The 55th running of the Irish St Leger was held on Saturday 27th September 1969 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Mr Raymond Guest, trained by Vincent O'Brien and ridden by Liam Ward. The winner won £8476, winning in 3 minutes 9.8 seconds.

IRISH ST LEGER 1969

REINDEER (Brown colt by Santa Claus out of Reine des Bois) SR 1831

The winning owner won £8476 (The equivalent of £137,000 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 REINDEER 3 9st 0lbs Liam Ward Mr Raymond Guest M Vincent O'Brien
2 DEEP RUN 3 9st 0lbs      
3 HYMN 3 9st 0lbs Edward Hide   Sir Gordon Richards
4 MARECHAL DRAKE 3 9st 0lbs Brian Taylor    
5 SANTAMOSS 3 9st 0lbs George McGrath Mr Seamus McGrath Seamus McGrath
6 WINDEN 3 9st 0lbs      
7 TIRECONAIL 3 9st 0lbs      
8 NORTHERN MIST 3 9st 0lbs John Coleman Mr T A Geekie John Oxx
9 TANZARA 3 9st 0lbs Frank Berry Comte Antoine de Laubespin Michael Hurley
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  Betting Reindeer finished 3rd in the Irish Derby beaten 6 lengths by Prince Regent (SR 1921). Reindeer and Santamoss were unplaced in the Doncaster St Leger behind Intermezzo (SR 1941).
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