Ballysax Hank (IRE)
Owner: Paul Byrne Trainer: G P Cromwell Sex: gelding Age: 6
Breeding: Eliot / Gothen Niece (Gothenberg)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good to Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 3 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep 2025 | Gowran Park | Good to Yielding | 1m 6f | 0 | Ballysax Hank | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 11 | Gary Carroll | 11/4 |
| dwelt, soon in touch, 3rd halfway, 4th over 4f out, improved to 2nd over 3f out, stayed on to lead over 1f out, kept on best under pressure closing stages | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2025 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 5f 89y | 1 | Ballysax Hank | 10st 5lbs | 1 of 15 | H Cobden | 9/4 |
| fractious at start, towards rear, smooth headway after 4 out, disputed 2nd 2 out, led narrowly last, shaken up and shifted right bumping rival run-in, ridden out and readily cleared away | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2025 | Bellewstown | Good | 2m 1f 40y | 0 | Bowensonfire | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 16 | Conor Stone-Walsh | 10/3 |
| pushed along early, soon tracked leaders, 6th halfway, progress into 3rd 3 out, headway to dispute next, led entering straight, soon ridden and dropped to 3rd before last, no extra and kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2025 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 3f 58y | 0 | Thanksforthehelp | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 25 | Conor Stone-Walsh | 5/1 |
| rear of mid-division, headway into 8th 2 out, pushed along and progress on outer entering straight, led before last where slight mistake, soon headed, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2025 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Buachaillbocht | 12st | 5 of 8 | Kieren Buckley | 12/1 |
| rear, 8th halfway, slightly detached at 11th where not fluent, not fluent at 12th, effort and progress after 2 out, kept on same pace run-in, never nearer | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2025 | Downpatrick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 3f 100y | 0 | Ballysax Hank | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | Keith Donoghue | 11/2 |
| towards rear, travelling easily after 3 out, went close 4th after 2 out, pushed along to lead last, soon ridden and kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2025 | Naas | Soft | 2m 4f 29y | 0 | Olympic Man | 11st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 15 | K C Sexton | 33/1 |
| towards rear, headway after 3 out and 6th next, pushed along and no impression when mistake and unseated rider last | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2025 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Collaborative | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 6 | Keith Donoghue | 8/13 |
| soon led, ran freely, headed 4th and 2nd halfway, 3rd 4 out, dropped to rear after next and soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2024 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f 15y | 0 | James's Gate | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 19 | Keith Donoghue | 17/2 |
| tracked leader, led before 3rd, headed before 4th, under pressure in 3rd approaching straight, weakened in 4th before last | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2024 | Tipperary | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f 90y | 0 | Taponthego | 11st 12lbs | of 20 | Ricky Doyle | 0/0 |
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| 15 Oct 2024 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Mister Pink | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | Kieren Buckley | 11/10 |
| led, jumped right at 8th, pushed along and strongly pressed after 2 out, ridden and headed entering straight, pressed winner after last, kept on in 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2024 | Listowel | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Uncle Pat | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 18 | Kieren Buckley | 9/1 |
| led, pushed along and pressed before 2 out where not fluent, narrowly headed before last where again not fluent, ridden and no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2024 | Cork | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 2f 100y | 0 | Ballysax Hank | 12st | 1 of 15 | Mr D O'Connor | 11/4 |
| chased leader, led after 2f, pushed along over 1f out, ridden when strongly pressed 200 yards out, kept on well to assert close home | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2024 | Killarney | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | The Gray Ghost | 12st | 2 of 12 | Miss G Benson | 11/4 |
| led, under pressure and headed over 1f out, kept on closing stages, held | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2024 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 170y | 0 | Fatal Flaw | 12st | 5 of 20 | C P Millar | 20/1 |
| mid-division, progress into 6th and pushed along entering straight, soon ridden, 5th 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2023 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m | 0 | Petit Secret | 11st 10lbs | 8 of 12 | B P Kennedy | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden and dropped to 9th entering straight, weakened | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2023 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 87y | 1 | Brechin Castle | 11st 2lbs | 10 of 12 | Cian Cullinan | 50/1 |
| off the pace in last pair, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2023 | Cork | Yielding to Soft | 2m 3f | 0 | Scamall Bawn | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 10 | D Butler | 50/1 |
| held up towards rear, progress into 4th halfway, ridden to dispute 2 1/2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||