List of Irish National Hunt races

A list of notable National Hunt horse races which take place annually in Ireland, under the authority of Horse Racing Ireland, including all races which currently hold Grade 1 or Grade 2 status.

Grade 1

Month
Race Name
Type
Racecourse
Distance
Age
2020-21 winner
000 NovemberLadbrokes Champion ChaseChaseDown Royal4828 3m5yo + The Storyteller
001 NovemberMorgiana HurdleHurdlePunchestown3219 2m4yo + Abacadabras
002 Nov / DecRoyal Bond Novice HurdleHurdleFairyhouse3219 2m4yo + Ballyadam
003 Nov / DecDrinmore Novice ChaseChaseFairyhouse4023 2m 4f5yo + Envoi Allen
004 Nov / DecHatton's Grace HurdleHurdleFairyhouse4023 2m 4f4yo + Honeysuckle
005 DecemberJohn Durkan Memorial Punchestown ChaseChasePunchestown4023 2m 4f5yo + Min
006 DecemberRacing Post Novice ChaseChaseLeopardstown3420 2m 1f4yo + Franco De Port
013 DecemberFaugheen Novice ChaseChaseLimerick3932 2m 3½f4yo + Colreevy
007 DecemberPaddy's Reward Club ChaseChaseLeopardstown3420 2m 1f5yo + Chacun Pour Soi
008 DecemberFuture Champions Novice HurdleHurdleLeopardstown3219 2m4yo + Appreciate It
009 DecemberChristmas HurdleHurdleLeopardstown4828 3m4yo + Flooring Porter
010 DecemberSavills ChaseChaseLeopardstown4828 3m5yo + A Plus Tard
011 DecemberMatheson HurdleHurdleLeopardstown3219 2m4yo + Sharjah
012 DecemberNeville Hotels Novice ChaseChaseLeopardstown4828 3m4yo + Monkfish
014 JanuaryLawlor's of Naas Novice HurdleHurdleNaas4023 2m 4f5yo + Bob Olinger
015 FebruaryGolden Cygnet Novice HurdleHurdleLeopardstown4426 2m 6f5yo + Gaillard Du Mesnil
016 FebruaryDublin ChaseChaseLeopardstown3420 2m 1f5yo + Chacun Pour Soi
017 FebruaryArkle Novice ChaseChaseLeopardstown3420 2m 1f5yo + Energumene
018 FebruaryIrish Champion HurdleHurdleLeopardstown3219 2m4yo + Honeysuckle
019 FebruarySpring Juvenile HurdleHurdleLeopardstown3219 2m4yo Quilixios
020 FebruaryChanelle Pharma Novice HurdleHurdleLeopardstown3219 2m5yo + Appreciate It
021 FebruaryDr P. J. Moriarty Novice ChaseChaseLeopardstown4225 2m 5f5yo + Monkfish
022 FebruaryIrish Gold CupChaseLeopardstown4828 3m5yo + Kemboy
023 AprilMares Novice Hurdle Championship FinalHurdleFairyhouse4023 2m 4f4yo + m
024 AprilRyanair Gold CupChaseFairyhouse4023 2m 4f5yo +
025 April / MayHerald Champion Novice HurdleHurdlePunchestown3219 2m5yo +
026 April / MayPunchestown Champion ChaseChasePunchestown3219 2m5yo +
027 April / MayDooley Insurance Group Champion Novice ChaseChasePunchestown5029 3m 1f5yo +
028 April / MayPunchestown Gold CupChasePunchestown5029 3m 1f5yo +
029 April / MayChampion INH Flat RaceFlatPunchestown3219 2m4yo * 4–7yo
030 April / MayChampion Stayers HurdleHurdlePunchestown4828 3m4yo +
031 April / MayRyanair Novice ChaseChasePunchestown3219 2m5yo +
032 April / MayPunchestown Champion HurdleHurdlePunchestown3219 2m4yo +
033 April / MayAlanna Homes Champion Novice HurdleHurdlePunchestown4023 2m 4f4yo +
034 April / MayChampion Four Year Old HurdleHurdlePunchestown3219 2m4yo
035 April / MayIrish Daily Mirror Novice HurdleHurdlePunchestown4828 3m4yo +
036 April / MayMares Champion HurdleHurdlePunchestown4023 2m 4f4yo + m

