 19.1%£1 +14.93A/E 1.44
W J LeeRuns 63Won 9Win 14.3%£1 −27.08A/E 1.13
Dylan Browne McMonagleRuns 43Won 8Win 18.6%£1 −10.68A/E 0.90
Paul TownendRuns 12Won 6Win 50.0%£1 −2.12A/E 1.23
W. M. LordanRuns 21Won 5Win 23.8%£1 −9.56A/E 1.23
Paddy HarnettRuns 29Won 5Win 17.2%£1 +20.50A/E 2.64
Daniel KingRuns 13Won 4Win 30.8%£1 +10.25A/E 2.84
Sam CoenRuns 14Won 4Win 28.6%£1 +5.00A/E 1.73
Declan McDonoghRuns 37Won 4Win 10.8%£1 −22.62A/E 1.12

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
J M SheridanRuns 53Won 13Win 24.5%£1 +14.04A/E 1.69
Ben CoenRuns 47Won 9Win 19.1%£1 +14.93A/E 1.44
Dylan Browne McMonagleRuns 43Won 8Win 18.6%£1 −10.68A/E 0.90
W J LeeRuns 63Won 9Win 14.3%£1 −27.08A/E 1.13
Declan McDonoghRuns 37Won 4Win 10.8%£1 −22.62A/E 1.12
Luke McAteerRuns 36Won 3Win 8.3%£1 −17.80A/E 1.09
Colin KeaneRuns 39Won 3Win 7.7%£1 −28.00A/E 0.50
Chris HayesRuns 37Won 2Win 5.4%£1 −23.75A/E 0.63
Shane FoleyRuns 39Won 2Win 5.1%£1 −27.00A/E 0.56
R. P. WhelanRuns 33Won 1Win 3.0%£1 −29.75A/E 0.42

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
J M SheridanRuns 53Won 13Win 24.5%£1 +14.04A/E 1.69
W J LeeRuns 63Won 9Win 14.3%£1 −27.08A/E 1.13

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

No horse has won 3 or more times here in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025) was Syzygy (GB) at 80/1 on 19 September 2026.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 1m – 1m1f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 12.6% of its runs (174) and the highest third 5.1% (254).

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 82Won 10Win 12.2%Place 34.1%A/E 1.06
Middle thirdRuns 84Won 5Win 6.0%Place 25.0%A/E 0.79
High thirdRuns 120Won 10Win 8.3%Place 18.3%A/E 1.28

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 174Won 22Win 12.6%Place 33.3%A/E 1.34
Middle thirdRuns 189Won 12Win 6.3%Place 21.7%A/E 0.81
High thirdRuns 254Won 13Win 5.1%Place 19.7%A/E 0.83

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 13Won 3Win 23.1%Place 38.5%A/E 1.77
Middle thirdRuns 17Won 2Win 11.8%Place 35.3%A/E 1.24
High thirdRuns 26Won 0Win 0.0%Place 19.2%A/E 0.00

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 16Won 1Win 6.3%Place 37.5%A/E 0.59
Middle thirdRuns 14Won 1Win 7.1%Place 28.6%A/E 0.66
High thirdRuns 29Won 3Win 10.3%Place 17.2%A/E 1.67

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 – Oct 2021, and since Nov 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 – Oct 2021: +17.9% on 158 · Since Nov 2021: +14.1% on 193 · without the biggest winner (33/1): +21.48 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Gowran Park?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 53 of 153 runs at Gowran Park in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025) — 34.6%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −11.93 points at SP (as at 6 Nov 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Gowran Park?

Joseph Patrick O'Brien, with 23 winners from 102 runners (22.5%) in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Gowran Park?

J M Sheridan, with 13 winners from 53 rides (24.5%) in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Gowran Park?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025), W P Mullins has the best win rate: 28.6% (10 from 35).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Gowran Park?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025), J M Sheridan has the best win rate: 24.5% (13 from 53).

Which horses have won most at Gowran Park?

No horse has won 3 or more times at Gowran Park in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Gowran Park?

Syzygy (GB) at 80/1 on 19 September 2026 in the Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes (Group 3) — the biggest starting price among Gowran Park winners in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

Is there a draw bias at Gowran Park?

Over 1m – 1m1f in Flat races of 8 or more runners in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025), runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 22 of 174 runs (12.6%) and those in the highest third 13 of 254 (5.1%). Fair A/E 1.34 low against 0.83 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.