Murwillumbah (NSW)
1 2 3
4 5 6
R3
5h16m
Chandon (Bm50)
1013m | 3:41pm
RAIL POSITION
+1.5m 700m - 250m
Cutaway applies
True Remainder
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 50 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$16,000
 
 
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R3
9 - Irish Thunder (3)
  • 9 Irish Thunder (3)
  • J: Matthew Palmer 58.5kg
  • T: M T Eggleston
  • x-3-4-9-4-0-6-2-7-8
21.0 21.0 20.0 17.0
$21.00 $21.00 - $21.00 $20.00 $17.00
RACE COMMENT
Fair effort in 7-1/2 len 7th of 10 (5) $26.00 56.0 Belle Affair 1000m Sunshine Coast Hcp (58) Soft(6) Nov 30. Reasonable effort 8-3/4 len 8th of 8 (8) $61.00 56.0 Barello 1200m Murwillumbah E&G (Bm58) Good(4) Dec 12. Let-up (43-days). Long time since last saluted. Never sighted when 8.9 len last this track. Rates a risky proposition.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
10-1-1-1
SOFT
2-0-0-0
TRACK
8-1-1-2
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
3-0-1-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
7%
WIN S/RATE
24%
PLACE S/RATE
29-2-1-4
CAREER
$53,410
PRIZE MONEY
1000 - 1315
WIN RANGE
43
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 29-2-1-4 7% 24% 10
Distance 8-1-1-2 13% 50% 4
Track 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 6-1-0-1 17% 33% 7
2nd up 6-0-0-1 0% 17% 6
3rd up 4-0-0-1 0% 25% 7
4th up 4-0-0-1 0% 25% 6
Group 1 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Listed 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 13-0-0-2 0% 15% 10
Soft 10-1-1-1 10% 30% 5
Heavy 6-1-0-1 17% 33% 4
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 16-2-1-2 13% 31% 6
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 76-3-7-3 4% 17% 8
Matthew Palmer
Trainer 12mth 4-0-1-0 0% 25% 7
M T Eggleston
Trained at: Gold Coast
Owners: Ms A J E Jupp
Colours: White, Red Star, Black Striped Sleeves, Red Cap
Age/Sex: 8 year old chestnut gelding
Breeding: Night Of Thunder - Tiger's Girl
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
8 of 8 12
Murwillumbah (Good) 12/12/2025, Race 6, 1200m, E&G (Bm58)
Finished 8/8 8.9L, $500, Jockey Matthew Palmer, Barrier 8, Weight 56kg
$61.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:35.38s
1st Barello
2nd Silent Call 60.5kg 0.1L
3rd Vorkuta 59kg 0.3L
7 of 10 26
Sunshine Coast (Soft) 30/11/2025, Race 7, 1000m, Hcp (58)
Finished 7/10 7.6L, $500, Jockey Matthew Palmer, Barrier 5, Weight 56kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:34.93s
1st Belle Affair
2nd Billy Boom 57.5kg 1.5L
3rd Iron Power 59kg 2.0L
2 of 7 16
Sunshine Coast (Soft) 04/11/2025, Race 3, 1000m, Hcp (55)
Finished 2/7 0.3L, $4800, Jockey Matthew Palmer, Barrier 5, Weight 57.5kg
$20.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.13s
1st Riva D'Amor
2nd Irish Thunder 57.5kg 0.3L
3rd Hit 56.5kg 0.5L
6 of 7 54
Sunshine Coast (Soft) 19/10/2025, Race 2, 1000m, (Bm58)
Finished 6/7 12.7L, $500, Jockey Damien Thornton, Barrier 5, Weight 56kg
$61.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:33.04s
1st Champagne Lane
2nd Oohlalouvre 58kg 1L
3rd Blitzwater 55.5kg 2.8L
10 of 11 16
Grafton (Soft) 26/08/2025, Race 7, 1185m, (Bm58)
Finished 10/11 6.7L, $500, Jockey L P Rolls, Barrier 9, Weight 57kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.84s
1st Chilled With Ice
2nd Mofeed 59kg 1L
3rd Got The Smarts 57.5kg 2.5L
4 of 9 21
Sunshine Coast (Heavy) 10/08/2025, Race 6, 1200m, Hcp (58)
Finished 4/9 3.2L, $1450, Jockey Damien Thornton, Barrier 9, Weight 57kg
$16.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:36.06s
1st Script Writer
2nd Grandeur Rose 53.5kg 1.5L
3rd Exceedaqa 54kg 2.8L
9 of 10 38
Sunshine Coast (Soft) 20/07/2025, Race 6, 1000m, (Bm55)
Finished 9/10 3.1L, $500, Jockey Damien Thornton, Barrier 1, Weight 59kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.03s
1st Count Nicholas
2nd Sir Maurice 60kg 0.2L
3rd Bold As Brass 59.5kg 1.0L
4 of 12 13
Ballina (Heavy) 12/06/2025, Race 8, 1000m, (Bm58)
Finished 4/12 12L, $1300, Jockey Damien Thornton, Barrier 5, Weight 58kg
$14.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.44s
1st Make It So
2nd Cosmic Fortune 57kg 8.8L
3rd Aye Eye Boom 58.5kg 11.3L
3 of 8 665
Sunshine Coast (Heavy) 30/05/2025, Race 8, 1000m, (Bm60)
Finished 3/8 3.2L, $2650, Jockey Damien Thornton, Barrier 3, Weight 57kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:36.04s
1st Break Free
2nd Bold And Smooth 57kg 3L
3rd Irish Thunder 57kg 3.2L
TRIAL 643
Beaudesert (Soft) 08/05/2025, Race 4, 1050m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/5 8.5L, Jockey Bailie Baker, Barrier 1, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.36s
1st Yellow Brick
2nd More Love 0kg 1.8L
3rd The Wellian 0kg 3.6L
TRIAL 479
Beaudesert (Soft) 25/11/2024, Race 1, 1050m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/6 0.1L, Jockey Bailie Baker, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.19s
1st Almighty Rising
2nd Irish Thunder 0kg 0.1L
3rd Binding 0kg 0.6L
12 of 14 22
Ipswich (Soft) 04/08/2023, Race 6, 1690m, (55)
Finished 12/14 13.7L, Jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor, Barrier 1, Weight 58.5kg
$18.00, In-running Settled 10, 1200m 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:36.30s
1st Hot Bananas
2nd Aiden 58.5kg 0.5L
3rd Spurious 58.5kg 3.3L
...
LAST WIN
1 of 9 16
Coffs Harbour (Heavy) 21/05/2021, Race 8, 1315m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 1/9 2.3L, $11200, Jockey A Mallyon, Barrier 9, Weight 59kg
$2.50, In-running Settled 1, 1200m 0th, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:37.76s
1st Irish Thunder
2nd Prince Arli 57kg 2.3L
3rd Being Naughty 59kg 4.3L