Grade 2

Month
Race Name
Type
Racecourse
Distance
Age
000 OctoberGowran Park Champion ChaseChaseGowran Park4023 2m 4f5yo +
001 OctoberIstabraq HurdleHurdleTipperary3219 2m4yo +
002 NovemberWKD HurdleHurdleDown Royal3219 2m4yo +
003 NovemberSkymas ChaseChaseDown Royal4023 2m 4f5yo +
005 NovemberLismullen HurdleHurdleNavan4023 2m 4f4yo +
006 NovemberFortria ChaseChaseNavan3219 2m5yo +
006 NovemberClonmel Oil ChaseChaseClonmel4023 2m 4f5yo +
007 NovemberCraddockstown Novice ChaseChasePunchestown3219 2m4yo +
008 NovemberFlorida Pearl Novice ChaseChasePunchestown4526 2m 6½f5yo +
009 DecemberNavan Novice HurdleHurdleNavan4023 2m 4f4yo +
010 DecemberHilly Way ChaseChaseCork3219 2m5yo +
012 DecemberDorans Pride Novice HurdleHurdleLimerick4828 3m4yo +
013 DecemberKnight Frank Juvenile HurdleHurdleLeopardstown3219 2m3yo
014 JanuaryCoolmore Mares Novice ChaseChaseThurles4023 2m 4f5yo +
015 JanuaryGalmoy HurdleHurdleGowran Park4828 3m5yo +
019 JanuaryMoscow Flyer Novice HurdleHurdlePunchestown3219 2m5yo +
020 JanuaryHorse & Jockey Hotel ChaseChaseThurles4023 2m 4½f6yo +
020 JanuaryCoolmore NH Sires Kew Gardens Mares Novice ChaseChaseThurles4023 2m 4½f5yo + m
020 FebruaryBoyne HurdleHurdleNavan4225 2m 5f5yo +
021 FebruaryTen Up Novice ChaseChaseNavan4828 3m5yo +
022 FebruaryRed Mills ChaseChaseGowran Park4023 2m 4f5yo +
023 FebruaryJohnstown Novice HurdleHurdleNaas3219 2m4yo +
024 MarchDawn Run Mares Novice ChaseChaseLimerick4425 2m 6f5yo +
025 MarchWebster Cup ChaseChaseNavan3218 2m5yo +
026 March / AprilIrish Strawberry HurdleHurdleFairyhouse4023 2m 4f5yo +
027 March / AprilFestival Novice HurdleHurdleFairyhouse4023 2m 4f4yo +
028 March / AprilDunboyne Castle Novice HurdleHurdleFairyhouse3219 2m4yo +
029 March / AprilDevenish ChaseChaseFairyhouse4023 2m 4f5yo +
031 AprilAvoca Dunboyne Juvenile HurdleHurdleFairyhouse3218 2m4yo
032 AprilHugh McMahon Novice ChaseChaseLimerick4828 3m5yo +

