Xin Gin Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3) – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

18:22

Xin Gin Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2024-08-08

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €30,975

Winning Time 2m 31.82s (slow by 0.12s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Crystal Black (IRE) Colin Keane · Gerard Keane	11/10F	Won
2nd	The Euphrates (GB) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	6/5	5
3rd	Safecracker (GB) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	10/1	1.25
4th	Crypto Force (GB) David Egan · Adrian Murray	12/1	0.2

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (2)	Crystal Black Bay J:Colin Keane T:Gerard Keane	J:Colin Keane T:Gerard Keane	135	—	31-111	111	119	98	48d	—	—	-14	29.4	—	11/10 48%
Remarkably progressive in handicaps, saw out this trip at Royal Ascot, different grade now
4 (3)	The Euphrates Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	125	v	-24561	105	111	98	12d	—	—	0	36.2	—	11/8 42%
Drop in class did the trick at Gowran, may now be mature enough to cope with older rivals
3 (1)	Safecracker Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	135	ht	17-502	101	111	80	39d	—	—	+6	15.3	—	10/1 9%
Three-time winner with a habit of finishing second, good handicap effort on latest
1 (4)	Crypto Force Bay J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	135	—	1/6736	105	113	93	47d	—	—	+16	22.7	—	14/1 7%
Group 2 winner at two, highly tried lately, stamina concern following Hardwicke Stakes run

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Crystal Black	evn	11/10	10/11	11/10	evn
The Euphrates	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Safecracker	9/1	9/1	17/2	10/1	9/1
Crypto Force	14/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

The Euphrates

36.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 11 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Crystal Black

29.4

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 14.2

11/10

3rd

Crypto Force

22.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Safecracker

15.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Crystal Black	111	119	98
The Euphrates	105	111	98
Crypto Force	105	113	93
Safecracker	101	111	80

Last Run