Persian cat since the early 1990s and the Persian lost its top spot to the British Shorthair in 2001. As of 2012, it was the 6th most popular breed, behind the British Shorthair, Ragdoll, Siamese, Maine Coon and Burmese. In France, the Persian is the only breed whose registration declined between 2003 and 2007, dropping by more than a quarter. The most color popular varieties according to CFA registration data are seal point, blue point, flame point and tortie point Himalayan, followed by black-white, shaded silvers and calico. The breed standards of various cat fancier organizations may treat the Himalayan and Exotic
Point-to-point (steeplechase) races are run under the "Regulations for Point to Point Steeplechases" of the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee (INHSC) of the (Irish) Turf Club. Point-to-point races are distinct from "flapper" races, which are outside the remit of the INHSC. Since the Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016, Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) has responsibility within the Republic of Ireland for licensing meetings and collecting and disbursing fees for point-to-point meetings; the arrangement of each meeting is done largely on a voluntary basis by a local hunt club or other local committee. HRI had before 2016 provided personnel and funding to hunt clubs