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Munster Flat Race

Thurles · 23 February 2012
  • TypeNH Flat
  • Distance2m
  • GoingHeavy
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12

Shotgun Paddy (IRE) (14/1) won the Munster Flat Race at Thurles on 23 February 2012, beating Jupitor (IRE) by 9 lengths under Ambrose McCurtin for trainer John J Walsh. 12 ran on Heavy going over 2m; the winning time was 4m 21.60s (slow by 42.60s). The 9/4 favourite, Jupitor (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten 9 lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 12 — The market

Winner Shotgun Paddy (IRE)
SP: 14/1KTB Rating 142A J: Ambrose McCurtin T: John J Walsh
Won by 9 lengthsFav: Jupitor (IRE) 9/4 · 2nd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt KTB Time Prize SP
1st Shotgun Paddy (IRE) 5g Ambrose McCurtin(7) John J Walsh 11-6 142A 4:21.60 4,830 14/1
2nd Jupitor (IRE) t 6g 9 Mr B O'Neill(5) Paul Nolan 11-9 132A 4:23.85 1,120 9/4 fav
3rd Wells China (IRE) 6g 23 Mr M Fahey(5) Michael Joseph Fitzgerald 11-9 100C 4:29.60 490 14/1
4th Nevskij (IRE) 7g 23 Mr D Murphy(5) Michael Winters 11-9 100C 4:35.35 280 5/1
5th Vintage Supreme (IRE) 6g 1 Robbie McNamara John Long 12-0 105C 4:35.60 — 8/1
6th Smart Money (IRE) 5g ½ Mr M M O'Connor(3) J H Culloty 11-10 101C 4:35.73 — 9/2
7th Fort Carson (IRE) 6g 10 Mr J W O'Neill(7) Ronald O'Neill 11-7 98C 4:38.23 — 10/1
8th Finish The Story (IRE) 6g 5 Andrew Flaherty(7) K A Heffernan 11-7 98C 4:39.48 — 7/1
9th Eamon The Farmer (IRE) 5g 16 Mr K E Power Michael T Moran 11-13 104C 4:43.48 — 33/1
10th Dooks Lad (IRE) 5g 6½ Miss Evanna McCutcheon(7) David Peter Nagle 11-6 97C 4:45.10 — 33/1
11th Pippa Rose (IRE) 5m 20 Mr J T Rath(7) Liz Doyle 10-13 90C 4:50.10 — 25/1
12th Luna Mar (IRE) 7g 73 Mr C Motherway(5) P J Rothwell 11-9 100C 5:08.35 — 12/1

Winning time 4m 21.60s (slow by 42.60s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (12 of 12 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Munster Flat Race at Thurles in 2012?
Shotgun Paddy (IRE) won the Munster Flat Race at Thurles on 23 February 2012, ridden by Ambrose McCurtin and trained by John J Walsh.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Munster Flat Race at Thurles?
1st Shotgun Paddy (IRE) (14/1), 2nd Jupitor (IRE) (9/4F), 3rd Wells China (IRE) (14/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Munster Flat Race at Thurles?
Shotgun Paddy (IRE) returned a starting price of 14/1.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Munster Flat Race at Thurles?
12 horses ran in the 2012 Munster Flat Race at Thurles.
What was the winning time of the 2012 Munster Flat Race at Thurles?
The winning time was 4m 21.60s (slow by 42.60s).

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