The 48th running of the Irish St Leger was held on Wednesday 19th September 1962 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Mrs E Goring, trained by Paddy Prendergast and ridden by Peadar Matthews. The winner won £5405, winning by 3/4 lengths in 3 minutes 12.0 seconds, with 1 1/2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH ST LEGER 1962

ARCTIC VALE (Black colt by Arctic Time out of Mill Baby) SR 1892

The winning owner won £5405 (The equivalent of £113,300 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 ARCTIC VALE 3 9st 0lbs Peadar Matthews Mrs E Goring Paddy Prendergast
2 NOS ROYALISTES 3 9st 0lbs Garnie Bourgoure   J M Rogers
3 TORANO 3 9st 0lbs T P Glennon   M V O'Brien
4 MARCH WIND 3 9st 0lbs Liam Ward Mrs Anne Biddle Tommy Shaw
5 ARCTIC STORM 3 9st 0lbs Bill Williamson Mrs E M Carroll John Oxx
6 PURE FIRE 3 9st 0lbs Douglas Page   Seamus McGrath
7 METRE 3 9st 0lbs T P Burns   G T Brooke
8 LANESBOROUGH 3 9st 0lbs Paddy Powell   Sam Hall
9 STAR OF BETHLEHEM 3 9st 0lbs V Kennedy   Noel Murless
  Betting  
4/7 fav Arctic Storm
13/2 March Wind
7/1 Nos Royalistes
10/1 Torano
100/7 Lanesborough
33/1 Metre
40/1 Arctic Vale
66/1 Pure Fire
200/1 Star of Bethlehem
  Over round 111%

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