📍 Leopardstown — 15:55

P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (Group 3)
2026-04-12
Class 1 Turf 1m 2f (10.0f) Yielding 9 runners
📊 Form ⚡ Speed 📈 Class 🎯 PRB
Pos Draw Horse Form OR Wt Jockey Trainer Odds Going 📊 📈 🎯 Avg Pick Btn
1 7 Christmas Day (C) 3yo 1 1 5 3 107 9-8 Wayne Lordan
15% (900)
A P O'Brien
23% (1610)
12.0 🟢 2-1-1
💬 Tracked leaders, headway into 2nd and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, improved to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well
2 6 Endorsement (C) 3yo 8 2 1 2 105 9-5 Ronan Whelan
10% (952)
A P O'Brien
23% (1610)
9.5 🟢 1-1-0 0.5L
💬 Led, ridden 2f out, soon strongly pressed, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home
3 2 A Boy Named Susie (C) 3yo 2 2 4 4 1 107 9-5 Oisin Murphy
22% (2477)
Donnacha O'Brien
13% (429)
6.5 🟢 0-2-1 0.5L
💬 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
4 5 Italy (C) 3yo 8 3 2 2 1 112 9-5 Chris Hayes
10% (1321)
A P O'Brien
23% (1610)
7.5 🟢 0-0-2 2.2L
💬 Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along in 7th 2f out, soon ridden, went 5th 1f out, kept on without threatening in 4th close home
5 4 James J Braddock (C) 3yo 1 2 9-5 J M Sheridan
10% (820)
J P O'Brien
15% (2454)
10.0 🟢 0-1-1 0.3L
💬 Rear of mid-division, ridden and dropped to 8th entering straight, 8th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong
6 8 South Island (C) 3yo 8 1 6 2 5 93 9-5 Gavin Ryan
8% (723)
Donnacha O'Brien
13% (429)
51.0 🟠 0-1-3 0.1L
💬 Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 3rd 1f out, no impression final furlong
7 3 Pierre Bonnard (C) 3yo 1 1 1 4 113 9-10 R L Moore
28% (931)
A P O'Brien
23% (1610)
2.0 🟠 0-0-2 2.5L
💬 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
8 9 Shosholoza (C) 3yo 5 1 9-5 Declan McDonogh
7% (950)
J P O'Brien
15% (2454)
23.0 🔴 0-0-1 0.3L
💬 Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden in last entering straight, no impression
9 1 Victory Tip (G) 3yo 1 9-5 Billy Lee
16% (1288)
H De Bromhead
16% (1838)
26.0 🟡 0-0-1 4.5L
💬 Towards rear early, took keen hold, rapid headway into 2nd after 3f, ridden entering straight, weakened