The 86th running of the Irish Oaks was held on Saturday 19th July 1980 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner won £56,125 and was owned by Mr R A Budgett, trained by Dick Hern and ridden by Willie Carson. The winner won by 2 1/2 lengths in 2 minutes 32.55 seconds, with 3/4 length back to the third.

IRISH OAKS 1980

SHOOT A LINE (Bay filly by High Line out of Death Ray) SR 1974

The winning owner won £56,125 (The equivalent of £228,800 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 42 second clip of the 1980 Irish Oaks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1vkEv_kiuk

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 SHOOT A LINE 9.0 Willie Carson Mr R A Budgett Dick Hern
2 LITTLE BONNY 9.0     Paddy Prendergast
3 RACQUETTE 9.0     Paddy Prendergast
4 CALANDRA 9.0 Lester Piggott Mr Robert Sangster M V O'Brien
5 QUICK AS LIGHTNING 9.0 Tony Murray   John Dunlop
6 PRINCESS POLLY 9.0      
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6/4 fav Shoot A Line        
7/1 Racquette        
33/1 Little Bonny        

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