The 29th running of the Irish Oaks was held on Wednesday 25th July 1923 over 1 1/2 miles of The Curragh, starting at the Howth Post. A pot of 2500 sovereigns was availble, 150 sovereigns to the second and 75 sovereigns to the third. The winner was owned by Mr Washington M G Singer, trained by Alec Taylor at Manton, Wiltshire, and ridden by Frank Bullock. The winner won by 1 1/2 lengths in 2 minute 42.2 seconds, with 4 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH OAKS 1923
BECKA (Chestnut filly by Sir Eager out of Blackaton) SR 1869
The winning owner won 2275 sovereigns, (The equivalent of £130,800 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).
The Youtube link below is a 1 minute 27 second clip of the 1923 Irish Oaks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW8qfurKa5U |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
BECKA |
9.7 |
Frank Bullock |
Mr Washington Singer |
Alec Taylor |
| 2 |
SHRI |
9.7 |
George Archibald |
Mr F Straker |
Bewicke |
| 3 |
GLENSHESK |
9.4 |
Morny Wing |
Captain D Dixon |
F Grundy |
| 4 |
EAGLE SNIPE |
9.0 |
G Hulme |
HH Aga Khan |
R Dawson |
| 5 |
ZARA |
9.0 |
Jas Doyle |
Mr P Cullinan |
Doyle |
| 6 |
BACHELOR'S WARD |
9.0 |
J Patman |
Mr A Lowry |
M Dawson |
| 7 |
EASTERN PRINCESS |
9.0 |
J Dines |
Captain Shirley |
Rogers |
| 8 |
FAR DAY |
9.0 |
Jos Canty |
Mr H S Gray |
Philip Behan |
| 9 |
AG |
9.0 |
E Martin Quirke |
Sir W Goulding |
Philip Behan |
| 10 |
MARTEN WING |
9.0 |
A Barrett |
Mr C Hamshaw |
Rogers |
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Betting |
RACE REPORT
Eastern Princess whipped round as the tapes went up, losing valuable ground at the start. In the early stages AG led from Glenshesk and Shri, and remained in command beyond half way. Four furlongs from home the favourite Glenshesk took command, closely attended by Shri and Becka, and this trio continued at the helm inside the distance, at which point Becka surged ahead to win by a length and a half from Shri, with 4 lengths back to Glenshesk. |
| 9/4 fav |
Glenshesk |
| 4/1 |
Shri |
| 4/1 |
Becka |
| 5/1 |
Eagle Snipe |
| 8/1 |
Zara |
| 25/1 |
Bachelor's Ward |
| 25/1 |
Eastern Princess |
| 25/1 |
Far Day |
| 25/1 |
AG |
| 25/1 |
Marten Wing |
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Over round 117% |
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