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	2023-24 winner
000 November	Ladbrokes Champion Chase	Chase	Down Royal	3m	5yo +	Gerri Colombe
001 November	Morgiana Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	2m	4yo +	State Man
005 November	John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase	Chase	Punchestown	2m 4f	5yo +	Fastorslow
002 Nov / Dec	Royal Bond Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	2m	4yo +	Farren Glory
003 Nov / Dec	Drinmore Novice Chase	Chase	Fairyhouse	2m 4f	5yo +	I Am Maximus
004 Nov / Dec	Hatton's Grace Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	2m 4f	4yo +	Teahupoo
006 December	Racing Post Novice Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	2m 1f	4yo +	Found A Fifty
013 December	Faugheen Novice Chase	Chase	Limerick	2m 3½f	4yo +	Gaelic Warrior
007 December	Paddy's Reward Club Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	2m 1f	5yo +	Dinoblue
008 December	Future Champions Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	2m	4yo +	Caldwell Potter
009 December	Christmas Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	3m	4yo +	Irish Point
010 December	Savills Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	3m	5yo +	Galopin Des Champs
011 December	Matheson Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	2m	4yo +	State Man
012 December	Neville Hotels Novice Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	3m	4yo +	Grangeclare West
014 January	Lawlor's of Naas Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Naas	2m 4f	5yo +	Readin Tommy Wrong
015 February	Golden Cygnet Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	2m 6f	5yo +
016 February	Dublin Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	2m 1f	5yo +
017 February	Arkle Novice Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	2m 1f	5yo +
018 February	Irish Champion Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	2m	4yo +
019 February	Spring Juvenile Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	2m	4yo
020 February	Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	2m	5yo +
021 February	Dr P. J. Moriarty Novice Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	2m 5f	5yo +
022 February	Irish Gold Cup	Chase	Leopardstown	3m	5yo +
023 April	Mares Novice Hurdle Championship Final	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	2m 4f	4yo + m
024 April	WillowWarm Gold Cup	Chase	Fairyhouse	2m 4f	5yo +
025 April / May	KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	2m	5yo +
026 April / May	William Hill Champion Chase	Chase	Punchestown	2m	5yo +
027 April / May	Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase	Chase	Punchestown	3m 1f	5yo +
035 April / May	Irish Mirror Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	3m	4yo +
028 April / May	Punchestown Gold Cup	Chase	Punchestown	3m 1f	5yo +
029 April / May	Champion INH Flat Race	Flat	Punchestown	2m	4yo * 4–7yo
030 April / May	Champion Stayers Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	3m	4yo +
031 April / May	Barberstown Castle Novice Chase	Chase	Punchestown	2m	5yo +
032 April / May	Punchestown Champion Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	2m	4yo +
033 April / May	Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	2m 4f	4yo +
034 April / May	Champion Four Year Old Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	2m	4yo
036 April / May	Mares Champion Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	2m 4f	4yo + m

