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
001 November	JNwine.com Champion Chase	Chase	Down Royal	4828 3m	5yo +
002 November	Morgiana Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	3219 2m	4yo +
003 Nov / Dec	Royal Bond Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	3219 2m	4yo +
004 Nov / Dec	Drinmore Novice Chase	Chase	Fairyhouse	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
005 Nov / Dec	Hatton's Grace Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	4023 2m 4f	4yo +
006 December	John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase	Chase	Punchestown	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
007 December	Racing Post Novice Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	3420 2m 1f	4yo +
008 December	Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	3420 2m 1f	5yo +
009 December	Future Champions Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	3219 2m	4yo +
010 December	Christmas Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	4828 3m	4yo +
011 December	Lexus Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	4828 3m	5yo +
012 December	Ryanair Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	3219 2m	4yo +
013 December	Topaz Novice Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	4828 3m	4yo +
014 January	Slaney Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Naas	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
015 January	Arkle Novice Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	3420 2m 1f	5yo +
016 January	Irish Champion Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	3219 2m	4yo +
017 February	Spring Juvenile Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	3219 2m	4yo
018 February	Deloitte Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	3621 2m 2f	5yo +
019 February	Dr P. J. Moriarty Novice Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	4225 2m 5f	5yo +
020 February	Irish Gold Cup	Chase	Leopardstown	4828 3m	5yo +
021 April	Mares Novice Hurdle Championship Final	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	4023 2m 4f	4yo +
022 April	Ryanair Gold Cup	Chase	Fairyhouse	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
023 April / May	Herald Champion Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	3219 2m	5yo +
024 April / May	Punchestown Champion Chase	Chase	Punchestown	3219 2m	5yo +
025 April / May	Growise Champion Novice Chase	Chase	Punchestown	5029 3m 1f	5yo +
026 April / May	Punchestown Gold Cup	Chase	Punchestown	5029 3m 1f	5yo +
027 April / May	Champion INH Flat Race	Flat	Punchestown	3219 2m	4yo * 4–7yo
028 April / May	World Series Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	4828 3m	4yo +
029 April / May	Ryanair Novice Chase	Chase	Punchestown	3219 2m	5yo +
030 April / May	Punchestown Champion Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	3219 2m	4yo +
031 April / May	Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	4023 2m 4f	4yo +
032 April / May	Champion Four Year Old Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	3219 2m	4yo
033 April / May	Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	4828 3m	4yo +
034 April / May	Mares Champion Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	3621 2m 2f	4yo +

Grade 2

Month	Race Name	Type	Racecourse	Distance †	Age
001 October	Gowran Park Champion Chase	Chase	Gowran Park	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
002 October	Istabraq Hurdle	Hurdle	Tipperary	3219 2m	4yo +
003 November	WKD Hurdle	Hurdle	Down Royal	3219 2m	4yo +
004 November	Skymas Chase	Chase	Down Royal	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
005 November	Lismullen Hurdle	Hurdle	Navan	4023 2m 4f	4yo +
006 November	Fortria Chase	Chase	Navan	3219 2m	5yo +
007 November	Clonmel Oil Chase	Chase	Clonmel	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
008 November	Craddockstown Novice Chase	Chase	Punchestown	3219 2m	4yo +
009 November	Florida Pearl Novice Chase	Chase	Punchestown	4526 2m 6½f	5yo +
010 December	Navan Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Navan	4023 2m 4f	4yo +
011 December	Hilly Way Chase	Chase	Cork	3219 2m	5yo +
012 December	Greenmount Park Novice Chase	Chase	Limerick	3932 2m 3½f	4yo +
013 December	Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	3219 2m	3yo
014 January	Coolmore Mares Novice Chase	Chase	Thurles	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
015 Jan / Feb	Kinloch Brae Chase	Chase	Thurles	4023 2m 4f	6yo +
016 January	Woodlands Park 100 Club Novice Chase	Chase	Naas	4828 3m	5yo +
017 January	Galmoy Hurdle	Hurdle	Gowran Park	4828 3m	5yo +
018 January	Killiney Novice Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	4225 2m 5f	5yo +
019 January	Golden Cygnet Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
020 Jan / Feb	Tied Cottage Chase	Chase	Punchestown	3219 2m	5yo +
021 February	Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	3219 2m	5yo +
022 February	Flyingbolt Novice Chase	Chase	Navan	3219 2m	5yo +
023 February	Boyne Hurdle	Hurdle	Navan	4225 2m 5f	5yo +
024 February	Ten Up Novice Chase	Chase	Navan	4828 3m	5yo +
025 February	Red Mills Chase	Chase	Gowran Park	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
026 February	Red Mills Trial Hurdle	Hurdle	Gowran Park	3219 2m	4yo +
027 February	Johnstown Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Naas	3219 2m	4yo +
028 February	Newlands Chase	Chase	Naas	3219 2m	5yo +
029 February	Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	3219 2m	4yo
030 February	Bobbyjo Chase	Chase	Fairyhouse	5029 3m 1f	5yo +
031 February	Michael Purcell Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Thurles	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
032 March	Dawn Run Mares Novice Chase	Chase	Limerick	4425 2m 6f	5yo +
033 March	Webster Cup Chase	Chase	Navan	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
034 March / April	Irish Strawberry Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
035 March / April	Festival Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	4023 2m 4f	4yo +
036 March / April	Dunboyne Castle Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	3219 2m	4yo +
037 April	Normans Grove Chase	Chase	Fairyhouse	3420 2m 1f	5yo +
038 April	Hugh McMahon Novice Chase	Chase	Limerick	4828 3m	5yo +

