UK & Irish Horse Racing Diary 2012
Major Uk Races 2012 (Flat)
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Saturday 5th May |
Newmarket |
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Sunday 6th May |
Newmarket |
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Wednesday 9th May |
Chester |
May Festival |
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Thursday 10th May |
Chester |
May Festival |
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Friday 11th May |
Chester |
May Festival |
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Saturday 12th May |
Ascot |
Victoria Cup |
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Wednesday 16th May |
York |
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Thursday 17th May |
York |
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Friday 18th May |
York |
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Saturday 19th May |
Newbury |
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Friday 1st June |
Epsom |
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Saturday 2nd June |
Epsom |
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Tuesday 19th June |
Royal Ascot |
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Wednesday 20th June |
Royal Ascot |
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Thursday 21st June |
Royal Ascot |
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Friday 22nd June |
Royal Ascot |
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Saturday 23rd June |
Royal Ascot |
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Saturday 30th June |
Newcastle |
Northumberland Plate |
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Saturday 7th July |
Sandown |
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Thursday 12th July |
Newmarket |
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Friday 13th July |
Newmarket |
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Saturday 14th July |
Newmarket |
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Saturday 14th July |
York |
John Smith’s Cup |
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Saturday 21st July |
Ascot |
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Tuesday 31st July |
Goodwood |
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Wednesday 1st August |
Goodwood |
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Thursday 2nd August |
Goodwood |
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Friday 3rd August |
Goodwood |
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Saturday 4th August |
Goodwood |
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Wednesday 22nd August |
York |
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Thursday 23rd August |
York |
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Friday 24th August |
York |
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Saturday 25th August |
York |
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Saturday 8th September |
Haydock |
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Thursday 13th September |
Doncaster |
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Friday 14th September |
Doncaster |
