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Killinan Maiden Hurdle

Thurles · 21 February 2019
  • TypeHurdle
  • Distance3m
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8

Invincible Cave (IRE) (4/1) won the Killinan Maiden Hurdle at Thurles on 21 February 2019, beating The Longest Time (IRE) by 36 lengths under Jack Kennedy for trainer Gordon Elliott. 8 ran on Good going over 3m; the winning time was 5m 49.00s (fast by 3.00s). The 6/4 favourite, Narcissistic (IRE), finished 5th, beaten 86 lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 8 — The market

Winner Invincible Cave (IRE)
SP: 4/1KTB Rating 134BKTB Speed 151A J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott
Won by 36 lengthsFav: Narcissistic (IRE) 6/4 · 5th
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Invincible Cave (IRE) b 6g Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 11-12 118134B151A 5:49.00 6,776 4/1
2nd The Longest Time (IRE) p 6g 36 Barry Geraghty E J O'Grady 11-4 —93C133C 5:56.20 2,101 12/1
3rd Baily Gorse (IRE) 5g 6 Mark Enright M F Morris 11-1 11390C130C 5:57.40 1,001 7/2
4th Castle North (IRE) 7g 31 Paul Townend W P Mullins 11-4 —93C114C 6:03.60 451 10/3
5th Narcissistic (IRE) t 7g 13 Sean Flanagan Noel Meade 11-4 —93C107C 6:06.20 176 6/4 fav
PU Go Hard Or Go Home (IRE) 6g — Andrew Ring Philip M Byrne 11-4 ——— — — 100/1
PU Kilbeg Bernie (IRE) 6m — Phillip Enright Thomas P Cummins 10-11 ——— — — 50/1
F Buckbasil (IRE) p 5g — Danny Mullins Eoin Christopher McCarthy 11-1 ——— — — 100/1

Winning time 5m 49.00s (fast by 3.00s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 6m 24.52s. This race ran 35.52s (9.2% faster); the day's other races here ran 4.4% faster (N 6). Net of the day: 4.8% faster. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners The Red Menace (passport irregularity)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (5 of 8 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 (5 of 8 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 Killinan Maiden Hurdle at Thurles in 2019?
Invincible Cave (IRE) won the Killinan Maiden Hurdle at Thurles on 21 February 2019, ridden by Jack Kennedy and trained by Gordon Elliott.
What was the finishing order of the 2019 Killinan Maiden Hurdle at Thurles?
1st Invincible Cave (IRE) (4/1), 2nd The Longest Time (IRE) (12/1), 3rd Baily Gorse (IRE) (7/2).
What price was the winner of the 2019 Killinan Maiden Hurdle at Thurles?
Invincible Cave (IRE) returned a starting price of 4/1.
How many horses ran in the 2019 Killinan Maiden Hurdle at Thurles?
8 horses ran in the 2019 Killinan Maiden Hurdle at Thurles. Non-runners: The Red Menace (passport irregularity).
What was the winning time of the 2019 Killinan Maiden Hurdle at Thurles?
The winning time was 5m 49.00s (fast by 3.00s).

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