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Cork Racecourse Profile

Updated 15 October 2026

Cork is a right-handed racecourse in Ireland. It has a Flat course and a jumps course.

Course facts

Flat course

DirectionRight-handed
CharacterEasy and level
Course length1.42 miles (about 11½ furlongs)
Home straight705 yards (about 3 furlongs)
Lowest point above sea level159ft
Highest point above sea level169ft
Winning post above sea level161ft
NotesThe Flat course is inside the chase course. There is a separate seven-furlong straight course.

Jumps course

DirectionRight-handed
CharacterSharp and level
Course length1.28 miles (about 10 furlongs)
Home straight705 yards (about 3 furlongs)
Run-in from the last180 yards
Lowest point above sea level157ft
Highest point above sea level165ft
Winning post above sea level159ft
NotesThe chase course is outside the inner and outer hurdles courses.

Course maps

Flat course

Cork racecourse map: flat course

Jumps course

Cork racecourse map: jumps course

Course facts are taken from Proform's course maps. Heights are in feet above sea level.

Cork in figures

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The Flat trips

TripCourseDirectionTrackGradientBendsTo the first bendStart to finish
5f-StraightGallopingFlat0Straight-6 ft
5.5f-StraightGallopingFlat0Straight-7 ft
6f-StraightGallopingFlat0Straight-7 ft
7f-StraightGallopingFlat0Straight-4 ft
1m-Right-handedSharpFlat20 yds-1 ft
1m 2f-Right-handedSharpFlat20 yds+1 ft
1m 4f-Right-handedSharpFlat3477 yds-2 ft

The jumps course

CourseCircuitDirectionTrackGradientHome straightClimb in the straightFinish
Jumps course1.42 milesRight-handedEasyFlat686 yds-3 ftLevel

The draw

Where the winners were drawn in fields of 8 or more over the last 5 years: each figure is the share of the winners from that third of the stalls, with the share of the runners in brackets. A part of the draw winning well above or below its share is shaded, from 40 races.

Does it pay? The second line, shown from 40 races and 200 runners with a Betfair SP, is A/E and the return from backing every runner at Betfair SP after 2% commission. A/E is the winners divided by the winners their Betfair SPs expected. 1.00 means the market had it right. Above 1 they won more often than their prices said; below 1, less often. A bias that wins often but has an A/E near 1 is already in the price, so backing it blind does not pay. A few big-priced winners can swing one figure a long way: look for the same story across several trips.

TripRacesLow drawMiddleHigh draw
5f6348% (36%)
A/E 1.26 · +32%
43% (33%)
A/E 1.19 · +5%
10% (30%)
A/E 0.36 · -48%
6f5435% (36%)
A/E 1.06 · -15%
30% (33%)
A/E 1.08 · +29%
35% (31%)
A/E 0.90 · -3%
7f5428% (36%)
A/E 0.82 · -25%
43% (33%)
A/E 1.17 · +21%
30% (31%)
A/E 0.99 · +23%
1m4641% (35%)
A/E 1.15 · -6%
33% (33%)
A/E 0.93 · +8%
26% (31%)
1m 2f3129% (36%)45% (33%)26% (30%)
1m 4f2836% (35%)32% (34%)32% (31%)

How the races are run

How the winners raced over the last 5 years: the share of the winners that led, raced prominently or were held up, with the share of the runners in brackets, shaded the same way.

Trip or typeRacesLedProminentHeld up
5f7628% (13%)55% (40%)17% (47%)
6f6121% (11%)49% (38%)30% (51%)
7f6317% (10%)44% (38%)38% (52%)
1m5629% (9%)46% (37%)25% (55%)
1m 2f4020% (10%)53% (35%)28% (55%)
1m 4f3614% (11%)58% (38%)28% (51%)
Chases8620% (14%)58% (37%)22% (49%)
Hurdles27622% (8%)49% (33%)30% (59%)
Bumpers4717% (10%)34% (36%)49% (54%)

Course and trip measurements from the Proform course maps; results and Betfair SPs from Proform RaceMetrics.