Fermanagh (H) will hold a one day only fixture on Saturday 22 nd April at Necarne, Irvinestown, Co. Fermanagh. Ireland is a small island, yet sustains 26 unique and bustling racecourses, demonstrating the sheer passion of the Irish for the sport of horse racing. Lismore (H) are a new Hunt Committee to the fixture list this Spring with a fixture to be run under Lismore (H) Dungarvan on Sunday 22 nd January at Kilossera, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. All scheduled Point to Point fixtures will adhere to Government health guidelines applicable at the time and in compliance with the Protocols for Point to Point Racing in Ireland in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

The sport of steeplechasing was established by hunting men who raced their hunters over natural open ground from one ‘point’ to another ‘point’, hence the name ‘Point-to-Point’. The first recorded race of this type was from Buttevant to Doneraile in 1752. The first official recognition of P2P races was in the National Hunt Rules of 1889. Organisation The Stewards of the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee (INHSC) have today announced the Point to Point fixture list for the Spring 2023 season, which contains 73 fixtures. The season will commence with the Duhallow (F) Kanturk Committee staging the opening fixture at Dromahane, Co. Cork on Friday 30 th December 2022 and will conclude with the final fixtures being held at Ormond (F) Ballingarry and Carbery (F) Clonakilty on Sunday 21 st May.The grassroots of Irish National Hunt horse racing, where future Champions take their first steps. Point-to-Point (P2P) racing may be known as an amateur sport, but has proven itself as the forming ground for the finest equine and human talent. History

The Aintree Grand National has proved to be another profitable hunting ground for Irish P2P graduates, with winners including Monty's Pass (IRE), Bindaree (IRE), Silver Birch (IRE), and Minella Times (IRE). Other high-profile Irish P2P grads include Champagne Fever (IRE), Florida Pearl (IRE), First Lieutenant (IRE), and Shishkin (IRE).Martin O’Donnell, Senior Steward of the INHSC, commented: “The Stewards of the INHSC look forward to a full programme of Point to Point fixtures being held in 2023 following the huge challenges and significant interruptions experienced in the previous three seasons. We are sad to note the loss of a number of traditional fixtures for a variety of reasons caused by the current challenges within the industry. We would like to welcome new Hunt Committees, Streamstown (H) and Lismore (H) who are staging Point to Point fixtures for the first time and wish them every success. There are a number of notable changes within the fixture list for Spring 2023. Some of these changes include: Clonmel (H) formally known as Tipperary (H) have a fixture on Sunday 15 th January at Turtulla, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.