The 42nd running of the Irish St Leger was held on Wednesday 19th September 1956 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Mr W A Phillips, trained by D Hastings and ridden by Bill Elliott. The winner won £6000, winning by 3 lengths in 3 minutes 14.2 seconds, with 5 lengths between second and third.

IRISH ST LEGER 1956

MAGNETIC NORTH (Bay colt by Borealis out of Melitensis) SR 1954

The winning owner won £6000 (The equivalent of £147,100 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 MAGNETIC NORTH 3 8st 11lbs Bill Elliott Mr W A Phillips D Hastings
2 JONGLEUR 3 9st 0lbs Liam Ward Mrs R More O'Ferrall M Dawson
3 PERSIAN GOD 3 9st 0lbs Manny Mercer   Harry Wragg
4 ROISTAR 3 9st 0lbs Jimmy Eddery Mr Joseph McGrath Seamus McGrath
5 HAKIM HAFIZ 3 9st 0lbs T M Burns   Paddy Prendergast
6 SOUVERLONE 3 9st 0lbs J Wright Mr Joseph McGrath Seamus McGrath
7 BEAU CHEVALET 3 9st 0lbs T P Burns Mr N S McNaughton John Oxx
8 ATHGARVAN 3 8st 11lbs M Kennedy Mr T S Reeves Corp Darby Rogers
  Betting

Roistar was 3rd in the Epsom Derby beaten a neck and 2 lengths by Lavandin (SR 1938). Roistar was runner-up in the Irish Derby beaten 6 lengths by Talgo (SR 1961) with Beau Chevalet and Souverlone unplaced. Athgarvan finished unplaced in the Irish Oaks behind Garden State (SR 1932).
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8/1 Magnetic North
100/6 Beau Chevalet
100/6 Souverlone
33/1 Hakim Hafiz
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