Wexford is to become a National Hunt-only racecourse with immediate effect, Horse Racing Ireland have announced.
The course switched from being a right-handed to a left-handed course in April of last year and the move has gone down as a success with the jumps racing fraternity.
However, a much lower runner limit of 10 has been in place for Flat meetings and, despite remedial work, it has been decided the course will not be suitable for larger field sizes on the level.
The two remaining Flat fixtures scheduled for Wexford this year will be transferred to Gowran Park (23 July) and Navan (27 August).
The next jumps meeting at Wexford will be an evening fixture on 15 June.
As a National Hunt-only venue, Wexford will continue to stage its existing annual allocation of 11 fixtures in 2017, and may look to hold more.
Wexford chairman Michael Murphy said: "National Hunt racing is far more popular at Wexford.
"We're looking forward to it. Eleven meetings a year is satisfactory for us, but we'll probably look for more in the future."
A statement issued by HRI read: "The Wexford racecourse management have been fully consulted in the decision-making process and are supportive of the change to become a National Hunt-only venue, believing that the improved, left-handed circuit will enable them to upgrade the quality of their jumps programme over time."
