Clonmel Racecourse

Clonmel is a right-handed, undulating oval with a noted stiff uphill run to the line. The track is a right-handed oval of about a mile and a quarter (roughly ten furlongs) round, used for both jumps and Flat. The track rises early, runs long downhill, then climbs again up a short home straight of a little over two furlongs. The chase course has seven fences per circuit, with the second-last (met on the downhill) regarded as tricky. The undulations and uphill finish make it hard to make up late ground, and the layout can favour front-runners left alone in front.

Clonmel races at Powerstown Park, on the edge of Clonmel in Co. Tipperary. Racing here has a long tradition: racing at Powerstown Park dates back to 1856, and Horse Racing Ireland describes racing taking place at the venue for over 150 years. It is one of three racecourses in Tipperary and the only one to race year-round. Extensive refurbishment of the facilities was carried out in 2009. It remains an independent country track rather than one of Ireland's marquee festival venues.

As a smaller dual-purpose track, Clonmel has no Grade 1 racing, but it stages one genuinely notable contest: the Clonmel Oil Chase, a Grade 2 chase over about two miles four furlongs run each November. Past winners include Doran's Pride (four times, 1997-2000) and Sizing Europe (2012). The November card also features the Listed T.A. Morris Memorial Mares Chase, and the track holds the Grade 3 Mercedes-Benz Novice Hurdle in February. It is best known for competitive autumn and winter jump racing.

Clonmel Racecourse sits in the Powerstown area, about 2 km from Clonmel town centre in Co. Tipperary, in Ireland's south-east. The town is reached via the N24 (Waterford-Limerick road) and is served by rail and bus links. The course races throughout the year across roughly a dozen mixed flat and jump fixtures, and is a relaxed country venue rather than a major festival destination. Reported overall annual attendance across the season is around 30,000.