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G 7:10 pm The Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Steeplechase for the Ladies Perpetual Cup
of €15,000 (Generously sponsored by the Kildare Hunt Club)
Winner will receive €9,000 (Penalty Value: €8,850) Second will receive €3,000, Third will receive €1,500, Fourth will receive €750, Fifth will receive €450, Sixth will receive €300

A steeplechase for † Certified Hunters five years old and upwards that have between 5th October, 2019 and 19th April, 2023 in Ireland or Great Britain, been placed first, second, third or fourth, in a steeplechase confined to Certified Hunters or in a Point- to-Point Steeplechase and have not won more than two steeplechases confined to Certified Hunters (over a special Bank/Chase Course)

About 3 miles 1 furlong
€135 to enter, €15 extra if declared to run
Weights: 5-y-o .....................................11st 5lbs
6-y-o and up ........................................11st 7lbs
Mares allowed ............................................ 7lbs

Penalties -
For each steeplechase won ................. 5lb extra
Riders: Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules.

Exclusions - Horses that have won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing other than a Farmers Race or races confined to Certified Hunters.

† A Hunters Certificate valid in accordance with Rule 78 for the 2022/2023 season for each
horse engaged must be registered at the Office of the I.N.H.S. Committee, The Curragh, Co.
Kildare not later than 19th April, 2023, or the horse will not be qualified to start.

In the case of horses from Great Britain, Hunters (Master of Hounds) Certificates must have been duly registered at the Racing Calendar Office, Wellingborough.

The Stewards of the I.N.H.S. Committee have modified the Rules to permit horses for which
Master of Hounds Certificates have been registered with the Jockey Club and which are
eligible to run in Hunters' Steeplechases in Great Britain to run in this race. However, horses with a Master of Hounds Certificate that have run in any race other than a Hunters' Steeplechase since 1st November, 2022 are excluded