30 Mar 2025 15:45 Leopardstown
Winner: €60,000 (Penalty: €36,000); 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 |
1(2) |
| - |
Delacroix (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
21212- / 3 |
Flat (155) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Mr D Smith, Mrs… |
4/7 | |
| made all, briefly unbalanced 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden clear 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, easily | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(6) |
| 2¼ L |
Lambourn (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
115- / 3 |
Flat (183) | Ronan Whelan | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier,mr… |
9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along and dropped to 5th 2f out, soon ridden, 4th 1f out, headway into 2nd inside final furlong, kept on without threatening winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
5(3) |
| 1¼ L |
Tiberius Thunder (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) |
1 / 3 |
Flat (44) | D Egan | A Murray Amo Racing Limited/giselle… |
12/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, close 2nd 3f out, ridden 2f out, 2nd and no impression on winner 1f out, 3rd inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
4th |
4(4) |
| 1¼ L |
Puppet Master (IRE) (colt, not availiable, 9 5) |
214- / 3 |
Flat (183) | Wayne Lordan | A P O'Brien Derrick Smith &… |
9/2 | |
| towards rear, headway into 4th and ridden 2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
7(1) |
| ½ L |
Wemightakedlongway (IRE) (filly, brown, 9 2) |
313- / 3 |
Flat (162) | Dylan Browne McMonagle | J P O'Brien Cayton Park Stud… |
18/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd on inner when briefly short of room 2f out, soon ridden, 3rd and no impression on winner 1f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
2(5) |
| 3¾ L |
Kibris (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
1- / 3 |
Flat (147) | S Foley | J P O'Brien Simon Munir & Isaac… |
12/1 | |
| slowly into stride, in rear, ridden in moderate 6th 2f out, no impression | ||||||||||
7th |
6(7) |
| 8½ L |
Spicy Margarita (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 2) |
6-12 / 3 |
Flat (23) | W J Lee | A Murray AMO Racing Limited… |
66/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 5th, took keen hold, ridden entering straight, soon weakened | ||||||||||