Thompson Gunner
Thompson Gunner is a five-year-old who has run 21 times for a single victory and five placings, winning roughly once every 20 races. That record suggests a horse who finds success hard to come by, but there is something worth noting in the detail: when the distance stretches to between a mile and three furlongs and a mile and four furlongs, he transforms into a different proposition entirely. Over that range, he has won one and placed in two from four attempts — a 25 per cent win rate that stands in sharp contrast to his overall form.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
His sole career victory came at Dundalk on 13 January 2026, and he has not tasted success in the eight months since. His most recent runs show a horse finding some form: a seventh, a fifth, another fifth, then a fifth again before a placing last time out just a day ago. That final run suggests he is still competitive at racing weight, though the long gap since his only win hints at the difficulty of getting him back in front.
Cian Hughes trains Thompson Gunner from Newcastle, in County Dublin, from a yard that has produced just two winners this season. For a horse with such a modest win rate to have his name attached to any winner is unremarkable, but it does suggest the trainer and horse are still hunting for a path back to the winner's enclosure. If that path exists, it almost certainly runs through races at his favoured distance, where his record shows he is capable of beating rivals at the level he competes.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 12 starts (8%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Oct
5th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
10 Sep
7th
Laytown
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
2 Sep
5th
Navan
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 20 runners
14 Aug
5th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 19 runners
20 Mar
DNF
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 13 runners
6 Feb
5th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 12 runners
13 Jan
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
5 Dec
4th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
19 Nov
4th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 16 runners
5 Nov
2nd
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
11 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 1 third, 7 other |
9 Oct |
9.1% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
23 May |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
3 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jul |
0% |
| Laytown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Sep |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Aug |
0% |