4.55 1m. 2f. 9 Declared. P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (Group 3) of €70,000.00 3-y-o
1st - €42,000.00 2nd - €14,000.00 3rd - €7,000.00 4th - €3,500.00 5th - €2,100.00 6th - €1,400.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - PIERRE BONNARD is a leading fancy for the Epsom Derby and can make a winning reappearance. A half-brother to a Group-placed performer, the selection won a Dundalk maiden in August and the Group 3 Zetland Stakes on fast ground in October before proving his versatility, ground-wise, to land the Criterium de Saint-Cloud in late-October. He clearly stays well and can defy his Group 1-penalty. A Boy Named Sioux finished second in the aforementioned Saint-Cloud race and is closely matched with Christmas Day on prior Eyrefield Stakes form. Shosholoza was fifth in the French race while James J Braddock steps up several divisions, following an impressive maiden success last year.
For three years old onlyWeights - 9st 5lbs. Fillies allowed 3lbs.Penalties - Winner of a Group 3 race 3lb extra Of a Group 2 or Group 1 race 5lb extra