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The Cork Easter Monday meeting which features three hunter chases and two bumpers will take place on Monday 6th April. Entries for these races will close on Wednesday 1st April.
Declarations to run must be made by 10am on Saturday 4th April.
For more information please see www.hri-ras.ie
D 3:00 PM The Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Mares Maiden Hunters Steeplechase of €11,000 (Generously sponsored by Rathbarry & Glenview Studs) (A Race in the Weatherbys Ireland/I.T.B.A. N.H. Fillies Bonus Scheme (in association with The Irish Field)) Winner will receive €6,600 (Penalty Value: €6,479) 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 mares only that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing and that have between 1st October, 2022 and 31st March, 2026 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 100 yards
€110 to enter, €11 extra if declared to run
Weights: 5-y-o......................................11st 9lbs
6-y-o and up.......................................11st 11lbs
Riders: Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules.
† A Hunters Certificate valid in accordance with Rule 78 for the 2025/2026 season for each horse engaged must be registered at the Offices of the INHSC, The Curragh, Co. Kildare not later than 31st March or the horse will not be qualified to start.
(The winning owner of this race will receive a €5,000 bonus (€7,500 bonus if Irish bred and has not previously won a bonus payment in an Academy Hurdle) should the winning filly be eligible for the Weatherbys Ireland/I.T.B.A. N.H. Fillies Bonus Scheme and has not previously won a bonus payment in an Academy Hurdle)
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: €6,479) 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 1st October, 2022 and 31st March, 2026 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
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 1st October, 2022 and 31st March, 2026 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 100 yards
€110 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 2nd 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 2025/2026 season for each horse engaged must be registered at the Offices of the INHSC, The Curragh, Co. Kildare not later than 31st March or the horse will not be qualified to start.
F 4:10 PM The Jack Tyner Memorial Hunters Steeplechase of €11,000 (The winning owner will receive the Jack Tyner Memorial Perpetual Cup) Winner will receive €6,600 (Penalty Value: €6,479) 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 between 1st October, 2022 and 31st March, 2026 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, 2025 other than a Certified Hunters Steeplechase or a Farmers Race
About 2 miles 4 furlongs
€110 to enter, €11 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 2025/2026 season for each horse engaged must be registered at the Offices of the INHSC, The Curragh, Co. Kildare not later than 31st March, 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, 2025 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.
G 4:45 PM The Pegus Horse Feed Point-To-Point Flat Race of €11,000 (Generously sponsored by Dairygold) Winner will receive €6,600 (Penalty Value: €6,479) Second will receive €2,200 Third will receive €1,100 Fourth will receive €550 Fifth will receive €330 Sixth will receive €220
An I.N.H. flat race for four, five and six years old only that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing (excluding Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior N.H. Hurdles) and that have been placed first, second, third or fourth in a maiden Point-To-Point Steeplechase since 4th October, 2025
About 2 miles 3 furlongs
€110 to enter, €11 extra if declared to run
Weights: 4-y-o......................................11st 6lbs
5 and 6-y-o..................................................12st
Mares allowed............................................. 7lbs
Riders: Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules who have not lost the right to claim the 7lb allowance under Rule 52. Also open to Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules who have ridden in 10 or more Point-to-Point Steeplechases in Ireland between 05/10/24 & 31/03/26 inclusive. All horses running in this race must hold a current Hunters Certificate.
A Hunter Certificate valid in accordance with Rule 78 for the 2025/2026 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 31st March 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 2025/2026 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. (i) The number of declared runners shall be reduced by first balloting those horses that have not won a Point-To-Point steeplechase since 4th October, 2025. (ii) The number of horses declared will be then reduced by balloting those horses that have not won more than one Point-To-Point steeplechase since 4th October, 2025. (iii) In the event of Paragraphs (i) and (ii) not achieving the recommended limit a random ballot will then be applied to the remaining horses.
H 5:20 PM The Cork & Waterford Mares Point-To-Point Flat Race of €11,000 (Generously sponsored by Cork & Waterford Point-to-Point Committee) (A Race in the Weatherbys Ireland/I.T.B.A. N.H. Fillies Bonus Scheme (in association with The Irish Field)) Winner will receive €6,600 (Penalty Value: €6,479) Second will receive €2,200 Third will receive €1,100 Fourth will receive €550 Fifth will receive €330 Sixth will receive €220
An I.N.H. flat race for four years old and upwards mares only that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing (excluding Academy Hurdles and 3- y-o Junior N.H. Hurdles) and that have been placed first, second, third or fourth in a Point-To-Point Steeplechase in Ireland since 4th October, 2025
About 2 miles
€110 to enter, €11 extra if declared to run
Weights: 4-y-o..................................... 11st 3lbs
5-y-o and up.......................................11st 11lbs
Riders: Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules who have not lost the right to claim the 7lb allowance under Rule 52. Also open to Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules who have ridden in 10 or more Point-to-Point Steeplechases in Ireland between 05/10/24 & 31/03/26 inclusive.
All horses running in this race must hold a current Hunters Certificate. A Hunter Certificate valid in accordance with Rule 78 for the 2025/2026 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 31st March 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 2025/2026 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. (i) The number of declared runners shall be reduced by first balloting those horses that have not won a Point-To-Point steeplechase since 4th October, 2025. (ii) The number of horses declared will be then reduced by balloting those horses that have not won more than one Point-To-Point steeplechase since 4th October, 2025. (iii) In the event of Paragraphs (i) and (ii) not achieving the recommended limit a random ballot will then be applied to the remaining horses.
(The winning owner of this race will receive a €5,000 bonus (€7,500 bonus if Irish bred and has not previously won a bonus payment in an Academy Hurdle) should the winning filly be eligible for the Weatherbys Ireland/I.T.B.A. N.H. Fillies Bonus Scheme and has not previously won a bonus payment in an Academy Hurdle)
