The 14th running of the Irish Derby was held on Wednesday 25th June 1879 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were 15 sovereigns with 400 sovereigns added. The winner was owned and bred by Mr William Dunne, trained by Thomas Connollyand ridden by John Connolly. The winner won by 1 length in 3 minutes 10 seconds, with a distance back to the third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1879
SOULOUQUE (Bay colt by Roman Bee out of Tawney) SR 1946
The winning owner won 325 sovereigns, (The equivalent of £38,400 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
SOULOUQUE |
9.5 |
John Connolly |
Mr William Dunne |
Thomas Connolly |
| 2 |
SHINGLASS |
9.2 |
M Ryan |
Mr Christopher Taaffe |
Joseph French |
| 3 |
REFUGE |
7.9 |
W Lynch |
Mr John C Murphy |
Joseph French |
| 4 |
ARRAS |
8.0 |
J Macdonald |
Lord Drogheda |
Michael Moneypenny |
| 5 |
THE SQUAW |
8.5 |
Francis Wynne |
Mr John Colgan |
James Monahan |
| 6 |
LORD RANDOLPH |
7.13 |
M Lynch |
Mr P M V Saurin |
Patrick Doucie |
| 7 |
LAKEVIEW |
7.12 |
J Callaghan |
Mr Charles J Blake |
James Dunne |
| 9 |
MISER |
8.11 |
Thomas Broderick |
Mr James A Cassidy |
Patrick Doucie |
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Betting |
RACE DETAILS
The going was so soft, after a Spring and Summer of almost continuous rain, that the winning time was 3 minutes 10 seconds, the slowest in the history of the race. However, it still proved to be a spectacle worth waiting for, with the two unbeaten colts of the previous season going head to head. In the event Soulouque prevailed by just a length from Shinglass, the pair finishing a distance clear of the rest. |
| 100/30 fav |
Soulouque |
| 100/30 fav |
Shinglass |
| 4/1 |
The Squaw |
| 4/1 |
Arras |
| 10/1 |
Lakeview |
| 10/1 |
Miser |
| 25/1 |
Refuge |
| 25/1 |
Lord Randolph |
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Over round 114% |
| The winner was giving 3 lbs to the second and considerably more to the remainder of the field. However, the winning time was about 25 seconds below the average. |
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