• Unraced 2yos and 3yos only.
• Run over five, six, or seven furlongs at Dundalk. Six or seven furlongs at Naas and Leopardstown.
• Minimum 70 entries for Trials to go ahead.
• Horses entered must be returned in training with licensed Trainers.  
• Horses ridden by licensed Flat Jockeys, including apprentices.
• Riders will not weigh out or in, but connections are asked that horses carry a minimum weight of 9-7.
• Horses entered must be named.
• Horses must have a valid starting stalls certificate.
• Trials begin from starting stalls as in official races.
• Vaccinations must be in order in compliance with the Rules of Racing and uploaded to the Weatherbys ePassport app.
• Passports must still travel with each horse and be available for inspection by IHRB staff. Horses without passports will not be allowed to take part. 
• Trainers who enter a horse in a Barrier Trial do so in the knowledge that the IHRB may take a biological sample for analysis in accordance with the Rules of Racing. In the event of an adverse analytical finding, the Trainer acknowledges and confirms that they are subject to the Rules of Racing and may be subject to disciplinary action in relation to any breach of these Rules. Medications such as Gastrogard and Regumate are prohibited, for example.
• Horses taking part must be at the stabling block at least one hour before their Barrier Trial.   
• Horses, Trainers, and Riders acknowledge and confirm that in participating in the Barrier Trials they are subject to the Rules of Racing and that any breach of same during the Barrier Trials may result in disciplinary action for any licensee concerned.
• Trainers and Riders will ensure horses are tacked up and ready to leave the parade ring to go to the start at the appropriate time.
• Participation in a Barrier Trial will cost €260 at Leopardstown, payable in advance from the owner's accounts with HRI, with a further €100 payment for the Rider.
• Entries not permitted where the owner/breeder associated with the horse has an outstanding Foal Levy debt.
• Owner colours must be worn for the purposes of identification for the commentator and prospective buyers.
• Trials recorded, timed, and made available to view online.
• Horses scratched after closing will not be eligible for a refund of the entry fee.
• ITM wishes to accept entries from every stable and it is therefore possible trainers planning larger numbers of entries will be asked to bear this in mind.
• Trainers who have been the biggest supporters of Barrier Trials to date will be granted the largest pro rata share of entries, provided every other stable can enter first.
• Cap of 80 runners at Naas and Leopardstown, as requested by the track.
• In the event of heavy ground, Trials at Naas and Leopardstown will be cancelled.

Irish EBF Barrier Trials return 2025. Entries will open here in due course.

For more information, contact [email protected] or call Jeremy Greene on 00353 (0)87 112 1625.