16:48 Down Royal

Tuesday 17 March 2026

All13:1813:5314:2815:0315:3816:1316:4817:22

Bluegrass Resolve Cube Hunters Chase

Off time: 16:49 | Winning time: 5m 18.40s

1^st

Dora D'or

711-0

9/4f

T: R O'SullivanJ: Mr L P Shanahan (7)

Settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, progress into 2nd 4 out, pushed along briefly entering straight, disputed travelling well before 2 out, ridden to lead after 2 out, kept on strongly from last op 9/2

2^nd

Focus Point

1011-7

14/1

T: T E HydeJ: Mr D T Hyde (7)

Held up towards rear, progress into 3rd 3 out, ridden and no impression on leaders 2 out, kept on one pace into 2nd run-in op 12/1 tchd 11/1 and 16/1

3^rd

1 ½

Sampoet

911-7

6/1

T: D M ChristieJ: Mr J M Halford (7)

Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, 3rd halfway, 4th and mistake 8th, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace from last op 9/2 tchd 7/1

4^th

1 ½

Hathaways Cottage

811-0

15/2

T: D M ChristieJ: Mr D Doyle (7)

Led, jumped right 6th, joined before 2 out, ridden and slight mistake 2 out, soon headed, no extra from last op 7/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

Sledgehammer

611-7

6/1

T: C W J FarrellJ: Mr T A Halford (7)

Held up in rear, slight mistake 3rd, slight mistake 4 out, soon ridden, no extra in 5th entering straight, weakened op 9/4

Also Ran

Ballyphilip

812-0

11/2

T: Caroline MccaldinJ: Mr N McParlan

Tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 3rd after 5 out, slow and pushed along 4 out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 13/2 tchd 5/1

Benwisken

711-7

7/2

T: M O QuigleyJ: Mr A T Feeney (7)

Held up behind leaders, slow and dropped to rear 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before next op 11/2 tchd 10/3

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Non-Runners

Cause For Comment³⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: S G Carey J: Mr P W Mullins

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.80, £5.60EX:£30.60Trifecta:£172.50SF:£31.24

Forecasts

Cause For Comment (11/10), Dora D'or (9/4), Benwisken (7/2), Ballyphilip (11/2), Sampoet (6/1), Sledgehammer (6/1), Hathaways Cottage (15/2), Focus Point (14/1)

The well-bred CAUSE FOR COMMENT has more to offer in hunters and can strike on the back of his pointing win last month. Ballyphilip and unexposed Sledgehammer are a couple of the other likely sorts.

CAUSE FOR COMMENT (FR)
BALLYPHILIP (IRE)
SLEDGEHAMMER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Milan Forth

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 6

J: Kevin Healy | T: A Murray

9/4

Prize Money

1st: €6,601.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,100.004th: €551.005th: €330.006th: €220.00