16:55 Leopardstown

Sunday 12 April 2026

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

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   1m 2f  |   Yielding  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:00  |   Winning time: 2m 12.76s
1st
Horse silk
2
(7)
Christmas Day
39-8
11/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: Wayne Lordan
Tracked leaders, headway into 2nd and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, improved to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well op 17/2
2nd
Horse silk
½
4
(6)
Endorsement
39-5
17/2
T: A P O'BrienJ: Ronan Whelan
Led, ridden 2f out, soon strongly pressed, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home op 8/1 tchd 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
3
(2)
A Boy Named Susie
39-5
11/2
T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: Oisin Murphy
Mid-division, pushed along in 6th 2f out, ridden in 6th 1f out, late headway into 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on well, never nearer op 7/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
(5)
Italy
39-5
13/2
T: A P O'BrienJ: Chris Hayes
Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along in 7th 2f out, soon ridden, went 5th 1f out, kept on without threatening in 4th close home op 8/1 tchd 17/2
5th
Horse silk
nk
6
(4)
James J Braddock
39-5
9/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: J M Sheridan
Rear of mid-division, ridden and dropped to 8th entering straight, 8th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
nse
8
(8)
South Island
39-5
50/1
T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: Gavin Ryan
Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 3rd 1f out, no impression final furlong tchd 66/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ½
1
(3)
Pierre Bonnard
39-10
1/1f
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Soon mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden and closer in 5th 2f out, 4th and no impression on leaders 1f out, weakened final furlong op 5/6 tchd 4/5
8th
Horse silk
nk
7
(9)
Shosholoza
39-5
22/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: Declan McDonogh
Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden in last entering straight, no impression tchd 25/1
9th
Horse silk
4 ½
9
(1)
Victory Tip
39-5
25/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Billy Lee
Towards rear early, took keen hold, rapid headway into 2nd after 3f, ridden entering straight, weakened tchd 28/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€14.60Pl:€3.20, €3.70, €1.60EX:€115.80Trifecta:€367.30Tricast:€576.86SF:€99.28

Forecasts

Pierre Bonnard (1/1), A Boy Named Susie (11/2), Italy (13/2), Endorsement (17/2), James J Braddock (9/1), Christmas Day (11/1), Shosholoza (22/1), Victory Tip (25/1), South Island (50/1)

Verdict

Aidan O'Brien has a fine record in this Group 3 and is fancied to garner another success with his upwardly-mobile PIERRE BONNARD who completed a hat-trick last autumn in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud and looks a fine prospect for 2026. The very useful A Boy Named Susie chased him home at Saint-Cloud and again looks set for runner-up spot ahead of James J Braddock and Christmas Day.

  1. PIERRE BONNARD (IRE)
  2. A BOY NAMED SUSIE (IRE)
  3. CHRISTMAS DAY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Delacroix
Weight: 9-8  |Age: 3
J: R L Moore  |  T: A P O'Brien
4/7

Prize Money

1st: €42,000.002nd: €14,000.003rd: €7,000.004th: €3,501.005th: €2,101.006th: €1,400.00

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