Cork- R
Hunter Chase
Monday 21 April 2025
First Race: 15:00
Going:
Mares Maiden Hunters Chase
D 3:00 PM The Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Mares Maiden Hunters Steeplechase of €11,000
A steeplechase for † Certified Hunters five years old and upwards mares only that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing and that have between 25th September, 2021 and 15th April, 2025 been placed either first, second, third or fourth in a Point-To-Point Steeplechase in Ireland or second, third or fourth in a Certified Hunters Steeplechase in Ireland
About 3 miles
† A Hunters Certificate valid in accordance with Rule 78 for the 2024/2025 season for each horse engaged must be registered at the Offices of the INHSC, The Curragh, Co. Kildare not later than 15th April or the horse will not be qualified to start.
Maiden Hunters Chase
E 3:35 PM The John Thomas McNamara Series Maiden Hunters Steeplechase of €11,000
A race in the John Thomas McNamara Q.R. Series) (Generously sponsored by the Irish Qualified Riders Association)
Winner will receive €6,600, (Penalty Value: €6,490), Second will receive €2,200, Third will receive €1,100, Fourth will receive €550, Fifth will receive €330, Sixth will receive €220
A steeplechase for † Certified Hunters five years old and upwards that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing and that have between 25th September, 2021 and 15th April, 2025 been
placed either first, second, third or fourth in a Point-To-Point Steeplechase in Ireland or second, third or fourth in a Certified Hunters Steeplechase in Ireland
About 3 miles
€99 to enter, €11 extra if declared to run
Weights: 5-y-o.................................... 11st 12lbs
6-y-o and up ............................................... 12st
Mares allowed ............................................ 7lbs
Riders: Confined to Qualified Riders under
I.N.H.S. Rules who have not lost the right to claim the 7lb allowance under Rule 52.
Allowances - (which are not cumulative, up to and including 17th April)
Riders who have not ridden the winner of a *race allowed..........4lb;
Those who have not ridden the winners of 5 *races allowed........2lb.
No allowance to riders under Rule 52 may be claimed.
*Including races under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing.
† A Hunters Certificate valid in accordance with Rule 78 for the 2024/2025 season for each horse engaged must be registered at the Offices of the INHSC, The Curragh, Co. Kildare not later than 15th April or the horse will not be qualified to start.
Hunters Chase
F 4:10 PM The Jack Tyner Memorial Hunters Steeplechase of €10,000
(The winning owner will receive the Jack Tyner Memorial Perpetual Cup)
Winner will receive €6,000, (Penalty Value: €5,900), Second will receive €2,000, Third will receive €1,000, Fourth will receive €500, Fifth will receive €300, Sixth will receive €200
A steeplechase for † Certified Hunters five years old and upwards that have between 25th September, 2021 and 15th April, 2025 been placed either first, second, third or fourth in a Point-To-Point Steeplechase in Ireland or Great Britain or in a Certified Hunters Steeplechase in Ireland or Great Britain and that have not won a race
under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing after 1st March, 2024 other than a Certified Hunters Steeplechase or a
Farmers Race
About 2 miles 4 furlongs
€90 to enter, €10 extra if declared to run
Weights: ..................................................... 12st
Mares allowed............................................. 7lbs
Riders: Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules.
† A Hunters Certificate valid in accordance with Rule 78 for the 2024/2025 season for each horse engaged must be registered at the Offices of the INHSC, The Curragh, Co. Kildare not later than 15th April, or the horse will not be qualified to start.
In the case of horses from Great Britain, Hunters Certificates must have been duly registered at the Racing Calendar Office. The IHRB have modified the relevant Rules to permit horses for which Hunters Certificates have been registered and which are eligible to run in Hunters Steeplechases in Great Britain to run in this race. However, horses with a Hunters Certificate that have run in any race other than a Hunters Steeplechase since 1st December, 2024 are excluded.
A person who is registered as a current Keeper with the British Horseracing Authority may enter
and run a horse in this race.
Point-To-Point Bumper
G 4:45 PM The Pegus Horse Feed Point-To-Point Flat Race of €11,000
An I.N.H. flat race for four, five and six years old only that have not won a race under any
About 2 miles 3 furlongs
€99 to enter, €11 extra if declared to run
All horses running in this race must hold a current Hunters Certificate.
A Hunter Certificate valid in accordance with Rule 78 for the 2024/2025 season for each horse engaged must be registered at the Offices of the I.N.H.S. Committee, The Curragh, Co. Kildare not later than 15th April or the horse will not be qualified to start.
The IHRB have suspended the relevant part of Rule 78 to enable horses which run in this race
HRI Directive 10 has been suspended for the purpose of this race and the following procedures for elimination and balloting of horses will apply.
Mares Pt-to-Pt Bumper
H 5:20 PM The Cork & Waterford Mares Point-To-Point Flat Race of €10,000
An I.N.H. flat race for four, five, six and seven years old mares only that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing and that have been placed first, second, third or fourth in a Point-To-Point Steeplechase in Ireland since 5th October, 2024
About 2 miles
€90 to enter, €10 extra if declared to run
A Hunter Certificate valid in accordance with Rule 78 for the 2024/2025 season for each horse engaged must be registered at the Offices of the I.N.H.S. Committee, The Curragh, Co. Kildare not later than 15th April or the horse will not be qualified to start.
The IHRB have suspended the relevant part of Rule 78 to enable horses which run in this race (excluding the winner) to retain their Hunters Certificate for the remainder of the 2024/2025 season.
HRI Directive 10 has been suspended for the purpose of this race and the following procedures for elimination and balloting of horses will apply.