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Thurles racecourse statistics

Every runner at Thurles in our archive since January 2005: who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, the draw and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 28 Oct 2026, 01:28 · last meeting in our archive 08 Oct 2026

Covers 6 January 2005 – 28 October 2026

1,660races · 236 meetings
20,750runners · 13,192 horses
33.4%favourites won · 596 of 1,783Last 12 months: 33.0% (33 of 100)
200/1biggest-priced winner · Killahara Castle (IRE)

In brief

as at 28 Oct 2026

Thurles has staged 1,660 races over 236 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 20,750 runners.

Favourites have won 33.4% of their runs here (596 from 1,783), a level-stakes P/L of −237.44 points to a £1 stake at SP.

W P Mullins has the most winners here (221 from 725 runners, 30.5%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Davy Russell has the most winners here (102 from 521 rides, 19.6%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, R Walsh has the best win rate: 28.8% (91 from 316).

No trip here shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on 100 or more runs each.

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 33.4% of their runs here (596 from 1,783), a level-stakes P/L of −237.44 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 1,783Won 596Win 33.4%£1 −237.44A/E 1.10
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 3,466Won 569Win 16.4%£1 −412.33A/E 1.14
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 5,042Won 320Win 6.3%£1 −1,334.50A/E 0.96
7th or biggerRuns 10,459Won 178Win 1.7%£1 −6,614.00A/E 0.62

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 900Won 302Win 33.6%£1 −139.56A/E 1.12
ChaseRuns 598Won 202Win 33.8%£1 −54.92A/E 1.07
NH FlatRuns 167Won 55Win 32.9%£1 −33.77A/E 1.04
FlatRuns 118Won 37Win 31.4%£1 −9.19A/E 1.16

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 36Won 15Win 41.7%£1 +7.30A/E 1.20
GoodRuns 265Won 87Win 32.8%£1 −49.13A/E 1.05
Good to SoftRuns 118Won 43Win 36.4%£1 −16.55A/E 1.13
SoftRuns 858Won 288Win 33.6%£1 −101.31A/E 1.13
HeavyRuns 506Won 163Win 32.2%£1 −77.75A/E 1.05

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

since 2005

W P Mullins has the most winners here (221 from 725 runners, 30.5%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 725Won 221Win 30.5%£1 −33.33A/E 1.10
Gordon ElliottRuns 510Won 101Win 19.8%£1 −124.91A/E 1.10
Henry De BromheadRuns 366Won 51Win 13.9%£1 −69.77A/E 0.92
Noel MeadeRuns 240Won 38Win 15.8%£1 −42.85A/E 1.00
D T HughesRuns 266Won 37Win 13.9%£1 −85.13A/E 1.27
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 279Won 35Win 12.5%£1 −117.81A/E 0.98
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 162Won 31Win 19.1%£1 −13.56A/E 1.23
M F MorrisRuns 228Won 28Win 12.3%£1 −60.45A/E 1.02
C ByrnesRuns 198Won 25Win 12.6%£1 −16.59A/E 1.18
Denis Gerard HoganRuns 253Won 22Win 8.7%£1 −37.00A/E 1.27

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 725Won 221Win 30.5%£1 −33.33A/E 1.10
A P O'BrienRuns 45Won 11Win 24.4%£1 −6.88A/E 1.17
Gordon ElliottRuns 510Won 101Win 19.8%£1 −124.91A/E 1.10
Adrian MaguireRuns 56Won 11Win 19.6%£1 +80.55A/E 1.92
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 162Won 31Win 19.1%£1 −13.56A/E 1.23
T M WalshRuns 32Won 6Win 18.8%£1 +15.29A/E 1.58
Charles O'BrienRuns 31Won 5Win 16.1%£1 −1.25A/E 1.81
Noel MeadeRuns 240Won 38Win 15.8%£1 −42.85A/E 1.00
Ms Margaret MullinsRuns 89Won 14Win 15.7%£1 −0.52A/E 1.36
Emmet MullinsRuns 45Won 7Win 15.6%£1 −1.15A/E 1.00

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 MaguireRuns 56Won 11Win 19.6%£1 +80.55A/E 1.92
T HoganRuns 91Won 10Win 11.0%£1 +15.00A/E 1.75
Liz DoyleRuns 146Won 18Win 12.3%£1 +35.81A/E 1.58
James Joseph ManganRuns 169Won 21Win 12.4%£1 +2.50A/E 1.52
Michael WintersRuns 112Won 12Win 10.7%£1 −36.06A/E 1.45
Eoghan O'GradyRuns 69Won 7Win 10.1%£1 −26.75A/E 1.45
R H LalorRuns 54Won 5Win 9.3%£1 +51.88A/E 1.42
Oliver McKiernanRuns 114Won 13Win 11.4%£1 +52.25A/E 1.38
Ms Margaret MullinsRuns 89Won 14Win 15.7%£1 −0.52A/E 1.36
F FloodRuns 84Won 8Win 9.5%£1 −25.96A/E 1.35

