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 + Dancing City
019 February Spring Juvenile Hurdle Hurdle Leopardstown 2m 4yo Kargese
017 February Arkle Novice Chase Chase Leopardstown 2m 1f 5yo + Il Etait Temps
022 February Irish Gold Cup Chase Leopardstown 3m 5yo + Galopin Des Champs
018 February Irish Champion Hurdle Hurdle Leopardstown 2m 4yo + State Man
016 February Dublin Chase Chase Leopardstown 2m 1f 5yo + El Fabiolo
020 February Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle Hurdle Leopardstown 2m 5yo + Ballyburn
021 February Dr P. J. Moriarty Novice Chase Chase Leopardstown 2m 5f 5yo + Fact To File
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
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 + Harmonya Maker
020 January Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase Chase Thurles 2m 4½f 6yo + Allaho
016 January Galmoy Hurdle Hurdle Gowran Park 4828 3m 5yo + Monkfish
029 February Donohue Marquees Future Stars I.N.H. Flat Race Flat Leopardstown 3219 2m 4yo * 4–7yo Jeroboam Machin
029 February Coolmore Irish EBF Mares I.N.H. Flat Race Flat Leopardstown 3219 2m 4yo * 4–7yo Fleur Au Fusil
February Boyne Hurdle Hurdle Navan 2m 5f 5yo + Hiddenvalley Lake
February Ten Up Novice Chase Chase Navan 3m 5yo + American Mike
022 February Red Mills Chase Chase Gowran Park 4023 2m 4f 5yo + Saint Sam
023 February Johnstown Novice Hurdle Hurdle Naas 3219 2m 4yo +
024 March Webster Cup Chase Chase Navan 2m 4½f 5yo +
025 March / April Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Hurdle Hurdle Fairyhouse 4023 2m 4f 5yo +
026 March / April Festival Novice Hurdle Hurdle Fairyhouse 4023 2m 4f 4yo +
027 March / April Dunboyne Castle Novice Hurdle Hurdle Fairyhouse 3219 2m 4yo +
028 March / April Devenish Chase Chase Fairyhouse 4023 2m 4f 5yo +
029 April Donohue Marquees Juvenile Hurdle Hurdle Fairyhouse 3218 2m 4yo
030 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
011 January Thyestes Chase Chase Gowran Park 3m 1f 5yo + Ain't That A Shame
023 January Limestone Lad Hurdle Hurdle Naas 3822 2m 3f 5yo + Zarak The Brave
024 January Naas Racecourse Business Club Novice Chase Chase Naas 4828 3m 5yo + Embassy Gardens
026 January Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle Hurdle Fairyhouse 3621 2m 2f 4yo + Jade De Grugy
February O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Leopardstown Hcap Chase Chase Leopardstown 2m 5f 5yo + Heart Wood
027 February Mercedes-Benz Novice Hurdle Hurdle Clonmel 4828 3m 4yo + Search For Glory
029 February Red Mills Trial Hurdle Hurdle Gowran Park 3219 2m 4yo + Lantry Lady
030 February Quevega Mares Hurdle Hurdle Punchestown 2m 4½f 4yo + m Hispanic Moon
031 February Michael Purcell Novice Hurdle Hurdle Thurles 2m 5f 5yo + Largy Hill
034 February Bobbyjo Chase Chase Fairyhouse 3m 1½f 5yo + I Am Maximus
032 February Newlands Chase Chase Naas 3219 2m 5yo + Ferny Hollow
033 February Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle Hurdle Naas 1m 7½f 4yo Bottler'secret
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
May Tourist Attraction Mares Hurdle Hurdle Killarney 3420 2m 1f 4yo + Shecouldbeanything
May Oyster Tavern Handicap Hurdle Hurdle Killarney 3420 2m 1f 4yo + Mighty Tom