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Saturday 15th September |
Doncaster |
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Saturday 22nd September |
Ayr |
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Friday 28th September |
Newmarket |
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Saturday 29th September |
Newmarket |
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Saturday 13th October |
Newmarket |
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Saturday 20th October |
Ascot |
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Saturday 27th October |
Doncaster |
Major Irish Horseracing Festivals 2012
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Cork Easter Festival |
7th – 9th April |
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Fairyhouse Easter |
8th – 10th April |
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Punchestown National Hunt |
24th – 28th April |
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Killarney Spring |
13th – 15th May |
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Curragh Guineas |
26th – 27th May |
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Curragh Derby |
29th June – 1st July |
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Bellewstown |
6th – 8th July |
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Killarney July |
16th – 19th July |
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Galway |
30th July – 5th August |
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Tramore |
16th – 19th August |
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Killarney August |
29th August – 1st September |
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Listowel |
17th – 23rd September |
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Down Royal |
2nd – 3rd November |
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Fairyhouse Winter |
1st – 2nd December |
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Leopardstown |
26th – 29th December |
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Limerick |
26th – 29th December |
Irish Group Races
Group 1
| Month | Race Name | Racecourse | Distance † | Age/Sex |
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| 001 May | Irish 2,000 Guineas | Curragh | 1609 1m | 3yo c&f |
| 002 May | Tattersalls Gold Cup | Curragh | 2112 1m 2f 110y | 4yo+ |
| 003 May | Irish 1,000 Guineas | Curragh | 1609 1m | 3yo f |
| 004 June / July | Pretty Polly Stakes | Curragh | 2012 1m 2f | 3yo+ f |
| 005 June / July | Irish Derby | Curragh | 2414 1m 4f | 3yo c&f |
| 006 July | Irish Oaks | Curragh | 2414 1m 4f | 3yo f |
| 007 July / Aug | Phoenix Stakes | Curragh | 1207 6f | 2yo c&f |
| 008 Aug / Sept | Moyglare Stud Stakes | Curragh | 1408 7f | 2yo f |
| 009 September | Matron Stakes | Leopardstown | 1609 1m | 3yo+ f |
| 010 September | Irish Champion Stakes | Leopardstown | 2012 1m 2f | 3yo+ |
| 011 September | Irish St. Leger | Curragh | 2816 1m 6f | 3yo+ |
| 012 September | National Stakes | Curragh | 1408 7f | 2yo c&f |
Group 2
| Month | Race Name | Racecourse | Distance † | Age/Sex |
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| 001 May | Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial | Leopardstown | 2012 1m 2f | 3yo |
