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Karl Thornton

Base: Skerries, Co Dublin
Region: IRE

Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): 2 wins from 14 runs (14%)
Flat 2026 (GB & IRE): 5 wins from 37 runs (14%)
Prize money Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): £273 GB · €18,717 IRE
Last 14 days (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Last winner (GB & IRE): 34 days ago: Boxing Great (IRE), Musselburgh
Career (GB & IRE since 2011): 103 wins from 1,090 runs (9%)

Form

Jumps 2026/27 season


Hurdle	9	1	11.1%	3	£0	€10,549	1/4	Rich Belief (GB)
Chase	5	1	20.0%	1	£273	€8,168	1/2	A Year Older (IRE)
All races	14	2	14.3%	4	£273	€18,717	2/5	A Year Older (IRE)

GB and IRE. Placed = 2nd or 3rd.

Jumps last 5 seasons (2021/22 to date)


Hurdle	195	15	7.7%	27	£26,942	€140,409	9/28	Rich Belief (GB)
Chase	90	9	10.0%	15	£18,261	€75,626	5/17	Where's Frankie (IRE)
NH Flat	2	0	0.0%	1	£1,254	€0	0/1	-
All races	287	24	8.4%	43	£46,457	€216,035	10/29	Where's Frankie (IRE)

GB and IRE. Placed = 2nd or 3rd.

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Flat 2026 season


Flat Turf	32	4	12.5%	3	£13,829	€31,670	2/6	Boxing Great (IRE)
Flat AW	5	1	20.0%	0	£0	€6,240	1/4	Grey Fable (IRE)
All races	37	5	13.5%	3	£13,829	€37,910	3/6	Boxing Great (IRE)

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Flat last 5 seasons (2022 to date)


Flat Turf	102	11	10.8%	12	£80,630	€76,310	5/10	Shanroe (GB)
Flat AW	18	2	11.1%	0	£0	€16,255	2/8	Boxing Great (IRE)
All races	120	13	10.8%	12	£80,630	€92,565	5/10	Boxing Great (IRE)

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Career (GB and IRE, records from 1990)


Hurdle	522	48	9.2%	85	£68,716	€457,595	27/58	Rich Belief (GB)
Chase	255	28	11.0%	48	£70,038	€289,384	13/33	Bearly Legal (IRE)
NH Flat	12	4	33.3%	2	£9,758	€5,865	2/7	Shanroe (GB)
Flat Turf	207	17	8.2%	21	£108,258	€150,122	7/27	Shanroe (GB)
Flat AW	94	6	6.4%	5	£7,825	€32,449	5/26	Hatch Hall (GB)
All races	1,090	103	9.4%	161	£264,595	€935,414	37/73	Shanroe (GB)

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Last 14 days runners


5 Oct 26	Fairyhouse (IRE)	Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com (C & G) Maiden Hurdle	Hurdle	2m	Good	Grey Fable (IRE)	Ben Harvey	5/11	33/1	106	€450

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Jumps 2026/27 season	Chase	2	0	0.0%	0	0/2	£273
Jumps 2026/27 season	All races	2	0	0.0%	0	0/2	£273
Jumps last 5 seasons (2021/22 to date)	Hurdle	21	1	4.8%	5	1/13	£26,942
Jumps last 5 seasons (2021/22 to date)	Chase	12	2	16.7%	2	1/9	£18,261
Jumps last 5 seasons (2021/22 to date)	NH Flat	2	0	0.0%	1	0/1	£1,254
Jumps last 5 seasons (2021/22 to date)	All races	35	3	8.6%	8	2/18	£46,457
Flat 2026 season	Flat Turf	5	1	20.0%	1	1/2	£13,829
Flat 2026 season	Flat AW	1	0	0.0%	0	0/1	£0
Flat 2026 season	All races	6	1	16.7%	1	1/2	£13,829
Flat last 5 seasons (2022 to date)	Flat Turf	19	5	26.3%	4	4/4	£80,630
Flat last 5 seasons (2022 to date)	Flat AW	1	0	0.0%	0	0/1	£0
Flat last 5 seasons (2022 to date)	All races	20	5	25.0%	4	4/4	£80,630

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Ireland only


Jumps 2026/27 season	Hurdle	9	1	11.1%	3	1/4	€10,549
Jumps 2026/27 season	Chase	3	1	33.3%	1	1/2	€8,168
Jumps 2026/27 season	All races	12	2	16.7%	4	2/5	€18,717
Jumps last 5 seasons (2021/22 to date)	Hurdle	174	14	8.0%	22	9/28	€140,409
Jumps last 5 seasons (2021/22 to date)	Chase	78	7	9.0%	13	4/17	€75,626
Jumps last 5 seasons (2021/22 to date)	All races	252	21	8.3%	35	9/28	€216,035
Flat 2026 season	Flat Turf	27	3	11.1%	2	2/6	€31,670
Flat 2026 season	Flat AW	4	1	25.0%	0	1/3	€6,240
Flat 2026 season	All races	31	4	12.9%	2	3/6	€37,910
Flat last 5 seasons (2022 to date)	Flat Turf	83	6	7.2%	8	4/10	€76,310
Flat last 5 seasons (2022 to date)	Flat AW	17	2	11.8%	0	2/8	€16,255
Flat last 5 seasons (2022 to date)	All races	100	8	8.0%	8	5/10	€92,565

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Quick answers

Where is Karl Thornton based?: Karl Thornton is a racehorse trainer based in Skerries, Co Dublin, Ireland.
How many winners has Karl Thornton had this season?: In the 2026/27 jumps season, Karl Thornton has trained 2 winners from 14 runners in Britain and Ireland (14%), plus 5 winners from 37 runners in the 2026 Flat season.
How much prize money has Karl Thornton won this season?: Karl Thornton's runners have won £273 in Britain and €18,717 in Ireland in the 2026/27 jumps season.
How many winners has Karl Thornton trained in total?: Karl Thornton has trained 103 winners from 1,090 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2011 (9%). Runners abroad are not included.
How much prize money has Karl Thornton won in total?: Karl Thornton's runners have earned £264,595 in Britain and €935,414 in Ireland since 2011. Runners abroad are not included.
What are Karl Thornton's biggest wins?: Karl Thornton has won 1 Group, Grade or Listed race in Britain and Ireland in the last 10 years, the highest level being Listed, most recently with Shanroe (GB) in the Caa Stellar Chester Stakes (Listed) at Chester on 2 September 2023.
Who has been Karl Thornton's most successful horse in the last 12 months?: Karl Thornton's most successful horse in Britain and Ireland over the last 12 months is Boxing Great (IRE), with 4 wins.
Where does Karl Thornton have the most winners?: Fairyhouse (IRE) is Karl Thornton's most successful course over jumps since the start of the 2021/22 season, with 12 winners from 76 runners (16%).
When did Karl Thornton last have a winner?: Karl Thornton's most recent winner in Britain or Ireland was Boxing Great (IRE) at Musselburgh on 12 September 2026.