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	Dolores Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Tipperary	3218 2m	4yo +
004 October	Like A Butterfly Novice Chase	Chase	Tipperary	4023 2m 4f	4yo +
005 October	Fergus O'Toole Memorial Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Limerick	4224 2m 5f	4yo +
006 October	Buck House Novice Chase	Chase	Punchestown	3621 2m 2f	4yo +
007 October	Irish Daily Star Chase	Chase	Punchestown	4626 2m 7f	5yo +
009 Oct / Nov	Poplar Square Chase	Chase	Naas	3218 2m	5yo +
010 November	Down Royal Mares Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Down Royal	3218 2m	4yo +
012 November	Cork E.B.F. Novice Chase	Chase	Cork	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
013 November	Fishery Lane Hurdle	Hurdle	Naas	3218 2m	4yo
014 November	For Auction Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Navan	3218 2m	4yo +
015 November	T.A. Morris Memorial Mares Chase	Chase	Clonmel	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
016 November	Monksfield Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Navan	4023 2m 4f	4yo +
017 December	Bar One Racing Juvenile Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	3218 2m	3yo
018 December	Lombardstown Mares Novice Chase	Chase	Cork	3419 2m 1f	4yo +
019 December	Cork Stayers Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Cork	4828 3m	4yo +
020 December	Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Limerick	4828 3m	4yo +
021 December	Leopardstown E.B.F. Mares Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	4023 2m 4f	4yo +
022 January	Limestone Lad Hurdle	Hurdle	Naas	3822 2m 3f	5yo +
023 January	Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	3621 2m 2f	4yo +
024 February	Mercedes-Benz Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Clonmel	4828 3m	4yo +
025 March	Kilcock Novice Chase	Chase	Naas	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
026 March	Limerick E.B.F. Mares Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Limerick	3218 2m	4yo +
027 April	Imperial Call Chase	Chase	Cork	4828 3m	5yo +
028 April	Tayto Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	3218 2m	4yo
029 April	John and Chich Fowler Memorial Mares Chase	Chase	Fairyhouse	4023 2m 4f	5yo +

Selected other races

Month	Race Name	Type	Racecourse	Distance †	Age
001 July / Aug	Galway Plate	Chase	Galway	4426 2m 6f	4yo +
002 July / Aug	Galway Hurdle	Hurdle	Galway	3219 2m	4yo +
003 October	Grabel Mares Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	3621 2m 2f	4yo +
004 November	Cork E.B.F. Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Cork	4828 3m	4yo +
005 November	John Meagher Memorial Chase	Chase	Thurles	4426 2m 6f	5yo +
006 December	Tara Hurdle	Hurdle	Navan	4023 2m 4f	4yo +
007 December	Future Champ INH Flat Race	Flat	Navan	3219 2m	4yo * 4–7yo
008 January	Thyestes Chase	Chase	Gowran Park	4828 3m	5yo +
009 January	Coral.ie Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	3219 2m	4yo +
010 February	Nas Na Riogh Novice Chase	Chase	Naas	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
012 March / April	Irish Grand National	Chase	Fairyhouse	5834 3m 5f	5yo +

† Distances in miles and furlongs

References

- "Irish National Hunt May-Oct 2014".
– "Irish National Hunt Oct–Dec 2014".

Lists of horse races in Europe

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