| 002 June / July | Railway Stakes | Curragh | 1207 6f | 2yo |
| 003 August | Royal Whip Stakes | Curragh | 2012 1m 2f | 3yo+ |
| 004 August | Debutante Stakes | Curragh | 1408 7f | 2yo f |
| 005 August | Futurity Stakes | Curragh | 1408 7f | 2yo |
| 006 September | Blandford Stakes | Curragh | 2012 1m 2f | 3yo+ f |
| 007 Sept / Oct | Beresford Stakes | Curragh | 1609 1m | 2yo |
Group 3
| Month | Race Name | Racecourse | Distance † | Age/Sex |
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| 001 March | Park Express Stakes | Curragh | 1609 1m | 3yo+ f |
| 002 March / April | Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes | Leopardstown | 1408 7f | 3yo f |
| 003 March / April | Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes | Leopardstown | 1609 1m | 3yo c&g |
| 004 April | Gladness Stakes | Curragh | 1408 7f | 4yo+ |
| 005 April | Ballysax Stakes | Leopardstown | 2012 1m 2f | 3yo |
| 006 May | Athasi Stakes | Curragh | 1408 7f | 3yo+ f |
| 007 May | Mooresbridge Stakes | Curragh | 2012 1m 2f | 4yo+ |
| 008 May | Derrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial | Leopardstown | 1609 1m | 3yo f |
| 009 May | Amethyst Stakes | Leopardstown | 1609 1m | 3yo+ |
| 010 May | Blue Wind Stakes | Naas | 2012 1m 2f | 3yo+ f |
| 011 May | Greenlands Stakes | Curragh | 1207 6f | 3yo+ |
| 012 May | Ridgewood Pearl Stakes | Curragh | 1609 1m | 4yo+ f |
| 013 May | Gallinule Stakes | Curragh | 2012 1m 2f | 3yo |
| 014 May | Ballycorus Stakes | Leopardstown | 1408 7f | 3yo+ |
| 015 June | Ballyogan Stakes | Leopardstown | 1207 6f | 3yo+ f |
| 016 June | Noblesse Stakes | Cork | 2414 1m 4f | 3yo+ f |
| 017 June / July | International Stakes | Curragh | 2012 1m 2f | 3yo+ |
| 018 June / July | Balanchine Stakes | Curragh | 1207 6f | 2yo f |
| 019 June / July | Curragh Cup | Curragh | 2816 1m 6f | 3yo+ |
| 020 June / July | Sapphire Stakes | Curragh | 1006 5f | 3yo+ |
| 021 June / July | Brownstown Stakes | Fairyhouse | 1408 7f | 3yo+ f |
| 022 July | Silver Flash Stakes | Leopardstown | 1408 7f | 2yo f |
| 023 July | Minstrel Stakes | Curragh | 1408 7f | 3yo+ |
| 024 July | Anglesey Stakes | Curragh | 1265 6f 63y | 2yo |
| 025 July | Kilboy Estate Stakes | Curragh | 1811 1m 1f | 3yo+ f |
| 026 July | Tyros Stakes | Leopardstown | 1408 7f | 2yo |
| 027 July | Meld Stakes | Leopardstown | 1811 1m 1f | 3yo+ |
| 028 July / Aug | Give Thanks Stakes | Cork | 2414 1m 4f | 3yo+ f |
| 029 August | Ballyroan Stakes | Leopardstown | 2414 1m 4f | 3yo+ |
| 030 August | Phoenix Sprint Stakes | Curragh | 1207 6f | 3yo+ |
| 031 August | Desmond Stakes | Leopardstown | 1609 1m | 3yo+ |
| 032 Aug / Sept | Round Tower Stakes | Curragh | 1207 6f | 2yo |
| 033 Aug / Sept | Dance Design Stakes | Curragh | 1811 1m 1f | 3yo+ f |
| 034 Aug / Sept | Flying Five Stakes | Curragh | 1006 5f | 3yo+ |
| 035 September | Kilternan Stakes | Leopardstown | 2012 1m 2f | 3yo+ |
| 036 September | Solonaway Stakes | Curragh | 1609 1m | 3yo+ |
| 037 September | Renaissance Stakes | Curragh | 1207 6f | 3yo+ |
| 038 Sept / Oct | Denny Cordell Fillies Stakes | Gowran Park | 1902 1m 1f 100y | 3yo+ f |
| 039 Sept / Oct | C. L. Weld Park Stakes | Curragh | 1408 7f | 2yo f |
