15:50 Leopardstown

Saturday 6 April 2019

All13:4014:1014:4515:1515:5016:2516:55

P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (Group 3)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   1m 2f  |   Soft (Yielding in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:51  |   Winning time: 2m 12.61s
1st
Horse silk
2
(2)
39-3
5/2
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Held up in rear, pushed along and closer approaching straight, good headway early straight and led 1 1/2f out, soon asserted and drew clear inside final furlong, stayed on well op 11/4 tchd 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
8
4
(3)
7/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan
Prominent and disputed lead, led entering straight, pushed along and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace final furlong
3rd
Horse silk
4
3
(4)
12/1
T: G M LyonsJ: C T Keane
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, closer approaching straight, ridden under 2f out and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
4th
Horse silk
5
5
(5)
9/2
T: A P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien
Broke well, chased leaders and 4th halfway, closer approaching straight, pushed along and no impression 1 1/2f out, no extra op 7/2 tchd 10/3
5th
Horse silk
7
6
(6)
7/4f
T: D K WeldJ: C D Hayes
Ran 5th, closer approaching straight, pushed along on outer 2f out and soon no extra, weakened op 5/2
6th
Horse silk
16
1
(1)
7/1
T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning
Led or disputed lead, ran freely, headed entering straight, soon no extra and eased from 1 1/2f out op 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.20Pl:€1.20, €3.20EX:€18.60Trifecta:€125.80SF:€20.56

Forecasts

Tankerville (7/4), Broome (5/2), Sydney Opera House (9/2), Sovereign (7/1), Guaranteed (7/1), Pythion (12/1)

Verdict

With all the field making their three-year-old return the market should prove informative. At this stage narrow preference is for BROOME who improved with each run as a juvenile. Tankerville created a big impression on debut and could run a big race with Sydney Opera House also worthy of plenty of respect.
  1. Broome
  2. Tankerville
  3. Sydney Opera House

Previous Winners

2018
Nelson
Weight: 9-6  |Age: 3
7/4

Prize Money

1st: €35,400.002nd: €11,400.003rd: €5,400.004th: €2,400.005th: €1,200.006th: €601.00

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