Grade 2

Month	Race Name	Type	Racecourse	Distance †	Age	2023-24 winner
001 Sep / Oct	Gowran Park Champion Chase	Chase	Gowran Park	4023 2m 4f	5yo +	Easy Game
003 November	Skymas Chase	Chase	Down Royal	4023 2m 4f	5yo +	Ash Tree Meadow
004 November	Lismullen Hurdle	Hurdle	Navan	4023 2m 4f	4yo +	Bob Olinger
005 November	Fortria Chase	Chase	Navan	3219 2m	5yo +	Captain Guinness
006 November	Clonmel Oil Chase	Chase	Clonmel	4023 2m 4f	5yo +	Allaho
007 November	Craddockstown Novice Chase	Chase	Punchestown	3219 2m	4yo +	Imagine
008 November	Florida Pearl Novice Chase	Chase	Punchestown	4526 2m 6½f	5yo +	Favori De Champdou
009 December	Navan Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Navan	4023 2m 4f	4yo +	Slade Steel
018 December	Lombardstown Mares Novice Chase	Chase	Cork	3419 2m 1f	4yo +	Silent Approach
010 December	Hilly Way Chase	Chase	Cork	3219 2m	5yo +	El Fabiolo
011 December	Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Limerick	4828 3m	4yo +	Loughglynn
012 December	Mercedes-Benz South Dublin Juvenile Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	3219 2m	3yo	Kala Conti
012 December	Dawn Run Mares Novice Chase	Chase	Limerick	4425 2m 6f	5yo +	Hauturiere
013 December	Sporting Limerick 4yo Hurdle	Hurdle	Limerick	3219 2m	4yo
014 January	Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	3219 2m	5yo +	Mystical Power
015 January	Coolmore Mares Novice Chase	Chase	Thurles	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
016 January	Galmoy Hurdle	Hurdle	Gowran Park	4828 3m	5yo +
020 January	Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase	Chase	Thurles	2m 4½f	6yo +
029 February	Goffs Future Stars I.N.H. Flat Race	Flat	Leopardstown	3219 2m	4yo * 4–7yo
029 February	Coolmore Irish EBF Mares I.N.H. Flat Race	Flat	Leopardstown	3219 2m	4yo * 4–7yo
020 February	Boyne Hurdle	Hurdle	Navan	4225 2m 5f	5yo +
021 February	Ten Up Novice Chase	Chase	Navan	4828 3m	5yo +
022 February	Red Mills Chase	Chase	Gowran Park	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
023 February	Johnstown Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Naas	3219 2m	4yo +
025 March	Webster Cup Chase	Chase	Navan	3218 2m	5yo +
026 March / April	Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
027 March / April	Festival Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	4023 2m 4f	4yo +
028 March / April	Dunboyne Castle Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	3219 2m	4yo +
029 March / April	Devenish Chase	Chase	Fairyhouse	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
031 April	Donohue Marquees Juvenile Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	3218 2m	4yo
019 April/May	Glencarraig Lady Francis Flood Mares Chase	Chase	Punchestown	4225 2m 5f	5yo +

Grade 3

Month	Race Name	Type	Racecourse	Distance	Age	2023-24 winner
041 May	An Riocht Chase	Chase	Killarney	2m 4½f	5yo +	Saint Sam
000 July	Grimes Hurdle	Hurdle	Tipperary	3218 2m	4yo +	Fils D'oudairies
000 July/August	Galway Plate	Chase	Galway	4426 2m 6f	4yo +	Ash Tree Meadow
002 July/August	Galway Hurdle	Hurdle	Galway	3219 2m	4yo +	Zarak The Brave
001 July/August	Ballybrit Novice Chase	Chase	Galway	3419 2m 1f	4yo +	Hercule Du Seuil
003 September	Kerry National	Chase	Listowel	4828 3m	4yo +	Desertmore House
002 Sept / October	Kilbegnet Novice Chase	Chase	Roscommon	3218 2m	4yo +	Hercule Du Seuil
