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The autumn programme of hunter chase races remains unchanged for 2025, following Horse Racing Ireland’s publication of the national hunt provisional summary up to the end of the year.
Fairyhouse will stage the first hunter chase of the year on Tuesday, November 11th, with the winners-of-two contest run over three miles.
The remaining two hunter chases in 2025 will take place over the Christmas period. Down Royal’s open hunter chase takes place on St. Stephen’s Day, whilst the maiden hunter chase at Limerick remains on the final day of the four-day festival at Greenmount Park, having been moved to December 29th in 2024.
The Fairyhouse card on November 11th will also continue to feature a point-to-point bumper.
Autumn Hunter Chases 2025
A total of three Hunter Chases have been programmed for the pre-Christmas campaign as follows:
| Date | Course | Age | Est. Value | Dist | Conditions |
| 11/11/2025 | Fairyhouse | 5yo & Up | 10,000 | 24f | 5yo & Up Wnr of 2) (pens) |
| 26/12/2025 | Down Royal | 5yo & Up | 10,000 | 24f | 5yo & Up |
| 29/12/2025 | Limerick | 5yo & Up | 10,500 | 23f | 5yo & Up (Maiden) |
Point-to-Point Bumpers 2025
Fairyhouse will host a point-to-point bumper in November as follows:
| Date | Course | Age | Est. Value | Dist | Conditions |
| 11/11/2025 | Fairyhouse | 4-7 | 10,000 | 16f | Placed in P2P since 01/10/23) |
