The 67th running of the Irish St Leger was held on Saturday 10th October 1981 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Serge Fradkoff, trained by Jeremy Hindley and ridden by Brian Taylor. The winner won £45,305, winning in 3 minutes 6.0 seconds.

IRISH ST LEGER 1981

PROTECTION RACKET (Bay horse by Graustark out of Protectora) SR 1852

The winning owner won £45,305 (The equivalent of £170,600 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 PROTECTION RACKET 3 9st 0lbs Brian Taylor Serge Fradkoff Jeremy Hindley
2 ERINS ISLE 3 9st 0lbs     Jim Bolger
3 BEDFORD 3 9st 0lbs     Ian Balding
4 ORE 3 9st 0lbs Gabriel Curran   Paddy Prendergast
5 SAILOR KING 3 9st 0lbs Christy Roche   M V O'Brien
6 OVERPLAY 3 8st 11lbs     Weld
7 ASHPIN 3 9st 0lbs T Murphy   Rutledge
  Betting Protection Racket raced 18 times, winning 5 and being placed second 4 times, including wins in the Ebor Handicap and the Doncaster Cup.
6/4 fav Protection Racket
2/1 Erins Isle
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