08 Apr 2017 16:00 Leopardstown
Winner: €60,000 (Penalty: €35,400); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Yielding.
P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(1) |   | - | Rekindling (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 210- / 11 | Flat (160) | Wayne Lordan | J P O'Brien LLoyd J Williams | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along to go 2nd 1 1/2f out, led inside final furlong, pressed and kept on well closing stages | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(2) |   | ½ L | Douglas Macarthur (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 61354- / 3 | Flat (160) | D O'Brien | A P O'Brien M J Jooste/mrs… | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, closed over 3f out, on terms travelling smoothly into straight, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong and kept on without matching winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(3) |   | ½ L | Yucatan (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 7122- / 4 | Flat (168) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Flaxman Stables… | 2/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along in 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on without matching 1st 2 inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(7) |   | 3¼ L | Capri (IRE) (colt, not availiable, 9 8) | 21113- / 5 | Flat (160) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Mr D Smith, Mrs… | 5/2 | |
| held up towards rear, took keen hold, progress and slightly impeded under 2f out, disputed 5th 1 1/2f out, 4th inside final furlong and kept on without troubling principals | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(9) |   | 1½ L | Dubai Sand (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 621- / 3 | Flat (161) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Godolphin | 8/1 | |
| prominent, ridden over 3f out in 2nd, soon on terms, headed 2f out, losing place when short of room 1 1/2f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(4) |   | 3½ L | Grandee (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 6331- / 10 | Flat (180) | C O'Donoghue | Mrs J Harrington Team Best & If… | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, closed over 3f out, soon pushed along, disputed 5th 1 1/2f out, dropped to 6th and no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(8) |   | HD | Brutal (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 42215- / 4 | Flat (168) | Colin Keane | G M Lyons Qatar Racing Limited | 14/1 | |
| dwelt, held up towards rear, pushed along at stages from halfway, no impression 1 1/2f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(5) |   | 6 L | Legitimus (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 91343-8 / 3 | Flat (13) | Ronan Whelan | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger | 33/1 | |
| led, joined under 3f out, headed into straight, weakened from under 2f out, eased close home | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(6) |   | 5 L | Saltonstall (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 216- / 9 | Flat (161) | W Buick | M Halford Dooley Thoroughbreds… | 8/1 | |
| towards rear, closed over 3f out, soon pushed along, no impression 1 1/2f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong | ||||||||||
