Thompson Gunner (2021) Horse
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The five-year-old bay gelding Thompson Gunner, by Highland Reel out of Aussie Opera, is trained by J C McConnell and owned by Matthew Rogers. From 23 career starts he has captured one win, placed two seconds and two thirds, earning total prize money of $26,766. His latest start was at Dundalk on 10 October 2026, finishing 5th of 17 starters. His most recent victory came at Dundalk on 13 January 2026.
Raced At
Dundalk • Laytown • Navan • Cork • Gowran Park • Leopardstown • Curragh • Galway • BallinrobeRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 05-Nov-26 2149m STANDARD R7 Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (0-60), SP: 9.00 | Jessica O'Gorman 2L | 14 (14) |
| Dundalk 10-Oct-26 2149m SYNTHETIC R6 Hcp $483 (of $16,108) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:18.420, SP: 9.00 1st Storm Eric ( A Grant 136 , Cd 129 ) 2nd Star Mind ( D O'leary 140 , Cd 133 ) 0.30L 3rd Aiteall ( J Pietropaolo 130 , Cd 126 ) 0.80L 5th Thompson Gunner ( J O'gorman 140 , Cd 136 ) 3.55L See full results | J O'gorman 63.5kg, Cd 61.7kg 3.55L | 5 (17) |
| Laytown 11-Sep-26 1207m SYNTHETIC R1 Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Claiming Race (of $9,681) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.950, SP: 17.00 1st Goldrush Kid ( J Kearney 143 ) 2nd Blue Anthem ( B Lee 143 ) 0.50L 3rd Distillate ( S Coen 143 ) 0.75L 7th Thompson Gunner ( D King 143 ) 5.40L See full results | D King 64.9kg 5.40L | 7 (12) |
| Navan 03-Sep-26 1628m GOOD R6 Hcp $487 (of $9,734) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:42.870, SP: 4.33 1st Make The Tide ( B Lee 132 ) 2nd Moyassr ( S Coen 142 ) 2.00L 3rd Usuario Amigo ( S Mccullagh 139 ) 0.75L 5th Thompson Gunner ( C Keane 133 ) 6.75L See full results | C Keane 60.3kg 6.75L | 5 (20) |
| Cork 15-Aug-26 1609m GOOD R7 Hcp $491 (of $9,820) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:41.070, SP: 12.00 1st Starflow ( C Cusack 121 ) 2nd Reponse Finale ( R Whearty 132 ) 0.75L 3rd Glamazon ( S Foley 136 ) 1.75L 5th Thompson Gunner ( P Mcgettigan 134 , Cd 129 ) 3.10L See full results | P Mcgettigan 60.8kg, Cd 58.5kg 3.10L | 5 (19) |
| Gowran Park 12-Aug-26 1902m GOOD R7 Hcp $1,636 (of $9,827) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:00.140, SP: 15.00 1st She's Ideal ( S Coen 142 ) 2nd Perfect Judgement ( R Whelan 140 ) 1.50L 3rd Thompson Gunner ( P Mcgettigan 133 , Cd 128 ) 3.00L See full results | P Mcgettigan 60.3kg, Cd 58.1kg 3.00L | 3 (20) |
| Dundalk 20-Mar-26 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 12/1 Soon disputed, tracked leaders after 1f, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out | Patrick McGettigan 59.9kg 3 1/4l | 11 (13) |
| Dundalk 06-Feb-26 2414m STANDARD Flat, SP: 3/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out and 5th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | Seamie Heffernan 60.3kg 7 1/2l | 5 (10) |
| Dundalk 13-Jan-26 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 16/5 Led and disputed, headed after 1 1/2f, tracked leaders, 5th halfway, improved to challenge 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, drifted right inside final furlong, kept on, pressed close home | Patrick McGettigan 63kg | 1 (14) |
| Dundalk 05-Dec-25 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 13/2 Tracked leaders, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, soon ridden, briefly short of room over 1f out, dropped to 4th under 1f out, no extra | Eryka Snioch 64kg 1 1/4 length | 4 (13) |
| Dundalk 19-Nov-25 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 7/5 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway early straight, ridden and led 1 1/2f out, headed 150 yards out, no extra closing stages | Colin Keane 63.5kg Neck | 4 (14) |
| Dundalk 05-Nov-25 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/1 Tracked leader, 4th halfway, headway to lead early straight, ridden and headed early final furlong, no impression on winner closing stages | Wesley Joyce 61.2kg 3/4 length | 2 (13) |
| Gowran Park 26-Jul-25 1911m GOOD Flat, SP: 16/1 Prominent, hung left on bend after 3f, ridden and led 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong | Eryka Snioch 64kg Neck | 12 (13) |
| Leopardstown 19-Jun-25 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 14/1 Rear of mid-division, headway in 5th under 3f out, lost place approaching straight, weakened over 1f out | Wayne Hassett 59.4kg 1 1/2 length | 11 (15) |
| Curragh 23-May-25 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 50/1 Towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression | Wesley Joyce 56.2kg 1 length | 13 (20) |
| Curragh 16-Mar-25 1609m SOFT Flat, SP: 33/1 In rear, ridden 2f out, no impression, never a factor | Seamie Heffernan 61.7kg 2l | 14 (18) |
| Dundalk 21-Feb-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 6/1 Mid-division on inner, pushed along in moderate 9th entering straight, soon no impression, eased inside final furlong | Seamie Heffernan 63kg 1 1/2 length | 13 (13) |
| Dundalk 30-Oct-24 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 10/3 Rear of mid-division on inner, ridden and closer in 6th 2f out, no impression | Shane Foley 62.6kg 1 length | 5 (11) |
| Dundalk 27-Sep-24 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 3/1 Prominent, lost place after 1f, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left entering final furlong, headed post | Adam Caffrey 62.6kg Nose | 2 (13) |
| Dundalk 20-Sep-24 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 20/1 Mid-division on outer, ridden in 8th 2f out, went 4th and no impression on leaders 1f out, went 3rd close home, kept on same pace | James Ryan 62.6kg 1 1/2 length | 3 (13) |
| Navan 29-Aug-24 1628m GOOD Flat, SP: 40/1 Rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, 10th 1f out, no impression | Adam Caffrey 55.3kg Neck | 9 (16) |
| Galway 03-Aug-24 1676m SOFT Flat, SP: 66/1 Tracked leaders early, mid-division in 7th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out | Robbie Colgan 60.8kg 1/2 length | 11 (16) |
| Ballinrobe 22-Jul-24 1926m YIELDING TO SOFT Flat, SP: 4/1 Led early, joined after 4f, ridden and headed 2 1 1/2f out, dropped to moderate 5th 1 1/2f out, no impression | Colin Keane 60.8kg Neck | 8 (13) |
| Ballinrobe 24-Jun-24 1953m GOOD Flat, SP: 10/3 Prominent and disputed early, tracked leaders after 1 1/2f, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, 2nd 1 1/2f out, kept on to press leader inside final furlong, no extra close home | Colin Keane 60.8kg 1/2 length | 4 (12) |