Below are the handicaps for the 125th edition of the Waterhouse Byrne Baird Shield 10 mile handicap race to be held on December 26th in the Phoenix Park at 11 AM.
| Athlete | h/cap | Start time | |
| 1 | James Bolton | Scratch | 11.29.00 |
| 2 | Ken Nugent | 1 | 11.28.00 |
| 3 | Rossa Hurley | 3 | 11.26.00 |
| 4 | Niall Lynch | 3 | 11.26.00 |
| 5 | Luke Boland | 3 | 11.26.00 |
| 6 | Ryan Aikins | 3 | 11.26.00 |
| 7 | Danny O Sullivan | 4 | 11.25.00 |
| 8 | Barbara Cleary | 4 | 11.25.00 |
| 9 | Emmet O’Briain | 4 | 11.25.00 |
| 10 | Craig Scott | 6 | 11.23.00 |
| 11 | Donal Iremonger | 6 | 11.23.00 |
| 12 | Neil Hand | 6.3 | 11.22.30 |
| 13 | Alan Keogh | 6.3 | 11.22.30 |
| 14 | Gavin White | 7.3 | 11.21.30 |
| 15 | Stephen Dawson | 12.3 | 11.16.30 |
| 16 | Peter Nugent | 13.3 | 11.15.30 |
| 17 | Ciaran O’Flaherty | 15 | 11.14.00 |
| 18 | Ian Redican | 15 | 11.14.00 |
| 19 | Tom Fagan | 15 | 11.14.00 |
| 20 | Dean Fullston | 17 | 11.12.00 |
| 21 | Claire Mulligan | 17.3 | 11.11.30 |
| 22 | Treasa Ryan | 19 | 11.10.00 |
| 23 | Barry Potts | 20 | 11.09.00 |
| 24 | James Clarke | 22 | 11.07.00 |
| 25 | Louise Kelly | 23.3 | 11.05.30 |
| 26 | Suzie Henley Willis | 24 | 11.05.00 |
| 27 | Angela Eustace | 27 | 11.02.00 |
| 28 | Michelle Dawson | 29 | 11.00.00 |