Full Result 3.45 Leopardstown (IRE) | 2 April 2022

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

(3yo) 1m2f Good

1st €29,500 2nd €9,500 3rd €4,500 4th €2,000 5th €1,000 6th €500

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	6. Piz Badile (IRE) 4/1 Gavin Ryan Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	Gavin Ryan Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	3	95	105	74	116	–
b c Ulysses (IRE) - That Which Is Not (USA) (Elusive Quality)
Tracked leaders, pushed along and went second on inner 2f out, ridden and briefly led over 1f out, rallied against far rail inside final 110yds, led again final strides (op 5/1 tchd 9/2)

2⁽⁷⁾ shd	4. Buckaroo 9/2 Shane Crosse Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Shane Crosse Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3	95	107	73	115	–
b c Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Roheryn (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up in midfield, dropped to rear halfway, good headway on outer and chased leaders 2f out, went second over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well but headed final strides (op 4/1)

3⁽³⁾ 3¾ [3¾]	1. Duke De Sessa (IRE) 100/30F Chris Hayes D K Weld	Chris Hayes D K Weld	3	98	106	68	108	–
b c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Dark Crusader (IRE) (Cape Cross)
Held up in midfield, towards rear halfway, headway waiting for room over 2f out, ridden and kept on well from over 1f out, went third inside final 110yds, no match for first two (tchd 4/1)

4⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [5½]	3. Bluegrass (IRE) 11/2 Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	3	95	98	61	102	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Quiet Reflection (Showcasing)
Soon led, headed after 4f, pushed along 3f out, led again over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 5/1 tchd 13/2)

5⁽⁶⁾ nk [6]	7. More Felons (IRE) 17/2 Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	3	95	102	60	101	–
b c Churchill (IRE) - Pivotalia (IRE) (Pivotal)
Towards rear, headway and chased leaders against far rail under 2f out, ridden and outpaced 1f out, kept on (op 8/1 tchd 13/2)

6⁽⁸⁾ 5½ [11½]	8. Swan Bay (IRE) 7/1 Declan McDonogh Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Declan McDonogh Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3	95	101	49	90	–
b c Australia - Similu (Danehill Dancer)
Pushed along early, soon tracked leaders, dropped to midfield halfway, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 6/1)

7⁽²⁾ 2 [13½]	2. Absolute Ruler (USA) 40/1 Killian Leonard Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	Killian Leonard Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	3	95	101	45	86	–
b c War Front (USA) - Together Forever (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up in behind leaders, headway and went third halfway, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out (op 33/1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 6 [19½]	5. Manu Et Corde (IRE) 10/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	3	95	102	33	74	–
b c Teofilo (IRE) - Tiffilia (IRE) (Macho Uno)
Raced freely, tracked leader, soon raced in second, lost two places halfway, pushed along and quickened over 2f out, no extra towards rear under 2f out, eased inside final 110yds

9⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [22]	9. Vina Sena (IRE) 18/1 W J Lee Henry De Bromhead	W J Lee Henry De Bromhead	3	95	–	28	69	–
b c Vadamos (FR) - Miss Verdoyante (Montjeu)
Took keen hold, towards rear, rapid headway on outer to lead after 4f, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out (jockey said the colt ran very keen) (op 25/1)

9 ran Off time: 3:45:24 Winning time: 2m 9.80s (slow by 4.40s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd (Piz Badile) 1st breeder: Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd
2nd owner: Qatar Racing Limited (Buckaroo)
3rd owner: Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd (Duke De Sessa)
Tote win: €5 PL: €1.80 €1.20 €1.50 Ex: €19.70 CSF: €22.62 Trifecta: €81.60

3:45 Leopardstown (IRE) 2 Apr 2022

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