May Killarney National Chase Killarney 5230 3m 2f 5yo + Pont Aval
June Mayo National Chase Ballinrobe 4627 2m 7f 4yo + Tullybeg
June Connacht National Chase Roscommon 4929 3m ½f 5yo + Stealthy Tom
July Midlands National Chase Kilbeggan 5029 3m 1f 4yo + Foxy Jacks
July/August Colm Quinn BMW Novice Hurdle Hurdle Galway 3420 2m 1f 4yo + Arctic Fly
July/August Boyle Sport Handicap Hurdle Hurdle Galway 4526 2m 6½f 4yo + Ambitious Fellow
September Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle Hurdle Listowel 3219 2m 4yo Samui
September Pat Walsh Memorial Mares Hurdle Hurdle Gowran Park 3219 2m 4yo + Magical Zoe
September Mucklemeg Mares Flat Race Flat Gowran Park 3219 2m 4yo + Aurora Vega
October Co-Op Superstores Handicap Chase Chase Cork 3520 2m 1½f 4yo + Typical Thomas
October Fergus O'Toole Memorial Novice Hurdle Hurdle Limerick 4224 2m 5f 4yo + High Class Hero
October Cailin Alainn Mares' Hurdle Hurdle Limerick 4526 2m 6½f 4yo + Space Tourist
October M.W. Hickey Memorial Chase Chase Wexford 4627 2m 7f 5yo + Minella Crooner
November Cork E.B.F. Novice Hurdle Hurdle Cork 4828 3m 4yo + Solitary Man
November Cork Grand National Chase Cork 5633 3m 4f 4yo + Sir Bob
November Haslem Hotel Handicap Hurdle Hurdle Down Royal 2m 1f 4yo + Magic Tricks
November T.A. Morris Memorial Mares Chase Chase Clonmel 4033 2m 4f 4yo + Allegorie De Vassy
November Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle Hurdle Naas 4023 2m 4f 4yo + Espanito Bello
November Grabel Mares Hurdle Hurdle Punchestown 3621 2m 2f 4yo + Hispanic Moon
November Irish EBF Mares INH Flat Race Flat Navan 3219 2m 4yo * 4–7yo Only By Night
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
008 January Navan Handicap Hurdle Hurdle Navan 4023 2m 4f 4yo + Harvard Guy
011a February Race And Stay At Leopardstown Handicap Hurdle Hurdle Leopardstown 3m ½f 4yo + Maxxum
011a February Ryanair Handicap Chase Chase Leopardstown 2m 1f 5yo + Madara
011a February Paddy Mullins Mares Handicap Hurdle Hurdle Leopardstown 2m 2f 4yo + m Brucio
011a February Liffey Handicap Hurdle Hurdle Leopardstown 3219 2m 4yo + Lord Erskine
012 February BBA Ireland Limited Opera Hat Mares Chase Chase Naas 3219 2m 5yo + Allegorie De Vassy
008 February Apple's Jade Mares Novice Hurdle Hurdle Navan 4225 2m 5f 4yo + Brighterdaysahead
February Quinn Bet Grand National Trial Chase Punchestown 3m 3f 5yo + Where It All Began
February Sheila Bourke Novice Hurdle Hurdle Punchestown 2m 4yo + Tullyhill
February Colreevy Mares Novice Chase Chase Thurles 4426 2m 6f 5yo + Marsh Wren
February Nas Na Riogh Novice Chase Chase Naas 4023 2m 4f 5yo + Battle It Out
March QuinnBet Handicap Chase Chase Leopardstown 2m 5½f 5yo+
March Leinster National Chase Naas 4929 3m ½f 5yo +
018 March Kevin McManus Bookmaker Champion Flat Race Flat Limerick 3219 2m 4yo * 4yo
019 April Ulster National Chase Downpatrick 5733 3m 4½f 5yo +
020 April Boyle Sports Mares Novice Chase Chase Fairyhouse 4325 2m 5½f 5yo +
021 April Total Enjoyment Mares Flat Race Flat Fairyhouse 3219 2m 4-7yo
022 March / April Irish Grand National Chase Fairyhouse 5834 3m 5f 5yo +
023 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

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