Originally Posted by
Galileo
Why are you looking for a top five placing in UK races?
You're right Gal, I meant a win in the UK which affords significant protection in the ballot system in Ireland as per below.
Hurdles
Protection from balloting will operate in the following order (only
performances up to the time of entry will be taken into account):
2. Horses which have won a Hurdle race run under the Rules of any
Recognised Turf Authority and which do not have an official Hurdle
rating in Ireland.
3. Horses which have won a Hurdle race run under the Rules of any
Recognised Turf Authority and which have an official Hurdle rating in
Ireland, the highest rating affording the greatest protection.
4. Horses which have won a Flat race, an I.N.H. Flat race or a National Hunt
Flat race run under the Rules of any Recognised Turf Authority and which
were placed 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th in either of their last two completed
hurdle races run in Ireland.
5. Horses which have won an I.N.H. Flat race or a National Hunt Flat race
run under the Rules of any Recognised Turf Authority and which have
completed in less than three hurdle races run in Ireland.
8. Horses which have won a Flat race run under the Rules of any Recognised
Turf Authorty on or subsequent to January 1
st of the year previous to the
current year and which have completed in less than three hurdle races run
in Ireland.
9. Horses which have won a Flat race run under the Rules of any Recognised
Turf Authority and which have completed in less than three Hurdle races
run in Ireland.