The 92nd running of the Irish Oaks was held on Saturday 12th July 1986 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner won €94,500 and was owned by Helena Springfield Ltd, trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Pat Eddery. The winner won by 3 lengths in 2 minutes 40.9 seconds, with 12 lengths back to the third.

IRISH OAKS 1986

COLORSPIN (Bay filly by High Top out of Reprocolor) SR 1837

The winning owner won €94,500 (The equivalent of £229,000 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 3 minute 43 second clip of the 1986 Irish Oaks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVYY5H8_670
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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 COLORSPIN 9.0 Pat Eddery Helena Springfield Ltd Sir Michael Stoute
2 FLEUR ROYALE 9.0 Christy Roche Mr Stavros Niarchos David O'Brien
3 UNTOLD 9.0 Walter Swinburn Sheikh Mohammed Sir Michael Stoute
4 TOO-PHAR 9.0 Kevin Moses Mr H B Keck Dermot Weld
5 POPULARITY 9.0 Ray Cochrane Mrs B Firestone Dermot Weld
6 LAKE CHAMPLAIN 9.0 Mick Kinane Mrs B Firestone Dermot Weld
7 SIGYM 9.0 Dermot Hogan Miss E B Laidlaw John M Oxx
8 WELSH FANTASY 9.0 Pat Shanahan Mrs J R Mullion Con Collins
  Betting        
8/11 fav Untold        
11/2 Fleur Royale        
6/1 Colorspin        
8/1 Lake Champlain        
10/1 Popularity        
20/1 Welsh Fantasy        
28/1 Sigym        
50/1 Too-Phar        
  Over round 115%        

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