Gowran Park
Race Schedule
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Steeplechase
completedGerry Comerford Drilling Beginners Steeplechase
completedNoreside Catering Handicap Steeplechase
completedPRL Group Maiden Hurdle
Model PredictionsProficient Engineering Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle
Model PredictionsGAIN Equine Nutrition Novice Handicap Hurdle
Model PredictionsPat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Model PredictionsPat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
Model PredictionsGowran Park Course Guide and Statistics
The course at Gowran Park
Gowran Park is a right-handed course in County Kilkenny that stages racing on the Flat and over jumps. It has a fairly stiff finish and can produce testing ground in winter.
Betting at Gowran Park
The Thyestes Chase is an important long-distance handicap chase, often a trial for the Grand National, so proven stamina and soft-ground form count for a lot. Its other winter meetings feature competitive hurdle and chase races.
Key races and meetings
- Thyestes Chase (January)
- Red Mills Raceday (February)
Gowran Park by the numbers
Equine Tips Intel has recorded 138 races across 17 meetings at Gowran Park since 14 February 2026, 66 of them with full official results.
Flat racing makes up 73% of the races we hold, run on a turf surface.
The most common going is Good (23% of races) and the most frequently run distance is 7f.
Fields average 11.3 runners. Favourites have won 27 of 66 races (40.9%), and the median winning starting price is 7/2.
Race types
- Flat100 races · 73%
- Hurdle23 races · 17%
- Chase13 races · 9%
- NH Flat2 races · 1%
Going
- Good32 races · 23%
- Soft30 races · 22%
- Good To Yielding28 races · 20%
- Yielding20 races · 15%
- Heavy15 races · 11%
- Yielding To Soft7 races · 5%
Common distances
- 7f29 races · 21%
- 1m1½f28 races · 20%
- 1m26 races · 19%
- 2m4f13 races · 9%
- 2m12 races · 9%
- 2m½f6 races · 4%
Top jockeys at Gowran Park
| Jockey | Wins | Runs | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 6 | 30 | 20% |
| J M Sheridan | 5 | 17 | 29.4% |
| Reese Holohan | 3 | 12 | 25% |
| Paddy Harnett | 3 | 14 | 21.4% |
| W J Lee | 3 | 20 | 15% |
Top trainers at Gowran Park
| Trainer | Wins | Runs | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 9 | 40 | 22.5% |
| J. P. Murtagh | 3 | 8 | 37.5% |
| Adrian McGuinness | 3 | 14 | 21.4% |
| Gavin Cromwell | 3 | 15 | 20% |
| Gordon Elliott | 3 | 15 | 20% |
Our model at Gowran Park
Every settled primary selection our machine learning model has made at Gowran Park, 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 Gowran Park
- Gowran Park Hurdle (Listed)Listed · 3 Oct
- BOYLE Sports Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)Grade 3 · 3 Oct
- PWC Danoli Steeplechase (Grade 2)Grade 2 · 3 Oct
- Like A Butterfly Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3)Grade 3 · 3 Oct
- Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mucklemeg Mares Flat Race (Listed)Listed · 2 Oct
- Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes (Group 3)Group 3 · 19 Sept
- Darley Irish EBF Hurry Harriet Stakes (Listed)Listed · 12 Aug
- Coolmore Stud Churchill Stakes (Listed)Listed · 7 Aug
- John Fleming Irish EBF Marble City Stakes (Listed)Listed · 25 Jul
- Irish Stallion Farms EBF Vintage Tipple Stakes (Listed Race)Listed · 5 May
Recent winners at Gowran Park
| Date | Winner | SP | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov | Sixandahalf (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Steeplechase | 4/11F | Keith Donoghue / Gavin Cromwell |
| 7 Nov | Build A Bridge (IRE)Gerry Comerford Drilling Beginners Steeplechase | 6/4F | Danny Mullins / Rory Anthony Devine |
| 7 Nov | Huntin Boots (IRE)PRL Group Maiden Hurdle | 2/1F | Sam Ewing / Gordon Elliott |
| 7 Nov | Golden Joy (FR)Noreside Catering Handicap Steeplechase | 12/1 | Jordan Gainford / Cian Collins |
| 19 Oct | Cosmic Funk (IRE)Racing Club Membership Handicap (Div II) | 6/1 | Conor Cusack / P J F Murphy |
| 19 Oct | Lord Aus (IRE)Racing Again November 7th Handicap | 13/8F | Ben Coen / J. P. Murtagh |
| 19 Oct | Venetian Star (IRE)Dine At Gowran Park Handicap | 4/1J | Paddy Harnett / Patrick T Foley |
| 19 Oct | Shanala (IRE)Gowran Park Racing Club Fillies Maiden | 11/8F | Ben Coen / J. P. Murtagh |
| 19 Oct | King's Fury (GB)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 25/1 | Mohammed Tabti / Joseph Patrick O'Brien |
| 19 Oct | Churchill Bond (GB)Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden (Smullen Series) | 4/7F | W. J. Lee / P. Twomey |