Jumps seasons leaps back for July Andrew Nelis racing

Horse Racing Ireland has confirmed the full National Hunt programme for the months of June and July, as well as those meetings scheduled for the August bank holiday weekend.

Irish racing returns behind closed doors on the Flat at Naas on 8 June, with strict new HRI protocols in place.

The first National Hunt fixture will take place at Limerick on Monday, 22 June.

The programme features jump-only meetings to minimise the number of people working at the racecourse.

It features 24 National Hunt meetings at 12 racecourses.

Kilbeggan will join the roster for the first time on Friday, 29 June, with Killarney and Downpatrick racing on Tuesday, 7 July and Wednesday, 15 July.

Tramore hosts the first of its meetings on Saturday, 18 July.

Significant changes have been made to the traditional race programme at the Galway Races, but the Galway Plate and Galway Hurdle will be run on the Wednesday and Thursday of the meeting as normal, with a Listed Novice Hurdle and a Grade Three Novice Chase featuring on the respective cards.

Also maintained in the revised National Hunt programme are the Grade Three Grimes Hurdle at Tipperary on 26 June and the Grade Three An Riocht Chase and Grade B Bourn Vincent Handicap Chase at Killarney on 7 July.

The Fast Shipping Handicap Hurdle at Bellewstown on 4 July and the Midlands National at Kilbeggan on 10 July will be other opportunities prior to Galway.

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