Result 16:55 · Leopardstown (IRE)

P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes

Group 31m 2fGood To Yielding3yo · 9 ran

Result

Official · time 2m 12.76s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Christmas Day (IRE)	Wayne Lordan	A P O'Brien	—	12.0	17.3
2	Endorsement (IRE)	Ronan Whelan	A P O'Brien	½L	9.50	12.5
3	A Boy Named Susie (IRE)	Oisin Murphy	Donnacha Aidan OBrien	1L	6.50	8.00
4	Italy (GB)	Chris Hayes	A P O'Brien	3¼L	7.50	9.32
5	James J Braddock (GB)	J M Sheridan	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3½L	10.0	12.1
6	South Island (IRE)	Gavin Ryan	Donnacha Aidan OBrien	3½L	51.0	104.9
7	Pierre Bonnard (IRE)	R L Moore	A P O'Brien	6L	2.00	2.08
8	Shosholoza (IRE)	Declan McDonogh	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	6½L	23.0	28.1
9	Victory Tip (IRE)	W J Lee	Henry De Bromhead	11L	26.0	26.5

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1 (3)

Pierre Bonnard (IRE)

3yo · 9-10 · OR 113

411 J R L Moore T A P O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Oct 25	Newmarket	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C1	1/8	—	2.50
15 Aug 25	Dundalk	1m	Standard	—	1/12	—	2.20
24 Jul 25	Leopardstown	1m	Yielding To Soft	—	4/8	8L	9.00

2 wins from 3 · placed 2

Won 1 of 1 at around this trip

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2 (7)

Christmas Day (IRE)

3yo · 9-8 · OR 107

3511 J Wayne Lordan T A P O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Oct 25	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Yielding	C1	1/8	—	7.50
20 Sep 25	Gowran Park	1m	Heavy	—	1/9	—	2.50
31 Aug 25	Tipperary	1m 1f	Good To Yielding	—	5/12	6½L	6.00

2 wins from 4 · placed 3

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3 (2)

A Boy Named Susie (IRE)

3yo · 9-5 · OR 107

1442 J Oisin Murphy T Donnacha Aidan OBrien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Oct 25	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Yielding	C1	2/8	shd	13.0
13 Sep 25	Leopardstown	1m	Good To Yielding	—	4/4	5½L	9.50
23 Aug 25	Curragh	7f	Good	—	4/5	7L	9.00

1 win from 4 · placed 2

2 runs here without a win

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Endorsement (IRE)

3yo · 9-5 · OR 105

212 J Ronan Whelan T A P O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Oct 25	Newmarket	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C1	2/8	1½L	3.50
31 Aug 25	Tipperary	1m 1f	Good To Yielding	—	1/12	—	2.00
14 Jul 25	Killarney	1m	Yielding To Soft	—	2/8	2¾L	11.0

1 win from 3 · placed 3

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Italy (GB) h11

3yo · 9-5 · OR 112

12238 J Chris Hayes T A P O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Oct 25	Newmarket	7f	Good To Firm	C1	8/9	7¼L	13.0
14 Sep 25	Curragh	7f	Yielding	—	3/6	2¾L	4.50
20 Aug 25	York	7f	Good To Firm	C1	2/7	1½L	3.25

1 win from 5 · placed 4

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James J Braddock (GB)

3yo · 9-5

21 J J M Sheridan T Joseph Patrick O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 Nov 25	Curragh	1m	Heavy	—	1/20	—	3.25
08 Oct 25	Navan	1m	Yielding	—	2/13	½L	3.25

1 win from 2 · placed 2

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Shosholoza (IRE)

3yo · 9-5

1 J Declan McDonogh T Joseph Patrick O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
05 Oct 25	Tipperary	1m 1f	Heavy	—	1/6	—	11.0

1 win from 1 · placed 1

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South Island (IRE)

3yo · 9-5 · OR 93

52618 J Gavin Ryan T Donnacha Aidan OBrien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Oct 25	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Yielding	C1	8/8	15L	8.00
28 Sep 25	Curragh	1m 1f	Yielding To Soft	—	1/8	—	4.50
31 Aug 25	Tipperary	1m 1f	Good To Yielding	—	6/12	9¾L	5.00

1 win from 5 · placed 2

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9 (1)

Victory Tip (IRE)

3yo · 9-5

1 J W J Lee T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Mar 26	Curragh	1m	Heavy	—	1/23	—	17.0

1 win from 1 · placed 1

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