The 45th running of the Irish St Leger was held on Wednesday 16th September 1959 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Mr J McShain, trained by M Vincent O'Brien and ridden by Garnie Bougoure. The winner won £6000, winning by a short head in 3 minutes 1.8 seconds, with a neck between second and third.

IRISH ST LEGER 1959

BARCLAY (Brown colt by Guersant out of Tahiti) SR 1951

The winning owner won £6000 (The equivalent of £137,100 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 BARCLAY 3 9st 0lbs Garnie Bougoure Mr J McShain M Vincent O'Brien
2 LIGHT HORSEMAN 3 9st 0lbs Wally Swinburn Lord Ennisdale Paddy Prendergast
3 CAPITAINE 3 9st 0lbs L Brown Countess Beatrice of Granard  
4 BOIS BELLEAU 3 9st 0lbs Liam Ward Mrs Anne Biddle Thomas Shaw
5 VIVI TARQUIN 3 9st 0lbs O'Neill    
6 BUMPER HARVEST 3 9st 0lbs G W Robinson Mr Garrett Verling Garrett Verling
7 BIRTH OF THE BLUES 3 9st 0lbs W Burke    
  Betting

Bois Belleau was runner-up in the Irish Derby beaten 4 lengths by Fidalgo (SR 2006) with Light Horseman in fourth.
1/2 fav Barclay
4/1 Light Horseman
7/1 Bois Belleau
100/7 Birth of the Blues
100/7 Vivi Tarquin
33/1 Capitaine
33/1 Bumper Harvest
  Over round 119%

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