THE autumn season comes to a close with a double header at Boulta and Tattersalls in eight days’ time on Sunday, December 10th, and when action in the pointing fields does resume at Dromahane on Saturday, December 30th, following the Christmas break, it will kickstart a 73-strong programme of fixtures for the spring 2024 term.

The directors of the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase CLG (INHSC) have amended the rules surrounding the eligibility of horses to compete in that spring term in a welcome effort to boost the number of horses participating in point-to-pointing.