Aidan, Joseph and Donnacha O’Brien were in charge of six of the nine athletes in Saturday’s G3 PW McGrath Memorial Ballysax S. and it was the junior pair that finished with the youngest to prevail after a set horror movies related to Piz Badile (Ire) (Ulysses {Ire}) and Buckaroo (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). Ireland’s Flaxman Stables Piz Badile took half the time to Rising star TDN Duke de Sessa (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) in the G3 Eyrefield S. nine long-haired here in October, but got three pounds with that opponent and a smoother ride following the lead quartet throughout the period. the beginning. Got the allure of running into the inner ring to get past the long two-way marker, the 4-1-second goal was most loved by Joseph’s Buckaroo then but responded to Gavin Ryan’s call to return to the side. near the line in front. There’s a short head between them there and 3 3/4 the length goes back to the beloved Duke de Sessa 10-3, who Dermot Weld has warned will need to be reintroduced and who has been held back for a short return home. “He gets better at a mile and a half, so it’s nice to see him do it on 10 hairpins,” said Donnacha of the winner, the first black company from her first case. his Cheveley Stud sire. (by Galileo {Ire}). “He is a beautiful horse and I think a lot about him, so I would be very disappointed if he wasn’t there or there. He will probably come back for [G3] Derrinstown [Derby Trial] and then to Epsom. He’s still a big horse and I really think he’ll be better next year. ”
Piz Badile, who scored on his debut at Killarney in July and was deemed unlucky on his only start at Eyrefield, comes from an elite Niarchos family that contains some of the biggest names of work. He is the first horse among the Prix Zarkava winners listed and the runner-up in G2 Prix Corrida That Is Not (Elusive Quality), she is the daughter of Shiva (Jpn) (The Guardian). defender Hector) who won the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup and a regular at the top of the table for Warren Place. Shiva, who was also the second dam of G2 winners Gimcrack S. and G2 Champagne S. Threat (Ire) (Footsteps and {GB}), is house sister to Limnos (Jpn), winner of G2 Prix Foy and half to G1 heroine Epsom Oaks Light Shift (Kingmambo). She is the dam of Piz Badile’s G1 International S. and G1 Eclipse S. it was Ulysses who gave this winner the ability to inbreed 3×3 with Lingerie (GB) (Shirley Heights {GB}) . Also connected with top performers Main Sequence (Aldebaran) and Cloth of Stars (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), That Is Not features 2-year-old pony Yosemite Valley (GB) ( Shamardal) and a child longing for dirt by King (GB).
Saturday, Leopardstown, Ireland
PW MCGRATH MEMORIAL BALLYSAX S.-G3€50,000, Leopardstown, 4-2, 3yo, 10fT, 2:09.80, gd.
first-PIZ BADILE (IRE), 131, c, 3, by Ulysses (Ire)
Beat One: It’s Not (SW & GSP-Fr, $116,533), because Quality is Elusive
2nd Dam: Shiva (Jpn), by Hector Protector
3rd smash: Underwear (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB)
BLACK WINNER 1, TEAM WIN 1. O/B-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd (IRE); T-Donnacha O’Brien; J-Gavin Ryan. 30,000 euros. Lifetime record: 3-2-1-0, 54,016 dollars. Nick Werk Rating: F. Click to eNicks report and pedigree of 5 children.
2-Buckaroo (GB)131, c, 3, Fastnet Rock (Aus) –Roheryn (Ire), by Galileo (Ire).
TYPE 1 BLACK, TYPE 1. O-Qatar Racing Limited; B-Partner Roheryn (GB); T-Joseph O’Brien. 10,000 euros.
3–Duke de Sessa (Ire)134, c, 3, Lope de Vega (Ire) –Dark Crusader (Ire), by Cape Cross (Ire).
(£60,000 RNA Ylg ’20 GOFOR). O/B-Newtown Anner Stud (IRE); T-Dermot Weld. 5,000 euros.
Margin: NO, 3 3/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 4.00, 4.50, 3.30.
Also Ran: Bluegrass (Ire), Screenwriter (Ire), Swan Bay (Ire), Absolute Ruler, Manu Et Corde (Ire), Vina Sena (Ire). Click to view Free Equineline.com catalog style genealogy.
