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Maiden Hunters Chase

 E 3:35 PM The John Thomas McNamara Series Maiden Hunters Steeplechase of €11,000
A race in the John Thomas McNamara Q.R. Series) (Generously sponsored by the Irish Qualified Riders Association)
Winner will receive €6,600, (Penalty Value: €6,490), Second will receive €2,200, Third will receive €1,100, Fourth will receive €550, Fifth will receive €330, Sixth will receive €220

A steeplechase for † Certified Hunters five years old and upwards that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing and that have between 25^th September, 2021 and 15th April, 2025 been
placed either first, second, third or fourth in a Point-To-Point Steeplechase in Ireland or second, third or fourth in a Certified Hunters Steeplechase in Ireland

About 3 miles

€99 to enter, €11 extra if declared to run
Weights: 5-y-o.................................... 11st 12lbs
6-y-o and up ............................................... 12st
Mares allowed ............................................ 7lbs
Riders: Confined to Qualified Riders under

I.N.H.S. Rules who have not lost the right to claim the 7lb allowance under Rule 52.
Allowances - (which are not cumulative, up to and including 17th April)
Riders who have not ridden the winner of a *race allowed..........4lb;
Those who have not ridden the winners of 5 *races allowed........2lb.
No allowance to riders under Rule 52 may be claimed.
*Including races under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing.

† A Hunters Certificate valid in accordance with Rule 78 for the 2024/2025 season for each horse engaged must be registered at the Offices of the INHSC, The Curragh, Co. Kildare not later than 15th April or the horse will not be qualified to start.