The 46th running of the Irish St Leger was held on Wednesday 14th September 1960 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Mrs E M Fawcett, trained by John Oxx and ridden by Bill Williamson. The winner won £6000, winning by 6 lengths in 3 minutes 27.0 seconds, with 2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH ST LEGER 1960

LYNCHRIS (Bay filly by Sayajirao out of Scollata) SR 1928

The winning owner won £6000 (The equivalent of £137,700 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 LYNCHRIS 3 8st 11lbs Bill Williamson Mrs E M Fawcett John Oxx
2 OUR CHARGER 3 9st 0lbs Liam Ward Mr W J McEnery  
3 AVRIL SPRITE 3 8st 11lbs Paddy Powell Mrs S B Caldwell  
4 HUNCH 3 9st 0lbs Garnie Bougoure    
5 LUSTROUS HOPE 3 9st 0lbs Ron Hutchinson Mr G M Bell  
6 DJEBEL IDRA 3 8st 11lbs Douglas Page Mr F W Burtham Michael Collins
7 SAY NO MORE 3 9st 0lbs T P Burns    
8 UMBELLA 3 9st 0lbs P Sullivan    
  Betting

Lynchris (SR 1928) won the Irish Oaks by 6 lengths from Sunny Cove, having previously won the Yorkshire Oaks. Our Charger was unplaced in the Irish 2000 Guineas behind Kythnos (SR 1995).
4/6 fav Lynchris
3/1 Hunch
8/1 Avril Sprite
100/6 Lustrous Hope
20/1 Djebel Idra
25/1 Say No More
33/1 Our Charger
50/1 Umbella
  Over round 116%

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