The 35th running of the Irish St Leger was held on Wednesday 14th September 1949 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Mr William Woodward, trained by Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort and ridden by Willie Carr. A purse of £2000 allowed for the second to receive 100 sovereigns and the third 50 sovereigns. The winner won by a short head, with 10 lengths between second and third, but was disqualified and placed last. |
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IRISH ST LEGER 1949
BROWN ROVER (Brown horse by Fighting Fox out of La Rose) SR 1944
The winning owner won £1850 (The equivalent of £64,200 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Age/Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
BROWN ROVER |
3 9st 0lbs |
Willie Carr |
Mr William Woodward |
Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 2 |
AEOLIAN |
3 9st 0lbs |
C Fagan |
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| 3 |
TRIBAL SONG |
3 9st 0lbs |
Aubrey Brabazon |
Mr A W Gordon |
Colonel Darby Rogers |
| 4 |
PINK LARKSPUR |
3 9st 0lbs |
J Longden |
Mr T Donnelly |
John Oxx |
| 5 |
SOME BLOOM |
3 9st 0lbs |
John Power |
Mr T Donnelly |
John Oxx |
| 6 |
BONAPARTE |
3 9st 0lbs |
T Wallace |
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Colonel Darby Rogers |
| 7 |
HAMPDEN PARK |
3 9st 0lbs |
Herbert Holmes |
Mr J McLean |
H M Hartigan |
| 8 |
BIRD WATCHER |
3 9st 0lbs |
P F Conlon |
Lt-Col Evelyn Shirley |
McCormick |
| 9 |
FLASH ARIN |
3 9st 0lbs |
Morny Wing |
Mr A L Hawkins |
Paddy Prendergast |
| 10 |
NASR-ED-DIN |
3 9st 0lbs |
Martin Moloney |
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Paddy Prendergast |
| 11 |
COOL STREAM |
3 9st 0lbs |
F McKenna |
Col Darby Rogers |
Colonel Darby Rogers |
| 12 |
DECERINO |
3 9st 0lbs |
P Powell jnr |
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R Morrison |
| Disq |
MOONDUST |
3 9st 0lbs |
Rae Johnstone |
HH Aga Khan |
Frank Butters |
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Betting |
Brown Rover was runner-up in the Irish Derby 1 3/4 lengths behind Hindostan (SR 1971), with Pink Larkspur 2 1/2 lengths further back in third. Moondust finished a short head in front of Brown Rover, the pair 10 lengths clear of Aeolian, but Moondust was disqualified and placed last. Brown Rover was owned by Mr William Woodward, Chairman of the New York Jockey Club. |
| 3/1 fav |
Brown Rover |
| 7/2 |
Moondust |
| 25/1 |
Tribal Song |
| 50/1 |
Aeolian |
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