15.45
YieldingP.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (Group 3)
- Prize money: £29256.2
- 1m 2f 0y
- 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
8/15 (Won)
- Win: £1.58
- Place: £1.10
Form: 21212- BF
Last run: 155 days
W: 9st 8lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 9 (4) |
18th Oct 2025 Good 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Ballydoyle colt who is progressive in the main; justified favouritism in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown (good to yielding) most recently, taking his form figures over 1m2f to 11121 and overall strike-rate to 6-11; unable to match Ombudsman's late acceleration in the International but had got up late on to collar that rival in the Eclipse and is set for another gripping rematch. |
3/1 |
|
1st 5 (8) |
13th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 2f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Won two Derby trials over C&D and bounced back from Epsom failure to win the Eclipse at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm); deserved much credit for overhauling Ombudsman late on, having found trouble in running in the straight; beaten by the same top-class rival at York; reputation largely restored all the same; major player for stable denied six in a row in this last year. |
10/11 |
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2nd 6 (3) |
20th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 1m 2f 56y Class 1 |
9st 1lb |
Won two Derby trials this spring and bounced back from Derby disappointment to win the Group 1 Eclipse at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm) last month; he deserves immense credit for overhauling Ombudsman late on last time having found trouble in running in the straight and got behind, and it was a performance that suggests he could take plenty of beating today. |
15/8 |
16/1
- Place: £4.00
Form: 115-
Last run: 183 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 7 (1) |
20th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Winner of the 2025 Derby; has worn cheekpieces this season, gamely beating Bay City Roller in the Huxley at Chester (good-ground Group 2) then failing by a long way to confirm the placings in a one-sided Coronation Cup on softer going; behind stablemate Jan Brueghel in that contest and is still a tad inferior to that horse on ratings but it will be interesting to see what he can do in the retained headgear returned to a forecast faster surface. |
20/1 |
|
3rd 6 (6) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Most wins on good ground but has form on soft; held on by only a neck from Bay City Roller on better terms in the Huxley (1m2f Group 2) at Chester on seasonal debut but proved game in first-time cheekpieces and, based on Ryan Moore's post-race comments, will come on for the run; notable contender in the retained headgear returned to the scene of his biggest moment, namely a clearcut success in last year's Derby (followed up in the Irish version). |
13/2 |
13/2
Form: 1
Last run: 44 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 (3) |
12th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 1f 100y |
9st 13lb |
Dundalk debut winner for Adrian Murray; showed improvement on second start for this yard when 6.5l behind Minnie Hauk in Curragh Group 2 (1m2f, good) last month; completely outclassed in Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh 19 days ago; this is a lot easier but unproven on soft; blinkers. |
7/2 |
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7th 7 (1) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 110y |
9st 5lb |
Showed improved effort here last time when beaten 6.5l behind Minnie Hauk (1m2f, good); that was a step in the right direction but it's still hard to see him playing any major role. |
80/1 |
5/1
Form: 214- BF
Last run: 183 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
4th Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 40y |
11st 0lb |
Ex-Ballydoyle; won Lingfield Derby Trial last year but well held in Irish Derby and Irish St Leger; bought for 78,000gns and soundly beaten on yard debut in Grade 2 Leopardstown hurdle at Christmas; tried in a tongue-tie here and plenty on his plate in what looks a hot Listed race. |
7/1 |
|
8th 8 (10) |
23rd May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 4f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Ex Ballydoyle-trained; won Lingfield Derby Trial last year but well held in both Irish Derby and Irish St Leger; bought for 78,000gns and soundly beaten on yard debut in Grade 2 Leopardstown hurdle at Christmas; tried in a tongue-tie here and plenty on his plate in what looks a hot Listed race. |
16/1 |
|
5 (3) |
16th Aug 2025 Good 1m 6f 0y |
9st 0lb |
3yo represents stable that has won this nine times, including last year; built on promise of reappearance effort behind Delacroix when winning the Derby Trial at Lingfield (11.5f, gd-fm); off since below par effort in the Irish Derby; gets weight from his older rivals but needs to prove stamina for this trip (mixed messages in pedigree); obvious chance if he stays. |
9/4 |
8/1
Form: 313-
Last run: 162 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 (5) |
27th Jun 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Last season's best performances came in Group 1s, runner-up in the Irish Oaks (1m4f, good) and close fourth in the Prix de l'Opera at Longchamp (1m2f, very soft), just behind One Look; well held by Estrange on Ascot running; this season's form is unconvincing; visored now. |
33/1 |
|
4th 8 (2) |
7th Jun 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y |
9st 4lb |
Last season's best performances came in Group 1s when runner-up in the Irish Oaks at the Curragh (1m4f, good) and very close fourth in the Prix de l'Opera at Longchamp (1m2f, very soft); flopped on reappearance at Cork; Haydock third was reassuring; however, best at 1m2f-1m4f. |
9/2 |
8/1
Form: 1-
Last run: 147 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 35y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Useful Flat winner for Joseph O'Brien; 0-4 over hurdles for that yard but came good on stable debut (same ownership) with a narrow win over 2m here last month (good to soft); he would have won easier but for a late mistake; there are some stamina concerns over quite this far. |
4/1 |
|
1st 12 |
14th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 47y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Useful Flat winner at the start of his career but failed to progress in juvenile hurdles last season after a promising start; also well held back on the Flat at the Curragh six weeks ago (final start for Joseph O'Brien); more than capable of making his presence felt in a race like this if putting his best foot forward but starts out for a new yard (same owners) with a point to prove. |
7/2 |
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14th 7 (14) |
3rd Apr 2026 Soft 1m 0f 0y |
9st 4lb |
Looked potentially smart when landing C&D maiden in November 2024; didn't reach heights expected in four starts in Group, conditions and handicap company last season but had a couple of good runs over hurdles in recent months; acts on soft and big-field handicap could be right up his street. |
18/1 |
33/1
Form: 6-12
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 (7) |
18th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Sole success came in a 3yo Dundalk maiden early last year; 0-10 in stakes races and yet to trouble the judge, though was only 1.75l behind the winner in a 1m Listed race here on latest (good); more needed upped in trip and grade. |
25/1 |
|
4th 6 (7) |
28th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y |
9st 4lb |
AW winner is 0-11 on turf and rated 93; tailed off on heavy ground here on latest; better than that and was a decent fourth in a C&D Group 3 here last April, but hard to make a solid case for her on recent form. |
25/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €7.30 |
| Straight Forecast | €6.78 |
| Trifecta | €34.70 |
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