The following meetings have been approved to hold a qualifier for the new Three Course Duffer Championship. A total of 15 qualifiers will be held so there is room for one more if any club is interested in running same. The venue & date for final will be announced in November. Our photo is of the Liscannor qualifier Nocturnal Mutti.
CLUB | WINNER | RUNNER UP |
Kilflynn | Allowdale Hope | Dashing Harry |
Liscannor | Nocturnal Mutti | Kilkeale Charmer |
Abbeydorney | Lineroad Ella | Glouner Rebel |
Miltown Malbay | ||
Castleisland | ||
Thurles | ||
Listowel | ||
Nenagh | ||
Ardpatrick & Kilfinane | ||
Waterford/Cappoquin | ||
Wexford / Enniscorthy | ||
Old Kilcullen | ||
Newcastlewest | ||
North Kilkenny |
Three Course Duffer Championship for dogs and bitches excluding pups and track bred greyhounds. Coursing Sire/Track Dam or Track Sire/Coursing Dam will be eligible but strictly no pups (i.e 2023 whelps).
- Qualifier Events to be hosted by provincial clubs to generate 15 qualifiers, with one remaining qualifier nominated by the Club which hosts the final in January.
- If the winner of a Qualifier Event subsequently wins an All Age, it is then ineligible to enter Grand Final (runner-up goes forward).
- Runner-up also eligible in the event of withdrawal of Qualifier.
- Reserves filled from a draw of remaining runner-up greyhounds (maximum of 4).
- Dogs and bitches guarded as far as possible.
- Winner of Grand Final to receive €4000, r/up €1200 and semi-finalists €400 each.
- Club that provide winner of Grand Final to receive €1000.
- If Qualifier is run as an 8 the winner to receive €750 and runner-up €225.
- If Qualifier is run as a 16 the winner to receive €1000 and the runner-up €300.
- €50 entry fee to both Qualifying Events and Grand Final.
- Thanks to a benevolent sponsor the Irish Coursing Club will cover the prizemoney for the Qualifying Events & Grand Final (net of Entry Fees).
- Rule 88 applies for Qualifying Events & Grand Final.
- Executive may vary conditions based on the take-up from Clubs and any other considerations which may arise.