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2.30
Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle of €30000.00 2m. 3f. 58yds.
1st - €18000.00, 2nd - €6000.00, 3rd - €3000.00, 4th - €1500.00, 5th - €900.00, 6th - €600.00
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards (120 = 11st 12lbs)
€300.00 to enter , €30.00 extra if declared to run.
Penalties - Handicapper.
Riders - Confined to Professional Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules who have not lost the right to claim the allowance under Rule 52. Allowances - (which are not cumulative, up to and including 25th April) Riders who have not ridden the winners of 25 *races allowed...........4lb; Those who have not ridden the winners of 40 *races allowed..........2lb; No allowance under Rule 52 may be claimed. *Including races under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing. Upcoming Race Conditions Week Commencing Monday 27th April
Contributions - Generously sponsored by Mr. J.P. McManus
3.05
Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final of €75000.00 2m. 3f. 58yds.
1st - €45000.00, 2nd - €15000.00, 3rd - €7500.00, 4th - €3750.00, 5th - €2250.00, 6th - €1500.00
A novice hurdle for four years old and upwards that are EBF eligible and which had been purchased as an unraced three or four year old at Public Auction under the hammer in Ireland or Great Britain for €45000 or less at a recognised National Hunt Store Sale and that have not been purchased at Public Auction under the hammer in Ireland or Great Britain for any more than €45000 at any time and which, in the current season, have run in or been balloted from at least one qualifier race in the Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series and which have not, at any time, won a Listed or weight-for-age Grade 1, 2 or 3 Hurdle race or which have not, at any time, won a Listed or Grade 1, 2, or 3 I.N.H. flat race or N.H. flat race
€750.00 to enter , €75.00 extra if declared to run.
Weights - 4-y-o 11st 1lbs; 5-y-o and up 11st 7lbs; Mares allowed 7lbs; Penalties (Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior NH Hurdles excluded) - Winner of a hurdle race 5lb extra Of two or more hurdle races 7lb extra
Contributions - Public Auction Race Generously sponsored by Connolly's Red Mills and the Irish EBF €20000 The Final of the Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series A Race in the Weatherbys Ireland/I.T.B.A. N.H. Fillies Bonus Scheme in association with The Irish Field
3.40
Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle of €20000.00 2m. 3f. 58yds.
1st - €12000.00, 2nd - €4000.00, 3rd - €2000.00, 4th - €1000.00, 5th - €600.00, 6th - €400.00
A hurdle for four years old and upwards which have not won more than one hurdle race (excluding Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior N.H. Hurdles) and have not finished first, second or third in a Grade 1 or Grade 2 weight-for-age hurdle race
€200.00 to enter , €20.00 extra if declared to run.
Weights - 4-y-o 10st 12lbs; 5-y-o and up 11st 6lbs; Mares allowed 7lbs; Penalty (Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior NH Hurdles excluded) - Winner of a hurdle race 6lb extra
Contributions - Generously sponsored by the Louis Fitzgerald Group
4.15
Channor Real Estate Group Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) of €125000.00 2m. 7f. 192yds.
1st - €75000.00, 2nd - €25000.00, 3rd - €12500.00, 4th - €6250.00, 5th - €3750.00, 6th - €2500.00
A novice hurdle for four years old and upwards
€875.00 to enter
Forfeits - 1st €500.00
Supplements - 1st €12500.00
Contributions - Registered as the War Of Attrition Novice Hurdle Generously sponsored by Channor Real Estate Group
4.50
Race & Stay At Punchestown Champion I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 1) of €100000.00 2m. 132yds.
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, five and six years old only mares and geldings 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 I.N.H. Flat Races or N.H. Flat Races or a combination of such races
€700.00 to enter
Forfeits - 1st €400.00
Supplements - 1st €10000.00
Contributions - For The Conyngham *Cup Generously sponsored by Race & Stay
5.25
Colm Quinn BMW Handicap Steeplechase (Grade 3) of €100000.00 2m. 4f. 80yds.
1st - €60000.00, 2nd - €20000.00, 3rd - €10000.00, 4th - €5000.00, 5th - €3000.00, 6th - €2000.00
An extended handicap steeplechase for five years old and upwards that have run at least four times in steeplechases up to and including 19th April 2026
€600.00 to enter , €100.00 extra if declared to run.
Forfeits - 1st €400.00
Penalties - Handicapper.
Contributions - Registered as the L'Escargot Handicap Steeplechase Generously sponsored by Colm Quinn BMW
6.05
Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup (Grade 1) of €300000.00 3m. 213yds.
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 - Generously sponsored by Ladbrokes
6.35
Weatherbys General Stud Book Irish EBF Mares Flat Race (Grade 3) of €55000.00 2m. 132yds.
1st - €33000.00, 2nd - €11000.00, 3rd - €5500.00, 4th - €2750.00, 5th - €1650.00, 6th - €1100.00
An I.N.H. flat race for four, five and six years old mares only that are EBF eligible 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 I.N.H. flat races or N.H. flat races or a combination of such races and that have not won a Grade 1 I.N.H. flat race or N.H. flat race
€550.00 to enter , €55.00 extra if declared to run.
Weights - 4-y-o 11st 3lbs; 5 and 6-y-o 11st 11lbs;
Riders - Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules. (The winning owner of this race will receive a €5000 bonus (€7500 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 (other than in an Academy Hurdle)) Upcoming Race Conditions Week Commencing Monday 27th April
Contributions - Registered as the Liss A Paoraigh Mares I.N.H. Flat Race Generously sponsored by Weatherbys Ireland GSB Ltd. and the Irish EBF €10000 A Race in the Weatherbys Ireland/I.T.B.A. N.H. Fillies Bonus Scheme in association with The Irish Field
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