The 105th running of the Irish St Leger was held on Sunday 15th September 2019 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by the Moyglare Stud, bred by Moyglare Stud Farms Ltd, trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Chris Hayes. The winner won by 2 1/4 lengths in 3 minutes 3.24 seconds, with 1 1/2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH ST LEGER 2019

SEARCH FOR A SONG (Chestnut filly by Galileo out of Polished Gem) SR 1867

The winning owners won €342,000 (The equivalent of £308,000 in 2019 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 3 minute 51 second clip of the 2019 Irish St Leger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUgzyvSbDrA

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 SEARCH FOR A SONG 3 8st 1lbs Chris Hayes Moyglare Stud Farms Ltd Dermot Weld
2 KEW GARDENS 4 9st 9bs Ryan Moore Smith/Magnier/Tabor Aidan O'Brien
3 SOUTHERN FRANCE 4 9st 9bs Seamie Heffernan Hoto Racing, ATB & Coolmore Aidan O'Brien
4 CROSS COUNTER 4 9st 9bs William Buick Godolphin Charlie Appleby
5 MASTER OF REALITY 4 9st 9bs Andrea Atzeni Lloyd J Williams Joseph O'Brien
6 LATROBE 4 9st 9bs Donnacha O'Brien Lloyd J Williams Joseph O'Brien
7 TWILIGHT PAYMENT 6 9st 9bs Kevin Manning Lloyd Williams & Mrs J S Bolger Jim Bolger
8 CYPRESS CREEK 4 9st 9bs Emmet McNamara Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien
9 SALOUEN 5 9st 9bs Jim Crowley H Balasuriya Sylvester Kirk
10 CAPRI 5 9st 9bs P Beggy Smith/Magnier/Tabor Aidan O'Brien
  Betting        
6/4 fav Cross Counter        
7/2 Kew Gardens        
7/1 Latrobe        
9/1 Kew Gardens        
10/1 Search for a Song        
14/1 Master of Reality        
14/1 Salouen        
14/1 Twilight Payment        
20/1 Capri        
100/1 Cypress Creek        
  Over Round 120%        
FORMLINE:- In a career spanning 5 races up to 2019, Search for a Song won 3 races, including victories at York and The Curragh, and was second once.

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