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2.30
Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Steeplechase for the Ladies Perpetual Cup of €20000.00 3m. 90yds.
1st - €12000.00, 2nd - €4000.00, 3rd - €2000.00, 4th - €1000.00, 5th - €600.00, 6th - €400.00
A steeplechase for ? Certified Hunters five years old and upwards over a special Bank/Chase Course that at entry have run at least three times in steeplechases (including Point-To-Point steeplechases) and that have between 1st October, 2022 and 22nd April, 2026 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
€200.00 to enter , €20.00 extra if declared to run.
Weights - 5-y-o 11st 5lbs; 6-y-o and up 11st 7lbs; Mares allowed 7lbs; (No penalty to increase a horse's weight beyond 12st 7lb) HRI Directive 10 is suspended for the purpose of this race Should it be necessary to reduce the number of declared runners to the maximum runners or to such a lesser number as may be required the following balloting procedures shall be applied: (i) Runners that have won a Cros
Penalties - For each steeplechase won 5lb extra
Riders - Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules. Cont???.. Upcoming Race Conditions Week Commencing Monday 27th April ????.Contd (All Riders riding in this race must have ridden in at least 20 races (including INH Flat Races and Point-To-Point Races). 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 2025/2026 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 22nd April, 2026, 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 S
Contributions - Generously sponsored by the Kildare Hunt Club
3.05
Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Final Handicap Hurdle of €100000.00 2m. 3f. 93yds.
1st - €60000.00, 2nd - €20000.00, 3rd - €10000.00, 4th - €5000.00, 5th - €3000.00, 6th - €2000.00
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards and which in the current season have finished in the first five in a Triple Crown Series Qualifier Handicap Hurdle in Ireland or Great Britain (130 = 11st 12lbs)
€1,000.00 to enter , €100.00 extra if declared to run.
Penalties - Handicapper.
Contributions - The Final of the Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Generously sponsored by the Albert Bartlett Group . Horses which receive a published weight of 9st 13lbs or less will be entitled to a 50% reduction in entry fee. Should they be declared to run they will then become liable for the full amount of the cost to run
3.40
Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Listed of €75000.00 2m. 149yds.
1st - €45000.00, 2nd - €15000.00, 3rd - €7500.00, 4th - €3750.00, 5th - €2250.00, 6th - €1500.00
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards that at entry have run at least four times in hurdle races (150 = 11st 12lbs)
€750.00 to enter , €75.00 extra if declared to run.
Penalties - Handicapper.
Contributions - Listed Race Generously sponsored by the Killashee Hotel . Horses which receive a published weight of 9st 13lbs or less will be entitled to a 50% reduction in entry fee. Should they be declared to run they will then become liable for the full amount of the cost to run
4.15
PRL Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) of €125000.00 2m. 149yds.
1st - €75000.00, 2nd - €25000.00, 3rd - €12500.00, 4th - €6250.00, 5th - €3750.00, 6th - €2500.00
A novice hurdle for five years old and upwards
€875.00 to enter
Forfeits - 1st €500.00
Supplements - 1st €12500.00
Contributions - Generously sponsored by PRL
4.50
Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Steeplechase (Grade 1) of €125000.00 3m. 213yds.
1st - €75000.00, 2nd - €25000.00, 3rd - €12500.00, 4th - €6250.00, 5th - €3750.00, 6th - €2500.00
A novice steeplechase for five years old and upwards
€875.00 to enter
Forfeits - 1st €500.00
Supplements - 1st €12500.00
Contributions - Registered as The Ellier Novice Steeplechase Generously sponsored by Dooley Insurance Group
5.25
Goffs Defender Bumper of €100000.00 2m. 149yds.
1st - €60000.00, 2nd - €20000.00, 3rd - €10000.00, 4th - €5000.00, 5th - €3000.00, 6th - €2000.00
An I.N.H. flat race for four 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) other than one, two or three I.N.H. flat races or N.H. flat races or a combination of such races and which had been catalogued in the Goffs Arkle National Hunt Sale (in partnership with Defender) of June 10th, 11th and 12th, 2025 and have been declared by Goffs Bloodstock Sales Ltd. as being eligible to enter and run in accordance with the relevant Conditions of Sale. Horses which do not have a registered name and have not been recorded as Racing Active with a Licensed Trainer by Wednesday, 25th March, 2026 (or if entered from a Foreign Racing Authority named and recorded with a Licensed Trainer), will be automatically struck out of this race. (Please note for Irish and British bred horses, trained in Ireland, an acceptable naming application should be made to HRI by Thursday, 19th March, 2026 at the very latest. For all other foreign bred horses, trained in Ireland, naming applications will take longer to process)
Weights - 11st 10lbs; Fillies allowed 7lbs;
Riders - Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules. Allowances to riders under Rule 52 may be claimed in this race. HRI Directive 10 is suspended for the purpose of this race. The IHRB, using their powers under Rule 22 have suspended the appropriate paragraphs of Rules 121 and 122. Should it be necessary to reduce the number of declared runners to the maximum runners or to such a lesser number as may be required the following procedures shall be applied for the elimination and balloting of horses: (i) Runners will first be reduced by balloting from among those horses that have not run in an INH Flat race, a N.H. Flat race, a Hurdle race or a Point-to-Point Steeplechase in Ireland or Great Britain prior to Thursday, 23rd April, 2026. Cont???. ???.Contd (ii) In the event of (i) not achieving the recommended limit, runners will then be reduced by balloting from among those horses that have not been placed first, second, third, fourth or fifth in an INH Flat race or N.H. Flat race, first, second, third, fourth or fifth in a Hurdle race or first, second, third or fourth in a Point-to-Point Steeplechase in Ireland or Great Britain prior to 23rd April, 2026, with the order of elimination a
Contributions - Guaranteed by Goffs Bloodstock Sales Ltd.
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6.05
William Hill Champion Steeplechase (Grade 1) of €300000.00 2m. 98yds.
1st - €180000.00, 2nd - €60000.00, 3rd - €30000.00, 4th - €15000.00, 5th - €9000.00, 6th - €6000.00
A steeplechase for five years old and upwards
€2,100.00 to enter
Forfeits - 1st €1200.00
Supplements - 1st €30000.00
Contributions - Registered as the Drogheda Steeplechase Generously sponsored by William Hill
6.35
Willie Coonan Memorial Flat Race of €20000.00 2m. 149yds.
1st - €12000.00, 2nd - €4000.00, 3rd - €2000.00, 4th - €1000.00, 5th - €600.00, 6th - €400.00
An I.N.H. flat race for four 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)
€200.00 to enter , €20.00 extra if declared to run.
Weights - 11st 10lbs; Fillies allowed 7lbs;
Riders - Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules.
Contributions - Generously sponsored by Coonan Property
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