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New Season | Changes to Novice Rider Races Eligibility

When the 2018/19 point-to-point season gets underway on the opening weekend of October, there will be one notable change affecting novice rider races.
Previously, riders who had not ridden more than ten winners, in either point-to-points, or in any form of rules racing, were permitted to ride in these races.
For the new campaign, the number of winners that a rider is permitted to have ridden in order to ride in these races, has been increased by five.
This will now bring the number to fifteen.
The move to bring slightly more experienced riders into the race, will allow some riders who may have been excluded from these races last season after riding more than 10 winners, back into the races this season, once they have not ridden more than fifteen winners.
The first novice rider’s race of the new season takes place at Castletown-Geoghegan on Sunday October 7th, and is an Open Lightweight.
Nine UK point-to-points took place last weekend with 18 former
Irish pointers winning for their new connections.
The leading Cheltenham hope won his four-year-old maiden for
Colin McKeever & Wilson Dennison at Tyrella.
There will be schooling available at Borris House on Monday 4th
March.
The Limerick Harriers will unveil their new point-to-point track
at Ballycahane, Crecora on Sunday 3rd March.
Up and coming handler Brian McMahon took the mares' maiden at
Nenagh last Sunday and talks about his career to date here.
Online Entries for the Tattersalls Ascot March Sale close on
Monday 25th March.
The much-loved member of the Healy Racing team was a very popular
figure on the point-to-point scene.
The Papal Bull mare Loughrask Breeze took the five-year-old and
upward mares maiden at Nenagh on Sunday.
Check out the Point-to-Point Weekly, the free point-to-point pull
out in today's Racing Post.
ITM will continue to present the leading mares' point-to-point
handler with a voucher at the Irish Point-To-Point Awards.
The first Tattersalls Cheltenham Sale of 2019 takes place on
Thursday 21 February at 1.30pm.
British-trained horses will be able to run in next months
Lingstown Banks race which is worth over E3,000.
Liz Lalor who only gave birth a little over five and half weeks
ago made an immediate return to race-riding.
'Testing of riders for banned substances is being introduced at
point to points in the next few weeks'
Ucello Conti followed up on his recent Thurles
win with a fine victory in the Boardsmill Stud Hunters
Chase.
The Pat Doyle-trained Moig South winner is one of the leading
Albert Bartlett Hurdle contenders.
We catch up with the organisers of the three fixtures that take
place this weekend.
Change of venue for Premier (H) on Sun 10th March. Their fixture
which was originally to be held at Horse & Jockey will now
take place at Turtulla.
The IHRB have released a list of Frequently Asked Questions in
order to clarify some points in relation to Equine Influenza.
Eddie Power has enjoyed a dream start to his training career and
the former jockey explains how it all came about here.
The first Tattersalls Cheltenham Sale of 2019 takes place on
Thursday 21 February at 1.30pm in the Tattersalls Sales Arena.
The IHRB have clarified the eight-week rule pertaining to
vaccinations prior to a horse running in Ireland.
21-year-old Evan Dwan rode his second winner of the season at
Ballinaboola last Sunday and the Tipperary native talks us
through his career to date here.
A look ahead to the Gold Cup at next month's Cheltenham Festival.
Tattersalls Ascot are now taking entries for their March Sale, to
enter online click here...
Following the publication of the Grand National entries, hopes
will be high for an Irish success once again.
Twelve months on from his Ballinaboola maiden success, Envoi
Allen picked-up his fourth success on the bounce.
The Moig South four-year-old winner picked up his first Grade 1
prize less than a year after his point success.
RACE are offering two Schooling courses this season, Schooling
Progression and Schooling Preparation.
The Killeady Harriers are moving to Dromahane for their April
fixture.
Michael Sweeney recorded his seventh success of the season in
ultra-dramatic fashion at Boulta on Sunday.
The OLBG Mares Grade 1 Hurdle has attracted a strong entry of 30
mares which includes six Irish Point to Pointers.
The entries for the Grade 1 Unibet Champion Hurdle at the
Cheltenham Festival have increased this year with a total of 27
entered.
A total of 79 point-to-point fixtures will take place in the
spring campaign right through to the June Bank Holiday.
Ronan McNally enjoyed a day to remember at Hexham on Monday when
his stable veteran See Double You won his tenth races at the ripe
old age of 15.