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- / 10 |
Flat (160) | W M 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) | C T 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) | R P 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 | ||||||||||