Harzand keeps Ballydoyle trio at bay in Ballysax

The Dermot Weld-trained Harzand earned quotes ranging from 16/1 to 25/1 for the Investec Derby in Epsom following his workmanlike victory in the Group 3 P W McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes in Leopardstown yesterday.

Harzand keeps Ballydoyle trio at bay in Ballysax
Mon, 11 Apr, 2016 - 01:00
John Ryan

Sent off 2/1 favourite, the Aga Khan-owned Sea The Stars colt, runaway winner of a Cork maiden last month, picked up well off a strong pace to beat the Ballydoyle trio, Idaho, Beacon Roc and Cook Islands.

A length and a half was the winning margin for Pat Smullen’s mount, with the leading duo finishing seven and a half clear of the third.

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CourtsRacingPlace: BallysaxPlace: EpsomPlace: LeopardstownPlace: CorkPlace: Beacon RocPlace: Cook IslandsPlace: Alice SpringsPlace: German GuineasPlace: AmericaPlace: BhutanPlace: ChesterPlace: TipperaryPlace: Newtown Anner Stud FarmPerson: HarzandPerson: Dermot WeldPerson: Aga KhanPerson: BallydoylePerson: Pat SmullenPerson: WeldPerson: PatPerson: SmullenPerson: AlveenaPerson: Adrian KeatleyPerson: Shane FoleyPerson: Richard HannonPerson: KeatleyPerson: ShanePerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: Ryan MoorePerson: Johannes VermeerPerson: RyanPerson: DonnachaPerson: O’BrienPerson: Damien EnglishPerson: Fran BerryPerson: LaganorePerson: Tony MartinPerson: ValentinePerson: MartinEvent: Investec DerbyEvent: P W McGrath Memorial Ballysax StakesEvent: EasterEvent: DerbyEvent: Leopardstown Family Raceday HandicapEvent: Leopardstown Summer MembershipOrganisation: Sea The StarsOrganisation: Jet SettingOrganisation: Leopardstown
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