15 Apr 2012 16:35 Leopardstown
Winner: €47,500 (Penalty: €30,875); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good.
P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (Group 3)
Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(2) |
- |
Light Heavy (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) |
2-1 / 5 |
Flat (18) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger |
3/1 | ||
tracked leaders in 3rd, headway in straight to challenge and led 1f out, ridden to assert and stayed on well, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(5) |
2½ L |
Call To Battle (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
611- / 5 |
Flat (161) | Johnny Murtagh | J M Oxx Mrs Edwina Finn |
2/1 | ||
settled in 6th on outer, ridden in 5th entering straight, kept on under pressure to go 2nd well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
3rd |
6(1) |
1½ L |
Tower Rock (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
613- / 3 |
Flat (161) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Michael Tabor &… |
20/1 | ||
tracked leader in 2nd, driven along entering straight, no impression on winner inside final furlong and dropped to 3rd closing stages | ||||||||||
4th |
2(7) |
1¾ L |
Athens (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
4213- / 3 |
Flat (203) | C O'Donoghue | A P O'Brien M Tabor/mrs Magnier/niarchos… |
12/1 | ||
led, ridden entering straight, strongly pressed and headed 1f out, no extra | ||||||||||
5th |
1(4) |
NS |
David Livingston (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
51431- / 6 |
Flat (203) | Joseph O'Brien | A P O'Brien Miss Jane Allison |
7/4 | ||
settled in 4th, pushed along entering straight, no impression in 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
6th |
4(6) |
½ L |
Hit The Jackpot (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) |
731-4 / 7 |
Flat (18) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Hambleton Racing… |
12/1 | ||
chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden along approaching straight, kept on one pace under pressure in straight | ||||||||||
7th |
7(3) |
13 L |
While You Wait (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
07- / 9 |
Flat (168) | R P Cleary | J S Bolger Mr William Belcher |
40/1 | ||
always rear, driven along soon after halfway and lost touch before straight |