Safety Limits

Maximum Runners effective from 11 December 2024.

For the purposes of this document, Juvenile Hurdles refer to 3yo hurdles until the end of the calendar year and 4yo only hurdles until end of NH season in Punchestown

Ballinrobe

Safety Limits

Handicap Hurdles - 16

Juvenile Hurdles - 13

Bumpers - 16

All Other NH races - 15

All Flat Races - 14

Bellewstown

Safety Limits

All NH Races - 16

5f & extended 7f - 15

All other Flat races - 16

Clonmel

Safety Limits

Beginners / Novice / Hunter Chases - 15

Other Chases - 16

Juvenile Hurdles - 15

Handicap Hurdles / Bumpers - 16

Other Hurdles - 18

Inside Track All NH Races - 14

All Flat Races - 14

Cork

Stalls in Centre for all Sprints unless stated prior to racing

Beginners / Novice / Hunter Chases - 18

Other Chases - 20

Juvenile Hurdles - 20

Other Hurdles & Bumpers - 24

Easter Track Juvenile Hurdles - 16

Easter Track All Other Hurdles & Bumpers - 20

5f & Extended 5f (Straight) - 20

6f & Extended 6f (Straight) - 24

7f (Straight) - 26

6f60yards (Round) - 14

All other Flat Races (Round) - 18

The Curragh

Stalls in Centre for all Sprints unless stated prior to racing

8f (Straight) - 27

Apprentice Races (Straight) - 25

All Other Races on Straight - 30

8-9f (Round) - 24

10f (Round) - 26

12f (Round) - 27

10f - 12f (Ladies Races) - 20

Apprentice Races (Round) - 20

All Other Races (Round) - 30

Downpatrick

Safety Limits

All Races - 15

Down Royal

Safety Limits

All Chases - 16

Juvenile Hurdles - 18

All Other Hurdles & Bumpers - 20

5f - 12 (Stalls) / 14 (No Stalls)

6f - 12f - 14 (Stalls) / 16 (No Stalls)

14f - 18f - 14 (Stalls)

Dundalk

Safety Limits

17f - 16

All other Races - 14

INH Flat Races - 18

Fairyhouse

Safety Limits

Irish Grand National - 30

Juvenile Hurdles - 22 (Main Track) / 14 (Inside Track)

All Other Hurdles & Bumpers - 25 (Main Track) / 16 (Inside Track)

Beginners / Novice / Hunter Chase - 18 (Main Track & Easter Day 1) / 22 (Easter Day 2 & 3) / 16 (Inside Track)

Other Chases - 20 (Main Track & Easter Day 1) / 27 (Easter Day 2 & 3) / 16 (Inside Track)

6f - 14f (Flat) - 18

15f - 16f (Flat) - 19

Galway

Safety Limits

Juvenile Hurdles - 18

All Other Hurdles & Bumper - 20

Beginners / Novice Chase - 18

Galway Plate - 22

All Other Chases - 20

7f (Flat) - 15

8f - 14f - 18 / 8f - 15 (Day 1 Festival) & 12f - 16 (Day 1 Festival)

16f - 20

Gowran Park

Safety Limits

All Chases - 18

Juvenile Hurdles - 16

All Other Hurdles & Bumpers - 20

7f, 8f & 12f (Flat) - 16

9f - 10f (Flat) - 17

14f - 18

Kilbeggan

Safety Limits

All Chases - 14

2m Hurdles - 14

All Other Hurdle Races - 16

Killarney

Safety Limits

Juvenile Hurdles - 14

All Other Hurdle Races & Bumpers - 16

All Chases - 15

16f - 17f (Flat) - 18

All other Flat Races - 15

Laytown

Safety Limits

All Races - 10

No blinkers permitted

Leopardstown

Safety Limits

Beginners / Novice / Hunter Chase - 22

All Other Chases - 28

Juvenile Hurdles - 20

All other Hurdles & Bumpers - 28 / Christmas Day 1 - 26

6f - 13

6f100yards - 14

7f + (Innermost Flat Line) - 16

7f - 18

8f - 9f (Apprentice) - 20

9f - 22

10f - 20

12f, 13f, 15f & 16f - 23

14f - 16

Limerick

Safety Limits

Juvenile Hurdles - 16 (Inside Track - 14)

All other Hurdles & Bumpers - 18 (Inside Track - 14)

All Chases - 16

6f - 14

All other Flat Races - 16

Listowel

Safety Limits

Juvenile Hurdles - 16

All other Hurdles & Bumper - 18 (Inside Track - 16)

Beginners / Novice / Hunters Chase & all 2m Chases - 16

All other Chases - 18 (Inside track - 16)

6f (Flat) - 14 (inside track)

7f (Flat) - 15 (inside track)

8f (Flat) - 16 (inside track)

9f - 16f - 15 (9f Outside track - 16)

Naas

Stalls in Centre for all Sprints unless stated prior to racing

2m3f Beginners / Novice Chases - 16

Other Beginners & Novice Chases / Hunter Chases - 18

All other Chases - 20

Juvenile Hurdles - 22

Innermost Hurdle Line - 20

All other Hurdles / Bumpers - 25

5f & 6f - 24

7f, 10f, 12f & 14f - 16

8f & 16f - 20 (8f Apprentice Races - 18)

Navan

Safety Limits

Less than 3m Beginners Chases - 18

3m Beginners / Novice Chase - 20

Other 3m Chases - 25

All other Chases - 22

Juvenile Hurdles - 22

All Other Hurdles & Bumpers - 26

5f, 6f, 10f, 14f, 16f (Flat) - 23 (5f & 10f Apprentice Races - 20)

8f - 9f (Flat) - 18

13f - 20 (Apprentice Races - 18)

Punchestown

Safety Limits

Juvenile Hurdles - 22 (Main track including Festival)

All other Hurdles & Bumpers - 25 (Main track including Festival)

Juvenile Hurdles - 20 (Main track using middle straight first circuit)

All other Hurdles - 22 (Main track using middle straight first circuit)

Bumpers - 25 (Main track using middle straight first circuit)

Beginners / Novice / Novice Handicap / Hunter Chases - 22 (Festival) / 18 (Non Festival)

Other Chases - 25 (Festival) / 22 (Non Festival)

Cross Country Races - 16

Inside Track fixture pre Festival - 16 (All races)

7f - 9f (Flat) - 14

Roscommon

Safety Limits

All Chases - 16

Juvenile Hurdles - 14

All other Hurdles & Bumpers - 16

7f - 15

10f - 14

Extended 11f - 12f - 16 (Apprentice Races 15)

Sligo

Safety Limits

Juvenile Hurdles - 14

All other Hurdles & Bumpers - 16

Handicap Chases - 16

Other Chases - 15

All Flat races - 14

Thurles

Safety Limits

Beginners / Novice / Hunter Chases - 16

Other Chases - 18

Juvenile Hurdles - 16

All Other Hurdles & Bumpers - 18

All Flat races from stalls - 14

Tipperary

Safety Limits

All Chases - 16

Juvenile Hurdles - 18 (First Juvenile Hurdle of season 14)

All other Hurdles & Bumpers - 20

5f, 12f & 14f - 18

6f - 14

7f & 9f - 16

Tramore

Safety Limits

Juvenile Hurdles - 13

Handicap Hurdles - 16

All other Hurdles & Bumpers - 15

All Chases - 14

All Flat Races from stalls - 12

All Flat Races with tape start - 13

Wexford

Safety Limits

Extended 2m3f+ Handicap Chases - 16

All other races - 14