003 October	Joe Mac Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Tipperary	3218 2m	4yo +	Williamstowndancer
001 October	Istabraq Hurdle	Hurdle	Tipperary	3219 2m	4yo +	Fils D'oudairies
004 October	Like A Butterfly Novice Chase	Chase	Tipperary	4023 2m 4f	4yo +	Sharjah
006 October	Buck House Novice Chase	Chase	Punchestown	3621 2m 2f	4yo +	Hercule Du Seuil
007 October	Irish Daily Star Chase	Chase	Punchestown	5029 3m 1f	5yo +	Minella Indo
003 October	Munster National	Chase	Limerick	4828 3m	4yo +	Gevrey
009 November	Down Royal Mares Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Down Royal	3218 2m	4yo +	Brighterdaysahead
009 November	Bottlegreen Hurdle	Hurdle	Down Royal	3219 2m	4yo +	Irish Point
010 November	Cork E.B.F. Novice Chase	Chase	Cork	4023 2m 4f	5yo +	Letsbeclearaboutit
008 November	Poplar Square Chase	Chase	Naas	3218 2m	5yo +	Dinoblue
012 November	For Auction Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Navan	3218 2m	4yo +	What's Up Darling
014 November	Monksfield Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Navan	4023 2m 4f	4yo +	Croke Park
014 November	Troytown Chase	Chase	Navan	3m	4yo +	Coko Beach
015 December	WillowWarm Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	3218 2m	3yo	Risk Belle
015 December	Bar One Racing Juvenile Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	3218 2m	3yo	Nurburgring
019 December	Cork Stayers Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Cork	4828 3m	4yo +	Search For Glory
021 December	Leopardstown E.B.F. Mares Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	4023 2m 4f	4yo +	Jetara
022 January	Savills New Year's Day Chase	Chase	Tramore	4225 2m 5f	5yo +	Jungle Boogie
039 January	John and Chich Fowler Memorial Mares Chase	Chase	Fairyhouse	4023 2m 4f	5yo +	Riviere D'etel
025a January	Dan & Joan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase	Chase	Fairyhouse	2m 1½f	5yo +	Uncle Phil
025b January	Killiney Novice Chase	Chase	Punchestown	2m 3½f	5yo +	Spillane's Tower
023 January	Limestone Lad Hurdle	Hurdle	Naas	3822 2m 3f	5yo +
024 January	Naas Racecourse Business Club Novice Chase	Chase	Naas	4828 3m	5yo +
026 January	Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	3621 2m 2f	4yo +
027 February	Mercedes-Benz Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Clonmel	4828 3m	4yo +
029 February	Red Mills Trial Hurdle	Hurdle	Gowran Park	3219 2m	4yo +
030 February	Quevega Mares Hurdle	Chase	Punchestown	4023 2m 4f	4yo + m
031 February	Michael Purcell Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Thurles	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
032 February	Newlands Chase	Chase	Naas	3219 2m	5yo +
033 February	Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	3219 2m	4yo
034 February	Bobbyjo Chase	Chase	Fairyhouse	5029 3m 1f	5yo +
028 March	Flyingbolt Novice Chase	Chase	Navan	3219 2m	5yo +
035 March	Kingsfurze Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Naas	3218 2m	4yo +
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 March	Native Upmanship Novice Chase	Chase	Thurles	3621 2m 2f	5yo +
032 March	Hugh McMahon Novice Chase	Chase	Limerick	4828 3m	5yo +
038 April	Imperial Call Chase	Chase	Cork	4828 3m	5yo +
040 April / May	Weatherbys Ireland EBF Mares Bumper	Flat	Punchestown	3219 2m	4yo * 4–7yo

