Cork
Racecourse guide: course statistics, top jockeys and trainers, and recent winners.
Cork Course Guide and Statistics
The course at Cork
Cork Racecourse, at Mallow, is a right-handed course that races on the Flat and over jumps. The track has a fairly long home straight and is fair for most running styles.
Betting at Cork
A fair track where form usually works out, and local trainers from the south of Ireland often do well. Its Easter and winter jumps meetings feature competitive handicaps, while the Flat meetings sometimes host promising horses from leading Irish stables.
Key races and meetings
- Easter meeting
- Cork Grand National
Cork by the numbers
Equine Tips Intel has recorded 133 races across 18 meetings at Cork since 19 March 2026, 61 of them with full official results.
Flat racing makes up 59% of the races we hold, run on a turf surface.
The most common going is Good (38% of races) and the most frequently run distance is 5f.
Fields average 12.8 runners. Favourites have won 27 of 61 races (44.3%), and the median winning starting price is 4.33.
Race types
- Flat78 races · 59%
- Hurdle42 races · 32%
- Chase10 races · 8%
- NH Flat3 races · 2%
Going
- Good51 races · 38%
- Yielding26 races · 20%
- Soft24 races · 18%
- Good To Yielding18 races · 14%
- Good To Firm7 races · 5%
- Soft To Heavy5 races · 4%
Common distances
- 5f17 races · 13%
- 1m15 races · 11%
- 6f13 races · 10%
- 2m1f12 races · 9%
- 7f11 races · 8%
- 2m3f8 races · 6%
Top jockeys at Cork
| Jockey | Wins | Runs | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kennedy | 4 | 11 | 36.4% |
| Harry Cobden | 3 | 6 | 50% |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 3 | 10 | 30% |
| Ronan Whelan | 3 | 12 | 25% |
| Ben Coen | 3 | 21 | 14.3% |
Top trainers at Cork
| Trainer | Wins | Runs | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 5 | 23 | 21.7% |
| Patrick T Foley | 4 | 7 | 57.1% |
| Gordon Elliott | 4 | 12 | 33.3% |
| W P Mullins | 3 | 7 | 42.9% |
| Andrew Slattery | 3 | 24 | 12.5% |
Our model at Cork
Every settled primary selection our machine learning model has made at Cork, to a 1 unit level stake (Betfair SP less 5% commission where available, otherwise SP). Past results do not guarantee future returns.
Feature races at Cork
- Paddy Power 'How Many Days 'Til Christmas?' Irish EBF Novice Hurdle (Listed)Listed · 1 Nov
- Paddy Power Betting Shops Irish EBF Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3)Grade 3 · 1 Nov
- Irish Stallion Farms EBF Navigation Stakes (Listed)Listed · 29 Sept
- Coolmore Stud Little Big Bear Stakes (Group 3)Group 3 · 30 Aug
- Irish Stallion Farms EBF Abergwaun Stakes (Listed)Listed · 30 Aug
- NFP Irish EBF Platinum Stakes (Listed)Listed · 14 Aug
- Irish Stallion Farms EBF Give Thanks Stakes (Group 3)Group 3 · 14 Aug
- Irish Stallion Farms EBF Firville Stakes (Listed)Listed · 14 Aug
- Irish Stallion Farms EBF Midsummer Sprint Stakes (Listed Race)Listed · 14 Jun
- Darley Munster Oaks Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies & Mares)Group 3 · 14 Jun
Recent winners at Cork
| Date | Winner | SP | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov | Love Me Tender (FR)Paddy Power Betting Shops Irish EBF Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3) | 1/1F | Harry Cobden / W. P. Mullins |
| 1 Nov | Tir Og (IRE)Paddy Power 'I Still Call It Twitter' Handicap Hurdle | 10/1 | Conor Clarke / E Seymour |
| 1 Nov | Crypto Crash (GB)Ballymaloe Foods Handicap Hurdle | 16/1 | Danny Mullins / David Kenneth Budds |
| 1 Nov | Quantum Quest (IRE)Paddy Power Cork Grand National Handicap Steeplechase | 100/30 | J. J. Slevin / Henry de Bromhead |
| 1 Nov | Marco Du Seuil (FR)Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Maiden Hurdle | 10/11F | Jack Kennedy / Gordon Elliott |
| 1 Nov | Roc Dino (FR)Paddy Power 'How Many Days 'Til Christmas?' Irish EBF Novice Hurdle (Listed) | 5/4F | Paul Townend / W. P. Mullins |
| 1 Nov | Cornelienne (IRE)Paddy Power 'Did You Watch The Breeders Cup At All?' Mares Maiden Hurdle | 5/2 | Harry Cobden / Joseph Patrick O'Brien |
| 11 Oct | Martymill (IRE)Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction & Median Maiden Hurdle | 5/6F | James Smith / A. McCann |
| 11 Oct | Minella Emperor (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle | 9/4 | Mr M J O'Neill / Emmet Mullins |
| 11 Oct | Atomic City (IRE)Co-Op Superstores 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 4/5F | Mark Walsh / Joseph Patrick O'Brien |
No racing at Cork today. See today's meetings