Thursday’s Thyestes Chase looks another super-competitive affair at Gowran Park – which is why using our key trends and stats can help whittle down the runners and help find the best profiles.
It’s a prize Irish horse racing trainer Willie Mullins has also won nine times – with his first in 2000 and his most recent Carefully Selected in 2023. He’s got five of the 18 Thyestes Chase runners heading to post this Thursday.
Thyestes Chase Trends and Stats, Including Best Age and Weight To Look For
See below the full Thyestes Chase trends and stats – use these to apply to the final runners to find the best profiles based on past winners.
- 22/22 – Irish-trained winners
- 20/22 – Won between 1-3 times over fences (rules)
- 20/22 – Irish bred
- 19/22 – Ran within the last 4 weeks
- 16/22 – Won over at least 3m (fences)
- 15/22 – Aged 9 or younger
- 14/22 – Favourites placed
- 13/22 – Carried 10-9 or less in weight
- 13/22 – Finished unplaced in last race
- 11/22 – Top 3 in the betting
- 10/22 – Raced at Gowran Park over fences before
- 10/22 – Returned a double-figure price in the betting
- 10/22 – Aged 7 or 8 years-old
- 9/22 – Ran at Leopardstown in last race
- 8/22 – Trained by Willie Mullins (won the race 9 times in all)
- 7/22 – Went onto run in that season’s Grand National (all failed to finish)
- 5/22 – Favourites
- 3/22 – Won last race
- 2/22 – Won by a previous winner
- 2/22 – Trained by Gordon Elliott (2 of the last 7)
- 2/22 – Trained by Henry De Bromhead (2 of the last 8)
- 2/22 – Ridden by Paul Townend (2 of the last 11)
- The average winning SP in the last 22 runnings is 10/1
Last Year’s Winner Ain’t That A Shame Went Onto Run 6th In The National
The Thyestes Chase is often seen as a guide to the Nationals later in the season – and there has been some crossover.
Okay, no horse has won both races in the same season since the Thyestes Chase was first run in 1988 – but there have been some winners that did land the Aintree Grand National later in their careers.
2004 Thyestes Chase winner Hedgehunter went onto win the National in 2005, while 2005 winner Numbersixvalverde followed up at Aintree in 2006.
We also saw last year’s winner Ain’t That A Shame run well in the 2024 Grand National – finishing sixth behind I Am Maximus (watch below).
Thyestes Chase Race Details 2025
📅Date: Thursday 23rd January 2025
⌚Time: 2:48pm
🏇Racecourse: Gowran Park
🔄Trip: 3m 1f
💷Winning Purse: €59,000
📺 TV: RTE2
Willie Mullins Has Won The Thyestes Chase Nine Times
Irish champion trainer Willie Mullins has the best record in the Thyestes Chase – with nine past wins.
The first of these came in 2000 with Micko’s Dream, who was ridden by Jason Titley.
Graham Wylie’s On His Own took the prize twice in 2012 and 2014 for Mullins, while his most recent Thyestes Chase winner was Carefully Selected in 2023.
Of the other big-gun Irish trainers, Gordon Elliott has two wins in the race – 2018, Monbeg Notorious and 2021, Coko Beach, who runs again in 2025.
While Henry de Bromhead was winning the race for a second time in 2024 (Ain’t That A Shame), with his other success coming in 2017 with Champagne West.
This year’s Willie Mullins Thyestes Chase runners are – Nick Rockett, who Paul Townend rides, the 2024 runner-up Glengouly, Spanish Harlem, Klarc Kent and last season’s Scottish National winner Macdermott.
De Bromhead has outsider Largy Debut.
Gordon Elliott has an army – Stuzzikini, Coko Beach, Will Do, Favori De Champdou, Shannon Royale and Where It All Began.
- Micko’s Dream (2000)
- Hedgehunter (2004)
- Homer Wells (2007)
- On His Own (2012, 2014)
- Djakadam (2015)
- Invitation Only (2019)
- Total Recall (2020)
- Carefully Selected (2023)
86% Of The Last 22 Winners Had Run In The Last Four Weeks
One of the key Thyestes trends to have on your side is to look for a recent run – within the last four weeks.
This is because 19 of the last 22 ticked this bracket – most will fit the bill, but one of the big fancies Yeah Man DOESN’T.
He last ran 67 days ago at Navan and is favourite with the best horse racing betting sites in the UK.
Others that fall down would be – Bushmans Pass, Grandero Bello, Coko Beach, My Immortal, Stuzzikini and Largy Debut.
Thyestes Chase Runners In Full
- Coko Beach
- Nick Rockett
- Favori De Champdou
- Grandero Bello
- Glengouly
- Yeah Man
- Velvet Elvis
- Macdermott
- Shannon Royale
- Stuzzikini
- Spanish Harlem
- Macs Charm
- Where It All Began
- Largy Debut
- My Immortal
- Klarc Kent
- Bushmans Pass
- Will Do
- Stormy Judge (Reserve)
Thyestes Chase Winners (Last 10 Years)
- 2024 – AIN’T THAT A SHAME (14/1)
- 2023 – CAREFULLY SELECTED (9/2 fav)
- 2022 – LONGHOUSE POET (9/1)
- 2021 – COKO BEACH (9/1)
- 2020 – TOTAL RECALL (16/1)
- 2019 – INVITATION ONLY (4/1 fav)
- 2018 – MONBEG NOTORIOUS (7/2 fav)
- 2017 – CHAMPAGNE WEST (7/1)
- 2016 – MY MURPHY (16/1)
- 2015 – DJAKADAM (9/2)
