Leo Powell

THE 2018 fixture list was published on Monday and the total number of meetings has been increased by eight to 363, the highest number ever to be run in Ireland. The racecourses allocated an additional fixture in 2018 are Ballinrobe, Bellewstown, Cork, Dundalk, Galway, Killarney, Naas, Navan and Punchestown. These new fixtures have been allocated on a temporary basis and will be reviewed annually.