15:45 Leopardstown
Sunday 30 March 2025
All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30
P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (Group 3)
- 3YO only  |  Class 1  |  1m 2f  |  Good to Yielding  |  7 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:45Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 6.15s
T:Â A P O'BrienJ:Â R L Moore
Made all, briefly unbalanced 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden clear 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, easily op 4/5 tchd 8/15
T:Â A P O'BrienJ:Â Ronan Whelan
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 op 17/2 tchd 13/2
T:Â A MurrayJ:Â D Egan
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 op 11/1 tchd 14/1
T:Â A P O'BrienJ:Â Wayne Lordan
Towards rear, headway into 4th and ridden 2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on one pace op 4/1
T:Â J P O'BrienJ:Â Dylan Browne McMonagle
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 op 14/1
T:Â J P O'BrienJ:Â Shane Foley
Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden in moderate 6th 2f out, no impression op 10/1
T:Â A MurrayJ:Â Billy Lee
Tracked leaders in 5th, took keen hold, ridden entering straight, soon weakened op 40/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€1.58Pl:€1.10, €4.00EX:€7.30Trifecta:€34.70SF:€6.78
Forecasts
Delacroix (4/7), Puppet Master (9/2), Lambourn (9/1), Tiberius Thunder (12/1), Kibris (12/1), Wemightakedlongway (18/1), Spicy Margarita (66/1)
Aidan O'Brien holds a typically strong hand in this Group 3 event and his highly progressive juvenile DELACROIX can resume winning ways having just been touched off in Doncaster's Futurity Stakes last backend and put himself firmly in the Derby picture. Stablemate Puppet Master should also find this step up to 1m2f very much to his benefit and rates the main threat with the unexposed Dundalk maiden scorer Tiberius Thunder not discounted either for last year's winning stable.
- DELACROIX (IRE)
- PUPPET MASTER (IRE)
- TIBERIUS THUNDER (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €36,000.002nd: €12,000.003rd: €6,000.004th: €3,000.005th: €1,800.006th: €1,200.00
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