17 entered in Saturdays Down Royal Hunters Chase

17 horses have been entered in the Remus Uomo Hunters Chase at Down Royal on Saturday which is run over 2m4f at Down Royal. The €10,000 contest is restricted to horses that have not won more than one Hunters Chase.

There are a number of interesting contenders amongst the line-up including 10-time points’ winner Longhouse Music. The Sam Curling-trained mare has won six of her last seven starts between-the-flags and seeks to break her maiden under rules here.

Holly Flight actually beat the afore mentioned when taking a mares’ open at Dungarvan at the end of January and Paul O’Flynn’s charge could be a dangerous here.

Pierce Powers’ Burning Ambition was sent off favourite for the Cheltenham Foxhunter’s last season and was certainly not disgraced when finishing eighth.  The eight-year-old was beaten on his last start at Belharbour but bids to bounce back to form here.

The seven-year-old Hi Murphy has been progressing through the ranks this season, having broken his maiden back in the Autumn. The Sean McParlan - trained gelding has won his two subsequent starts and is clearly an improving sort.

It Came To Pass was running a big race when falling three-out in the Cheltenham Foxhunters back in 2016 and now in the care of Eugene O’Sullivan, the nine-year-old took a Lismore open recently. The son of Brian Boru has clearly had a few issues in recent years but could be a dark horse here.

Gearoid O’Loughlin has his first Cheltenham Festival runner this week and Sidetracked could bring some solid form to the table having taken a Hunters Chase at Clonmel back in January.

See all the entries here.