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

since 2005

Davy Russell has the most winners here (102 from 521 rides, 19.6%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, R Walsh has the best win rate: 28.8% (91 from 316).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Davy RussellRuns 521Won 102Win 19.6%£1 −58.81A/E 1.22
R WalshRuns 316Won 91Win 28.8%£1 −24.20A/E 1.14
Paul TownendRuns 326Won 77Win 23.6%£1 −90.90A/E 1.02
Jack KennedyRuns 189Won 48Win 25.4%£1 −27.89A/E 1.33
Mr P W MullinsRuns 148Won 38Win 25.7%£1 −41.44A/E 0.92
A E LynchRuns 353Won 31Win 8.8%£1 −140.17A/E 1.09
Paul CarberryRuns 194Won 29Win 14.9%£1 −32.56A/E 1.17
Sean FlanaganRuns 331Won 29Win 8.8%£1 −101.85A/E 1.20
Darragh O'KeeffeRuns 203Won 28Win 13.8%£1 +113.02A/E 1.36
Rachael BlackmoreRuns 231Won 28Win 12.1%£1 −116.49A/E 0.81

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
R WalshRuns 316Won 91Win 28.8%£1 −24.20A/E 1.14
Ms K WalshRuns 53Won 14Win 26.4%£1 +29.32A/E 2.01
Mr P W MullinsRuns 148Won 38Win 25.7%£1 −41.44A/E 0.92
Jack KennedyRuns 189Won 48Win 25.4%£1 −27.89A/E 1.33
Paul TownendRuns 326Won 77Win 23.6%£1 −90.90A/E 1.02
Ms N CarberryRuns 78Won 18Win 23.1%£1 −1.87A/E 1.38
Wayne LordanRuns 32Won 7Win 21.9%£1 +11.38A/E 1.66
Davy RussellRuns 521Won 102Win 19.6%£1 −58.81A/E 1.22
Mr J J CoddRuns 76Won 14Win 18.4%£1 +21.50A/E 1.17
Mr B O'NeillRuns 69Won 12Win 17.4%£1 +28.45A/E 1.50

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
Philip DonovanRuns 64Won 5Win 7.8%£1 +14.75A/E 2.14
Ms K WalshRuns 53Won 14Win 26.4%£1 +29.32A/E 2.01
Patrick CorbettRuns 59Won 6Win 10.2%£1 −4.60A/E 1.94
T G M RyanRuns 87Won 9Win 10.3%£1 −14.92A/E 1.93
P W FloodRuns 146Won 24Win 16.4%£1 +1.05A/E 1.71
Kevin ColemanRuns 97Won 8Win 8.2%£1 −7.00A/E 1.68
Jody McGarveyRuns 78Won 9Win 11.5%£1 −2.39A/E 1.62
Ricky DoyleRuns 93Won 10Win 10.8%£1 −23.70A/E 1.62
Mr B O'NeillRuns 69Won 12Win 17.4%£1 +28.45A/E 1.50
Ms N CarberryRuns 78Won 18Win 23.1%£1 −1.87A/E 1.38

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

Cooldine (IRE) has won here 4 times from 5 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 was Killahara Castle (IRE) at 200/1 on 17 December 2017.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

No trip here shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on 100 or more runs each.

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 177Won 14Win 7.9%Place 24.9%A/E 1.04
Middle thirdRuns 190Won 17Win 8.9%Place 24.2%A/E 1.21
High thirdRuns 241Won 16Win 6.6%Place 19.9%A/E 0.87

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 47Won 5Win 10.6%Place 19.1%A/E 1.49
Middle thirdRuns 43Won 1Win 2.3%Place 18.6%A/E 0.33
High thirdRuns 68Won 6Win 8.8%Place 27.9%A/E 1.06

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 29Won 3Win 10.3%Place 24.1%A/E 1.31
Middle thirdRuns 31Won 0Win 0.0%Place 22.6%A/E 0.00
High thirdRuns 48Won 6Win 12.5%Place 27.1%A/E 1.54

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.

  • Rides by Darragh O'Keeffe+55.7% ROI · +113.02 pts from 203 runs · 28 winners (13.8%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +47.1% on 52 · Since Oct 2021: +58.6% on 151 · without the biggest winner (66/1): +46.02 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Thurles?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 596 of 1,783 runs at Thurles since January 2005 — 33.4%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −237.44 points at SP (as at 28 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Thurles?

W P Mullins, with 221 winners from 725 runners (30.5%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Thurles?

Davy Russell, with 102 winners from 521 rides (19.6%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Thurles?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, W P Mullins has the best win rate: 30.5% (221 from 725).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Thurles?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, R Walsh has the best win rate: 28.8% (91 from 316).

Which horses have won most at Thurles?

The leading course winners since January 2005: Cooldine (IRE) (4 from 5), French Dynamite (FR) (4 from 9), Allaho (FR) (3 from 3).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Thurles?

Killahara Castle (IRE) at 200/1 on 17 December 2017 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Boreen Belle Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) — the biggest starting price among Thurles winners since January 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Thurles?

No trip at Thurles shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on samples of 100 or more runs each, in Flat races of 8 or more runners since January 2005.