The 32nd running of the Irish St Leger was held on Saturday 21st September 1946 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Major Dermot McCalmont, trained by Robert Fetherstonhaugh and ridden by Jack Moylan. A purse of £800 allowed for the second to receive 50 sovereigns and the third 25 sovereigns. The winner won by a length, with a length between second and third. |
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IRISH ST LEGER 1946
CASSOCK (Chestnut horse by Casanova out of Lapel) SR 1904
The winning owner won £725 (The equivalent of £29,800 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Age/Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
CASSOCK |
3 9st 0lbs |
Jack Moylan |
Major Dermot McCalmont |
Fetherstonhaugh |
| 2 |
TURKISH TUNE |
3 8st 10lbs |
Joe Canty |
Gaekwar of Baroda |
Colonel Darby Rogers |
| 3 |
LINARIA |
3 9st 0lbs |
Charlie Smirke |
Mr A P Reynold |
McCormick |
| 4 |
LIBERTY LIGHT |
3 9st 0lbs |
Tommy Burns |
Lord Fitzwilliam |
William J Byrne |
| 5 |
INVERTOWN |
3 9st 0lbs |
James Tyrrell |
Sir Thomas Dixon |
Colonel Arthur Blake |
| 6 |
CAMPAIGNER |
3 9st 0lbs |
T P Burns |
Mr Fred Myerscough |
Fred Myerscough |
| 7 |
TOORAN |
3 9st 0lbs |
Jimmy Eddery |
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H Hartigan |
| 8 |
PYTHON |
3 9st 0lbs |
E Martin Quirke |
Mr Terence Gray |
More O'Ferrall |
| 9 |
DASTRACE |
3 8st 10lbs |
Herbert Holmes |
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Cecil Brabazon |
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Betting |
Cassock, Liberty Light, Invertown, Campaigner and Python all unplaced in the Irish Derby won by Bright News (SR 1949). Linaria (SR 1891) won the Irish Oaks by a neck from Turkish Tune, with Dastrace unplaced. |
| 2/1 fav |
Turkish Tune |
| 3/1 |
Linaria |
| 4/1 |
Cassock |
| 5/1 |
Liberty Light |
| 100/8 |
Invertown |
| 50/1 |
Dastrace |
| 50/1 |
Tooran |
| 100/1 |
Campaigner |
| 100/1 |
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