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Munster Flat Race

Thurles · 9 February 2017
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance2m
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10

Planet Nine (IRE) (7/1) won the Munster Flat Race at Thurles on 9 February 2017, beating Back Bar (IRE) by 2¼ lengths under Mr S Connor for trainer T E Hyde. 10 ran on Soft going over 2m; the winning time was 4m 13.80s (slow by 34.80s). The 8/11 favourite, Back Bar (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten 2¼ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 10 — The market

Winner Planet Nine (IRE)
SP: 7/1KTB Rating 79A J: Mr S Connor T: T E Hyde
Won by 2¼ lengthsFav: Back Bar (IRE) 8/11 · 2nd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt KTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Planet Nine (IRE) 5g Mr S Connor(7) T E Hyde 11-6 79A— 4:13.80 6,160 7/1
2nd Back Bar (IRE) 5g 2¼ Mr J J Codd Gordon Elliott 11-13 83B— 4:14.25 1,910 8/11 fav
3rd Now Mcginty (IRE) 6g nk Mr J W O'Neill(7) Ronald O'Neill 11-7 76B— 4:14.30 910 12/1
4th Ken's Well (IRE) 6g 27 Mr P W Mullins Edmond Daniel Linehan 12-0 65C— 4:19.70 410 10/1
5th Western Moss (IRE) t 5g 8 Mr P A King(5) David M O'Brien 11-8 59C— 4:21.30 160 66/1
6th Ballinahinch (IRE) 5g 13 Richard Deegan(7) T J O'Mara 11-6 57C— 4:23.90 — 25/1
7th Get Smart (FR) 6g 7½ Mr J C Barry(5) Denis Leahy 11-9 60C— 4:25.40 — 33/1
8th Game Of War (IRE) 5g 10 Mr D Roche(5) Henry De Bromhead 11-8 59C— 4:27.40 — 3/1
9th Stole The Show (IRE) 5g 43 Mr B O'Neill Paul Nolan 11-13 64C— 4:36.00 — 33/1
10th Offlyne (IRE) t 6m 76 Paul Cawley(7) Denis Gerard Hogan 11-0 51C— 4:51.20 — 100/1

Winning time 4m 13.80s (slow by 34.80s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 3m 51.33s. This race ran 22.47s (9.7% slower); too few races on the card for a day allowance (N 0). As at 3 Oct 2026.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (10 of 10 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (0 of 10 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

In-running commentary is not available from our data provider for this period.

Quick answers

Who won the Munster Flat Race at Thurles in 2017?
Planet Nine (IRE) won the Munster Flat Race at Thurles on 9 February 2017, ridden by Mr S Connor and trained by T E Hyde.
What was the finishing order of the 2017 Munster Flat Race at Thurles?
1st Planet Nine (IRE) (7/1), 2nd Back Bar (IRE) (8/11F), 3rd Now Mcginty (IRE) (12/1).
What price was the winner of the 2017 Munster Flat Race at Thurles?
Planet Nine (IRE) returned a starting price of 7/1.
How many horses ran in the 2017 Munster Flat Race at Thurles?
10 horses ran in the 2017 Munster Flat Race at Thurles.
What was the winning time of the 2017 Munster Flat Race at Thurles?
The winning time was 4m 13.80s (slow by 34.80s).

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