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NOTICE TO TRAINERS - CORK SUNDAY 6 APRIL
Trainers are advised to note that Races 73A and 73B will now be run on the STRAIGHT course (not as published on page 200 of the Irish Racing Calendar 6th March). The limit for all races on the STRAIGHT course on this day will be 18.
CORK Saturday 19th April - Alteration to race 87G
At the request of the IRTA, race 87G has been amended from (70 = 9st 12lbs) to (80 = 9st 12lbs).
Click Here for details110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle – Killarney 17th July 2025
On Thursday 17th July at Killarney there will be a ‘110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle’ worth €25,000 held over 2m 4f. This race is designed to provide a reward for horses in the 110 rating bracket and will afford preference to winners and placed horses by suspending HRI Directive 10 (Balloting).......... All horses which run in a 110 benchmark handicap hurdle between the 5th May, 2025 and the 9th July, 2025 inclusive will be eligible to enter and run in the ‘110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle’. The final will be a 120 benchmark handicap hurdle to allow horses that win or have an increased rating in the 110 division to remain eligible for the final.
Click Here for full detailsNOTICE TO TRAINERS REGARDING BALLOTS AT PRELIMINARY ENTRY STAGE
Trainers are requested to note that from this Friday (Dundalk 28 March Meeting), ballot numbers will appear for all races at the preliminary entry stage (with the exception of any handicap race). This will enable owners and trainers a better idea of whether their horses will get a run a day earlier than before. In relation to handicap races (also Graded and Group races, Sales races, Point-To-Point Bumpers), the ballot numbers will appear as normal at the entry with weights stage the day after entries close.
NOTICE TO TRAINERS - NEW FLAT HANDICAP BANDS FOR 2025
Trainers are strongly advised to note the following changes will come into effect for the 2025 Flat Turf Season commencing on Sunday 16 March (excluding the Dundalk Meeting on Friday 21 March).
CLICK HEREHRI introduce NH Academy Hurdle Race Series
Horse Racing Ireland has announced the introduction of three-year-old NH Academy Hurdle races designed to enhance the development of jumps horses in Ireland. Click the link below for full details.
Click HereFRENCH RULE AMENDMENT REGARDING ADDING HORSES with effect from 12th November 2024
Trainers please note the enforcement of the 15-days training rule required to participate in a race in France, effective from 12th November 2024. In accordance with Article 111 of the Rules of Racing (Entrainement d’un cheval entrainé hors de France du Code des Courses au Galop), any horse trained outside of France and entered in a public race in France must be duly declared by its trainer via the France Galop website (Site Pro) at least 15 days before the race the horse will be entered. From now on, if a horse is not declared via the France Galop website at least 15 days prior to the race, the entry will be invalidated. The explanatory guide, can be emailed (in English) if so required and will be available in the next few days. The date from which a horse is authorized to race will be visible in “My training list” section.
BHA Board confirms removal of restriction on overseas runners in Class 5 & 6 Flat Handicaps and Classified Flat Races
The BHA has confirmed that a restriction on overseas-trained runners in Class 5 & 6 Flat Handicaps and Classified Flat Races has been removed. The restriction will be lifted from the end of the turf season in Britain, affecting races staged from Monday 11th November onwards.
New requirements for horses travelling outside of Ireland
Please read carefully the information in the link below regarding new requirements for horses travelling outside of Ireland.
Click HereSurvey for Trainers & Stable Staff
Equuip are funding an investigation into the ‘Mental health and Well-Being of Trainers and Stable Staff in the Irish Thoroughbred Racing Industry’. Click the button below to complete the survey. Must be 18+ to complete, all answers are anonymous and confidential.
Click Here For SurveyNOTICE TO TRAINERS REGARDING QUALIFICATION TO ENTER IN HANDICAP CHASES
Trainers are reminded that Horses rated 102 or less over hurdle that have run in at least 3 or more Handicap Hurdles (Handicap Hurdles with any rating band) may be allowed straight into a handicap chase on a weight equivalent to their hurdle mark. All cases are at the discretion of the handicapper.
NOTICE TO TRAINERS REGARDING STABLE CAPACITY AT RACEMEETINGS
In view of the requirement for one stable for every declared runner at racemeetings, Horse Racing Ireland would like to remind Trainers that every effort will be made to ensure we can obtain the maximum number of runners that the stable capacity limit will allow at all racemeetings. Trainers are asked to note that field size limits in races are being altered right up to declaration time (10am) to maximise the number of runners each day based on stable capacity.
Wed 2, April 2025
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Wednesday, 02 Apr 2025
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Latest Results
Limerick Tuesday, 01 Apr
19:15 Private Suites @ Limerick INH Flat Race
| 1st | 3. Dani Donadoni | |
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| 2nd | 9. Powerful Paddy | |
| 3rd | 5. Khmer (FR) | |
| 4th | 11. The Goose's Acre |
Limerick Tuesday, 01 Apr
18:45 Limerick Races On Facebook H'cap S'chase
| 1st | 1. Drumgill | |
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| 2nd | 4. General Clermont (FR) | |
| 3rd | 8. Itsalonglongroad (GB) | |
| 4th | 3. Willywampus |
Limerick Tuesday, 01 Apr
18:15 Limerick Races On Instagram H'cap Schase
| 1st | 6. Birdsandthebees | |
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| 2nd | 4. Big Island | |
| 3rd | 2. Three In A Row | |
| 4th | 5. Must Be Dreaming |
