Gowran Park Racecourse is a right-handed undulating horse racing venue for Irish National Hunt events over jumps and on the flat in County Kilkenny. Used throughout the year, a full circuit of the track is about a mile-and-a-half.
Best known for jumps races during the winter months, there are three Grade 2 events held here. The Gowran Park Champion Chase over two-and-a-half miles in October, and the John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle over three miles in January and Red Mills Chase over two-and-a-half miles in February.
The extended three-mile Thyestes Chase, meanwhile, is one of only a few Grade A handicaps held in Ireland. Gowran Park races favour horses who run prominently and up with the pace.