| 040 Sept / Oct | Diamond Stakes | Dundalk | 2149 1m 2f 150y | 3yo+ |
| 041 October | Concorde Stakes | Tipperary | 1500 7f 100y | 3yo+ |
| 042 October | Killavullan Stakes | Leopardstown | 1408 7f | 2yo |
Irish Racing Fixtures 2012
JANUARY 2012
Sun 1 Fairyhouse
Sun 1 Tramore
Mon 2 Cork
Fri 6 Dundalk (e)
Sat 7 Thurles
Sun 8 Naas
Wed 11 Fairyhouse
Fri 13 Dundalk (e)
Sat 14 Punchestown
Sun 15 Navan
Thu 19 Thurles
Fri 20 Dundalk (e)
Sat 21 Naas
Sun 22 Fairyhouse
Wed 25 Limerick
Thu 26 Gowran Park
Fri 27 Dundalk (e)
Sat 28 Leopardstown
Sun 29 Leopardstown
FEBRUARY 2012
Wed 1 Down Royal
Thu 2 Clonmel
Fri 3 Dundalk (e)
Sat 4 Fairyhouse
Sun 5 Punchestown
Thu 9 Thurles
Fri 10 Dundalk (e)
Sat 11 Naas
Sun 12 Leopardstown
Wed 15 Fairyhouse
Thu 16 Clonmel
Fri 17 Dundalk (e)
Sat 18 Gowran Park
Sun 19 Navan
Wed 22 Punchestown
Thu 23 Thurles
Fri 24 Dundalk (e)
Sat 25 Fairyhouse
Sun 26 Naas
MARCH 2012
Thu 1 Thurles
Fri 2 Dundalk (e)
Sat 3 Navan
Sun 4 Leopardstown
Wed 7 Downpatrick
Thu 8 Clonmel
Fri 9 Dundalk (e)
Sat 10 Gowran Park
Sun 11 Naas
Fri 16 Dundalk (e)
Sat 17 Down Royal
Sat 17 Wexford
Sun 18 Limerick
Sun 18 Navan
Mon 19 Limerick
Thu 22 Cork (e)
Fri 23 Dundalk (e)
Sat 24 Gowran Park
Sun 25 Curragh
Sun 25 Downpatrick
Wed 28 Leopardstown (e)
Thu 29 Limerick (e)
Fri 30 Dundalk (e)
Sat 31 Navan
APRIL 2012
Sun 1 Limerick
Tue 3 Thurles (e)
Wed 4 Dundalk (e)
Thu 5 Clonmel (e)
Sat 7 Cork
Sun 8 Cork
Sun 8 Fairyhouse
Mon 9 Cork
Mon 9 Fairyhouse
Tue 10 Fairyhouse
Wed 11 Dundalk (e)
Thu 12 Gowran Park (e)
Fri 13 Dundalk (e)
Sat 14 Tramore
Sun 15 Leopardstown
Sun 15 Tramore
Wed 18 Dundalk (e)
Thu 19 Tipperary (e)
Fri 20 Wexford (e)
Sat 21 Naas
Sun 22 Curragh
Mon 23 Cork (e)
Tue 24 Punchestown (e)
Wed 25 Punchestown (e)
Thu 26 Punchestown (e)
Fri 27 Punchestown (e)
Sat 28 Punchestown
Sun 29 Navan
MAY 2012
Tue 1 Ballinrobe (e)
Wed 2 Dundalk (e)
Thu 3 Tipperary (e)
Fri 4 Dundalk (e)
Fri 4 Kilbeggan (e)
Sat 5 Limerick
Sun 6 Gowran Park
Sun 6 Sligo
Mon 7 Curragh
Mon 7 Down Royal
Wed 9 Punchestown (e)
Thu 10 Clonmel (e)
Fri 11 Cork (e)
Fri 11 Downpatrick (e)
Sat 12 Kilbeggan (e)
Sun 13 Killarney
Sun 13 Leopardstown
Mon 14 Killarney (e)
Tue 15 Killarney (e)
Wed 16 Naas (e)
Thu 17 Gowran Park (e)
Fri 18 Dundalk (e)
Sat 19 Wexford
Sun 20 Limerick
Sun 20 Navan
Mon 21 Roscommon (e)
Wed 23 Sligo (e)
Thu 24 Tipperary (e)
Fri 25 Cork (e)
Sat 26 Curragh
Sun 27 Curragh
Mon 28 Ballinrobe (e)
Tue 29 Ballinrobe (e)
Wed 30 Punchestown (e)
Thu 31 Clonmel (e)
JUNE 2012
Fri 1 Down Royal (e)
Fri 1 Tramore (e)
Sat 2 Tramore
Sun 3 Kilbeggan
Sun 3 Listowel
Mon 4 Listowel
Mon 4 Naas
Tue 5 Downpatrick
Wed 6 Fairyhouse (e)
Thu 7 Tipperary (e)
Fri 8 Leopardstown (e)
Sat 9 Navan
Sun 10 Curragh
Mon 11 Roscommon (e)
Tue 12 Roscommon (e)
Wed 13 Fairyhouse (e)
Thu 14 Leopardstown (e)
Fri 15 Clonmel (e)
Fri 15 Navan (e)
Sat 16 Limerick (e)
Sun 17 Cork
Tue 19 Sligo (e)
Wed 20 Wexford (e)
Thu 21 Leopardstown (e)
Fri 22 Down Royal (e)
Fri 22 Limerick (e)
Sat 23 Down Royal
Sun 24 Gowran Park
Mon 25 Kilbeggan (e)
Tue 26 Ballinrobe (e)
Wed 27 Naas (e)
Thu 28 Tipperary (e)
Fri 29 Curragh (e)
Sat 30 Curragh
JULY 2012
Sun 1 Curragh
Tue 3 Gowran Park (e)
Wed 4 Fairyhouse (e)
Thu 5 Leopardstown (e)
Fri 6 Bellewstown (e)
Fri 6 Wexford (e)
Sat 7 Bellewstown (e)