Grade 3

Month Race Name Type Racecourse Distance Age
000 July Grimes Hurdle Hurdle Tipperary 3218 2m 4yo +
001 September Ballybrit Novice Chase Chase Galway 3419 2m 1f 4yo +
002 Sept / October Kilbegnet Novice Chase Chase Roscommon 3218 2m 4yo +
003 October Joe Mac Novice Hurdle Hurdle Tipperary 3218 2m 4yo +
004 October Like A Butterfly Novice Chase Chase Tipperary 4023 2m 4f 4yo +
006 October Buck House Novice Chase Chase Punchestown 3621 2m 2f 4yo +
007 October Irish Daily Star Chase Chase Punchestown 5029 3m 1f 5yo +
008 Oct / Nov Poplar Square Chase Chase Naas 3218 2m 5yo +
009 November Down Royal Mares Novice Hurdle Hurdle Down Royal 3218 2m 4yo +
010 November Cork E.B.F. Novice Chase Chase Cork 4023 2m 4f 5yo +
011 November Fishery Lane Hurdle Hurdle Naas 3218 2m 4yo
012 November For Auction Novice Hurdle Hurdle Navan 3218 2m 4yo +
014 NovemberMonksfield Novice HurdleHurdleNavan4023 2m 4f4yo +
015 December Bar One Racing Juvenile Hurdle Hurdle Fairyhouse 3218 2m 3yo
016 DecemberKlairon Davis Novice ChaseChaseNavan3419 2m 1f4yo +
018 December Lombardstown Mares Novice Chase Chase Cork 3419 2m 1f 4yo +
019 December Cork Stayers Novice Hurdle Hurdle Cork 4828 3m 4yo +
021 December Leopardstown E.B.F. Mares Hurdle Hurdle Leopardstown 4023 2m 4f 4yo +
022 JanuaryMetal Man ChaseChaseTramore4225 2m 5f5yo +
023 January Limestone Lad Hurdle Hurdle Naas 3822 2m 3f 5yo +
024 JanuaryNaas Racecourse Business Club Novice ChaseChaseNaas4828 3m5yo +
025 JanuaryKilliney Novice ChaseChasePunchestown4225 2m 4f5yo +
026 January Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle Hurdle Fairyhouse 3621 2m 2f 4yo +
027 February Mercedes-Benz Novice Hurdle Hurdle Clonmel 4828 3m 4yo +
028 FebruaryFlyingbolt Novice ChaseChaseNavan3219 2m5yo +
029 FebruaryRed Mills Trial HurdleHurdleGowran Park3219 2m4yo +
030 JanuaryQuevega Mares HurdleChasePunchestown4023 2m 4f4yo + m
031 FebruaryMichael Purcell Novice HurdleHurdleThurles4023 2m 4f5yo +
032 FebruaryNewlands ChaseChaseNaas3219 2m5yo +
033 FebruaryWinning Fair Juvenile HurdleHurdleFairyhouse3219 2m4yo
034 FebruaryBobbyjo ChaseChaseFairyhouse5029 3m 1f5yo +
035 March Naas Directors Plate Novice Chase Chase Naas 4023 2m 4f 5yo +
036 March Limerick E.B.F. Mares Novice Hurdle Hurdle Limerick 3218 2m 4yo +
037 MarchNative Upmanship Novice ChaseChaseThurles3621 2m 2f5yo +
038 April Imperial Call Chase Chase Cork 4828 3m 5yo +
039 April John and Chich Fowler Memorial Mares Chase Chase Fairyhouse 4023 2m 4f 5yo +
040 April / May Weatherbys Ireland EBF Mares Bumper Flat Punchestown 3219 2m 4yo * 4–7yo
041 May An Riocht Chase Chase Killarney 4073 2m 4½f 5yo +

Selected other races

Month
Race Name
Type
Racecourse
Distance
Age
000 July / AugGalway PlateChaseGalway4426 2m 6f4yo +
002 July / AugGalway HurdleHurdleGalway3219 2m4yo +
003 SeptemberKerry NationalChaseListowel3219 3m4yo +
004 October Fergus O'Toole Memorial Novice Hurdle Hurdle Limerick 4224 2m 5f 4yo +
005 November Grabel Mares Hurdle Hurdle Punchestown 3621 2m 2f 4yo +
006 November Cork E.B.F. Novice Hurdle Hurdle Cork 4828 3m 4yo +
006 November T.A. Morris Memorial Mares Chase Chase Clonmel 4033 2m 4f 4yo +
007 NovemberJohn Meagher Memorial ChaseChaseThurles4426 2m 6f5yo +
008 DecemberTara HurdleHurdleNavan4023 2m 4f4yo +
009 DecemberFuture Champ INH Flat RaceFlatNavan3219 2m4yo * 4–7yo
010 JanuaryThyestes ChaseChaseGowran Park4828 3m5yo +
011 JanuaryLadbrokes HurdleHurdleLeopardstown3219 2m4yo +
012 FebruaryNas Na Riogh Novice ChaseChaseNaas4023 2m 4f5yo +
013 March / AprilIrish Grand NationalChaseFairyhouse5834 3m 5f5yo +

Discontinued

Last Run
Race Name
Type
Racecourse
Distance
Age
002 February 2017Tied Cottage ChaseChasePunchestown3219 2m5yo +
003 April 2017Normans Grove ChaseChaseFairyhouse3420 2m 1f5yo +

Distances in miles and furlongs

References

  • - Irish National Hunt May-Oct 2014.
  • Irish National Hunt Oct–Dec 2014.
  • - Enhancements to the National Hunt Pattern Programme (Aug 16 2019)

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