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H 5:30 PM The Race Displays Joseph O'Reilly Hunters Steeplechase of €17,500 (For the Joseph R. O'Reilly Memorial Cup) (Generously sponsored by Race Displays)
Winner will receive €10,500 (Penalty Value: €10,307.50) Second will receive €3,500 Third will receive €1,750 Fourth will receive €875 Fifth will receive €525 Sixth will receive €350

A steeplechase for † Certified Hunters five years old and upwards that have between 1st October, 2022 and 30th March, 2026 been placed either first, second, third or fourth in a Point-to-Point Steeplechase or in a Certified Hunters Steeplechase in Ireland or Great Britain and that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing after 1st March, 2025 other than a Certified Hunters Steeplechase or a Farmers Race

About 3 miles 130 yards

€175 to enter, €17.50 extra if declared to run
Weights: 5-y-o....................................11st 12lbs
6-y-o and up................................................12st
Mares allowed............................................. 7lbs
Riders: Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules.

† A Hunters Certificate valid in accordance with Rule 78 for the 2025/2026 season for each horse engaged must be registered at the Offices of the INHSC, The Curragh, Co. Kildare not later than 30th March, 2026 or the horse will not be qualified to start. In the case of horses from Great Britain, Hunters Certificates must have been duly registered at the Racing Calendar Office. The IHRB have modified the relevant Rules to permit horses for which Hunters Certificates have been registered and which are eligible to run in Hunters Steeplechases in Great Britain to run in this race.

However, horses with a Hunters Certificate that have run in any race other than a Hunters Steeplechase since 1st December, 2025 are excluded. A person who is registered as a current Keeper with the British Horseracing Authority may enter and run a horse in this race. The Cup to be run for each year and to be held by the winner for one year but must be returned to the Secretary on or before 1st March, 2027.