The 27th running of the Irish St Leger was held on Wednesday 17th September 1941 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Mr M Hartigan, trained by H Hartigan and ridden by Joe Canty. A purse of £1000 allowed for the second to receive 50 sovereigns and the third 25 sovereigns. The winner won by 5 lengths, with 5 lengths between second and third.

IRISH ST LEGER 1941

ETOILE DE LYONS (Chestnut horse by Coup De Lyon out of Rose of Jericho) SR 1857

The winning owner won £925 (The equivalent of £45,900 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 ETOILE DE LYONS 3 9st 0lbs Joe Canty Mr H M Hartigan M Hartigan
2 SOL ORIENS 3 9st 0lbs Morny Wing Mr J Dillon Arthur Blake
3 RAO RAJA 3 9st 0lbs Tommy Burns HH Maharaja of Kashmir More O'Ferrall
4 ARABIA CHIEF 3 9st 0lbs J Taylor Mr Fred Myerscough Myerscough
5 CARDINAL WOLSEY 3 9st 0lbs T P Burns Mr C Odlum Arthur Blake
6 BLUE SPECK 3 9st 0lbs E Martin Quirke Mr M Carroll P Beary
  Betting

Etoile De Lyons finished third in the Irish 2000 Guineas beaten 4 lengths by Khosro (SR 1917). Sol Oriens (SR 1932) won the Irish Derby beating Khosro and Etoile De Lyons by a length and 4 lengths.
4/6 fav Sol Oriens
2/1 Etoile De Lyons
100/8 Blue Speck
50/1 Rao Raja
50/1 Arabian Chief
50/1 Cardinal Wolsey
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