Sun 8 Bellewstown
Sun 8 Limerick
Mon 9 Roscommon (e)
Tue 10 Roscommon (e)
Wed 11 Naas (e)
Thu 12 Dundalk
Thu 12 Leopardstown (e)
Fri 13 Downpatrick
Fri 13 Cork (e)
Sat 14 Tipperary
Sun 15 Fairyhouse
Sun 15 Sligo
Mon 16 Killarney (e)
Tue 17 Killarney (e)
Wed 18 Killarney (e)
Thu 19 Killarney
Thu 19 Leopardstown (e)
Fri 20 Kilbeggan (e)
Sat 21 Curragh
Sun 22 Curragh
Sun 22 Tipperary
Mon 23 Ballinrobe (e)
Tue 24 Ballinrobe (e)
Wed 25 Naas (e)
Thu 26 Leopardstown (e)
Thu 26 Limerick (e)
Fri 27 Down Royal (e)
Fri 27 Wexford (e)
Sat 28 Wexford
Mon 30 Galway (e)
Tue 31 Galway (e)
AUGUST 2012
Wed 1 Galway (e)
Thu 2 Galway
Fri 3 Galway (e)
Sat 4 Galway
Sun 5 Cork
Sun 5 Galway
Mon 6 Cork
Mon 6 Naas
Tue 7 Roscommon (e)
Wed 8 Sligo (e)
Thu 9 Leopardstown (e)
Thu 9 Sligo (e)
Fri 10 Tipperary (e)
Sat 11 Kilbeggan (e)
Sun 12 Curragh
Sun 12 Downpatrick
Mon 13 Ballinrobe (e)
Wed 15 Gowran Park (e)
Thu 16 Leopardstown (e)
Thu 16 Tramore (e)
Fri 17 Tramore (e)
Sat 18 Tramore (e)
Sun 19 Dundalk
Sun 19 Tramore
Mon 20 Roscommon (e)
Tue 21 Sligo (e)
Wed 22 Bellewstown (e)
Thu 23 Bellewstown (e)
Thu 23 Tipperary (e)
Fri 24 Kilbeggan (e)
Fri 24 Wexford (e)
Sat 25 Curragh
Sun 26 Cork
Sun 26 Curragh
Mon 27 Downpatrick
Tue 28 Ballinrobe (e)
Wed 29 Killarney (e)
Thu 30 Killarney (e)
Fri 31 Down Royal (e)
Fri 31 Killarney (e)
SEPTEMBER 2012
Sat 1 Killarney
Sun 2 Dundalk
Mon 3 Roscommon (e)
Wed 5 Gowran Park (e)
Thu 6 Clonmel (e)
Fri 7 Kilbeggan (e)
Sat 8 Leopardstown
Sun 9 Curragh
Mon 10 Galway (e)
Tue 11 Galway (e)
Wed 12 Galway
Thu 13 Laytown (e)
Fri 14 Down Royal (e)
Sat 15 Curragh
Sun 16 Listowel
Mon 17 Listowel
Tue 18 Listowel
Wed 19 Listowel
Thu 20 Listowel
Fri 21 Listowel
Sat 22 Listowel
Sun 23 Gowran Park
Mon 24 Ballinrobe
Mon 24 Fairyhouse
Wed 26 Downpatrick
Fri 28 Dundalk (e)
Sat 29 Navan
Sun 30 Clonmel
Sun 30 Curragh
OCTOBER 2012
Mon 1 Roscommon
Wed 3 Sligo
Fri 5 Gowran Park
Fri 5 Dundalk (e)
Sat 6 Gowran Park
Sun 7 Tipperary
Tue 9 Tipperary
Wed 10 Navan
Thu 11 Tramore
Fri 12 Dundalk (e)
Sat 13 Fairyhouse
Sun 14 Curragh
Sun 14 Limerick
Wed 17 Punchestown
Thu 18 Punchestown
Fri 19 Dundalk (e)
Sat 20 Cork
Sun 21 Cork
Sun 21 Naas
Wed 24 Navan
Thu 25 Thurles
Fri 26 Dundalk (e)
Sat 27 Leopardstown
Sat 27 Wexford
Sun 28 Galway
Sun 28 Wexford
Mon 29 Galway
Mon 29 Naas
Wed 31 Punchestown
NOVEMBER 2012
Thu 1 Clonmel
Fri 2 Down Royal
Fri 2 Dundalk (e)
Sat 3 Down Royal
Sun 4 Cork
Sun 4 Leopardstown
Wed 7 Fairyhouse
Thu 8 Thurles
Fri 9 Dundalk (e)
Sat 10 Naas
Sun 11 Limerick
Sun 11 Navan
Mon 12 Limerick
Wed 14 Downpatrick
Thu 15 Clonmel
Fri 16 Dundalk (e)
Sat 17 Punchestown
Sun 18 Cork
Sun 18 Punchestown
Tue 20 Wexford
Wed 21 Fairyhouse
Thu 22 Thurles
Fri 23 Dundalk (e)
Sat 24 Gowran Park
Sun 25 Navan
Thu 29 Thurles
Fri 30 Dundalk (e)
DECEMBER 2012
Sat 1 Fairyhouse
Sun 2 Fairyhouse
Thu 6 Clonmel
Fri 7 Dundalk (e)
Sat 8 Navan
Sun 9 Cork
Sun 9 Punchestown
Wed 12 Dundalk (e)
Thu 13 Gowran Park
Fri 14 Dundalk (e)
Sat 15 Fairyhouse
Sun 16 Navan
Thu 20 Downpatrick
Fri 21 Dundalk (e)
Sat 22 Navan
Sun 23 Thurles
Wed 26 Down Royal
Wed 26 Leopardstown
Wed 26 Limerick
Thu 27 Leopardstown
Thu 27 Limerick
Fri 28 Leopardstown
Fri 28 Limerick
Sat 29 Leopardstown
Sat 29 Limerick
Mon 31 Punchestown
Mon 31 Tramore
