The 44th running of the Irish St Leger was held on Wednesday 17th September 1958 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Mrs Diana Macauley, trained by Stuart Nurless and ridden by Nicholas Brennan. The winner won £6000, winning by 2 lengths in 3 minutes 26.3 seconds, with 10 lengths between second and third.

IRISH ST LEGER 1958

ROYAL HIGHWAY (Bay colt by Straight Deal out of Queens Highway) SR 1969

The winning owner won £6000 (The equivalent of £137,700 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 ROYAL HIGHWAY 3 9st 0lbs Nicholas Brennan Mrs Diana Macauley Stuart Murless
2 SINDON 3 9st 0lbs Liam Ward Mrs Anne Biddle Michael Dawson
3 IRISH PENNY 3 9st 0lbs Douglas Page Mr A Thorn D St John Gough
4 MUSCADEL 3 9st 0lbs Paddy Powell    
5 TERN 3 9st 0lbs Peadar Matthews Mr R W Hall-Dare Michael Hurley
6 TULA RIONA 3 9st 0lbs T P Burns    
  Betting

Sindon (SR 1954) won the Irish Derby by a short head and 4 lengths from Paddy's Point and Royal Highway. Sindon was second in the Irish 2000 Guineas beaten 4 lengths by Hard Ridden (SR 2028).
7/4 jf Royal Highway
7/4 jf Sindon
11/2 Muscadel
7/1 Irish Penny
10/1 Tula Riona
33/1 Tern
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