Selected other races

Month	Race Name	Type	Racecourse	Distance †	Age	2023-24 winner
041 May	Tourist Attraction Mares Hurdle	Hurdle	Killarney	3420 2m 1f	4yo +	Shecouldbeanything
041 May	Oyster Tavern Handicap Hurdle	Hurdle	Killarney	3420 2m 1f	4yo +	Mighty Tom
041 May	Killarney National	Chase	Killarney	5230 3m 2f	5yo +	Pont Aval
003 June	Mayo National	Chase	Ballinrobe	4627 2m 7f	4yo +	Tullybeg
003 June	Connacht National	Chase	Roscommon	4929 3m ½f	5yo +	Stealthy Tom
003 July	Midlands National	Chase	Kilbeggan	5029 3m 1f	4yo +	Foxy Jacks
002 July/August	Colm Quinn BMW Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Galway	3420 2m 1f	4yo +	Arctic Fly
002 July/August	Boyle Sport Handicap Hurdle	Hurdle	Galway	4526 2m 6½f	4yo +	Ambitious Fellow
003 September	Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle	Hurdle	Listowel	3219 2m	4yo	Samui
010 September	Pat Walsh Memorial Mares Hurdle	Hurdle	Gowran Park	3219 2m	4yo +	Magical Zoe
010 September	Mucklemeg Mares Flat Race	Flat	Gowran Park	3219 2m	4yo +	Aurora Vega
006 October	Co-Op Superstores Handicap Chase	Chase	Cork	3520 2m 1½f	4yo +	Typical Thomas
004 October	Fergus O'Toole Memorial Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Limerick	4224 2m 5f	4yo +	High Class Hero
004 October	Cailin Alainn Mares' Hurdle	Hurdle	Limerick	4526 2m 6½f	4yo +	Space Tourist
004 October	M.W. Hickey Memorial Chase	Chase	Wexford	4627 2m 7f	5yo +	Minella Crooner
006 November	Cork E.B.F. Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Cork	4828 3m	4yo +	Solitary Man
006 November	Cork Grand National	Chase	Cork	5633 3m 4f	4yo +	Sir Bob
000 November	Haslem Hotel Handicap Hurdle	Hurdle	Down Royal	2m 1f	4yo +	Magic Tricks
006 November	T.A. Morris Memorial Mares Chase	Chase	Clonmel	4033 2m 4f	4yo +	Allegorie De Vassy
003 November	Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle	Hurdle	Naas	4023 2m 4f	4yo +	Espanito Bello
005 November	Grabel Mares Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	3621 2m 2f	4yo +	Hispanic Moon
009 November	Irish EBF Mares INH Flat Race	Flat	Navan	3219 2m	4yo * 4–7yo	Only By Night
007 November	John Meagher Memorial Chase	Chase	Thurles	4426 2m 6f	5yo +	Classic Getaway
013 December	EasyFix Equine Handicap Chase	Chase	Fairyhouse	2m 1f	4yo +	Solness
013 December	Porterstown Handicap Chase	Chase	Fairyhouse	3m 5½f	4yo +	Street Value
013 December	Bar One Racing Handicap Hurdle	Hurdle	Fairyhouse	3219 2m	4yo +	Common Practice
005 December	Irish Racing Mares Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	3923 2m 3½f	4yo +	Jetara
008 December	Bective Stud, Tea Rooms & Apartment Handicap Hurdle	Hurdle	Navan	3m 1f	4yo+	We'llhavewan
008 December	Foxrock Handicap Chase	Chase	Navan	4106 2m 4½f	4yo+	Embittered
008 December	Tara Hurdle	Hurdle	Navan	4023 2m 4f	4yo +	Harvard Guy
009 December	Future Champ INH Flat Race	Flat	Navan	3219 2m	4yo * 4–7yo	The Enabler
007 December	Billy Harney Memorial Mares Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Thurles	3219 2m	4yo +	Birdie Or Bust
008 December	Paddy Power Chase	Chase	Leopardstown	4828 3m	5yo +	Meetingofthewaters
009 December	Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase	Chase	Limerick	2m 3½f	4yo +	Happy Dreams
010 December	Quinn Bank Handicap Hurdle	Hurdle	Limerick	3281 2m	3-4yo	Your Honor
011 January	Thyestes Chase	Chase	Gowran Park	4828 3m	5yo +
011a January	Liffey Handicap Hurdle	Hurdle	Leopardstown	3219 2m	4yo +
012 February	BBA Ireland Limited Opera Hat Mares Chase	Chase	Naas	3219 2m	5yo +
008 February	Apple's Jade Mares Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	4225 2m 5f	4yo +
007 February	Colreevy Mares Novice Chase	Chase	Thurles	4426 2m 6f	5yo +
012 February	Nas Na Riogh Novice Chase	Chase	Naas	4023 2m 4f	5yo +
003 March	Leinster National	Chase	Naas	4929 3m ½f	5yo +
009 March	Kevin McManus Bookmaker Champion Flat Race	Flat	Limerick	3219 2m	4yo * 4yo
003 April	Ulster National	Chase	Downpatrick	5733 3m 4½f	5yo +
013 April	Boyle Sports Mares Novice Chase	Chase	Fairyhouse	4325 2m 5½f	5yo +
013 April	Total Enjoyment Mares Flat Race	Flat	Fairyhouse	3219 2m	4-7yo
013 March / April	Irish Grand National	Chase	Fairyhouse	5834 3m 5f	5yo +
005 April	Howden Insurance Brokers Mares' Novice Hurdle	Hurdle	Punchestown	3319 2m ½f	4yo +

Discontinued

Last Run	Race Name	Type	Racecourse	Distance †	Age
002 February 2017	Tied Cottage Chase	Chase	Punchestown	3219 2m	5yo +
003 April 2017	Normans Grove Chase	Chase	Fairyhouse	3420 2m 1f	5yo +

† 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)
- Enhancements to the National Hunt Pattern Programme (Sep 3 2020)

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