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Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3)

18:35 Leopardstown Thu 06 Aug 2026 1m4f0y Class 1 Good to Firm 9 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Ethical Diamond silks

Ethical Diamond

MEDIUM Advised 11/8 SP 11/10F Est. 38%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Ethical Diamond (SR 127, 11/8) is the highest-rated runner in the field and carries the Mullins/Ryan Moore combination — the yard's clear #1 with Moore booked over stablemate Gaucher (SR 88, Declan McDonogh). Crucially, Ethical Diamond has confirmed distance fitness (DistFit:+) and going fitness (GoingFit:+) on today's good-to-firm ground at 1m4f, the only runner in the field to tick both boxes positively. The market has shortened 10% since opening, adding meaningful confidence to what the ratings already suggest. The recent form string 111-59 shows a horse that posted a hat-trick before two below-par efforts, but the headgear (hood) addition and the class remaining the same (ClassMv:=) suggest connections believe the ability is still there to be unlocked. Each-way alternative: Asakir. Main danger: Endorsement — Endorsement (SR 126, 11/10) has steamed in 39% in the market — the biggest move in the field — carries a 4lb weight advantage (8-13 vs 9-9), and the Joseph O'Brien yard's #1 booking with Dylan Browne McMonagle confirms this is their main hope; the progressive 3-year-old profile and market confidence make it a genuine and likely favourite-priced threat.

Verify· #11037

Full result

Winner: Ethical Diamond (IRE) at SP 11/10F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Ethical Diamond silks Ethical Diamond Fox #1 W P Mullins · Ryan Moore 13/8
  2. 2 Green Impact silks Green Impact Mrs John Harrington · Shane Foley 6/1
  3. 3 Gaucher silks Gaucher W P Mullins · Declan McDonogh 22/1
  4. 4 Omni Man silks Omni Man Joseph Patrick O'Brien · J M Sheridan 33/1
  5. 5 Layfayette silks Layfayette Noel Meade · Colin Keane 28/1
  6. 6 Ascending silks Ascending Henry De Bromhead · W J Lee 28/1
  7. 7 Endorsement silks Endorsement Fox #2 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Dylan Browne McMonagle 11/10
  8. — Dallas Star silks Dallas Star Robson De Aguiar · Donagh O'Connor 66/1
  9. — Asakir silks Asakir Fox #3 J P Murtagh · Ben Coen -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Ethical Diamond silks Ethical Diamond 11/8 SP 11/10F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Endorsement silks Endorsement 11/10 7TH
  3. 3 Asakir silks Asakir 12/1