The 69th running of the Irish St Leger was held on Saturday 8th October 1983 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh and was opened up to all ages 3 and above. The winner was owned by 3rd Earl of Halifax, trained by John Dunlop and ridden by Declan Gillespie. The winner won £53,780, winning by 2 lengths in 3 minutes 15.9 seconds, with 1 1/2 lengths back to the third.

IRISH ST LEGER 1983

MOUNTAIN LODGE (Brown mare by Blakeney out of Fiddlededee) SR 1851

The winning owner won £53,780 (The equivalent of £180,500 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 MOUNTAIN LODGE 4 9st 3lbs Declan Gillespie 3rd Earl of Halifax John Dunlop
2 BAND 3 8st 12lbs Willie Carson   W R Hern
3 KHAIRPOUR 4 9st 3lbs John Reid   F Johnson Houghton
4 ARCTIC LORD 3 8st 12lbs Christy Roche   John Oxx
5 COLONIAL FLAG 3 8st 12lbs Pat Eddery   M Vincent O'Brien
6 PARK BALL 3 8st 12lbs Darrel McHargue   Dermot Weld
7 HIGH CANNON 3 8st 12lbs John Lowe   Steve Norton
8 YAWA 3 8st 12lbs Philip Waldron   Geoff Lewis
9 LABIB JOHN 3 8st 9lbs Kevin Moses   Pat Day
10 LEFFEY ROCKET 3 8st 9lbs Mick Kinane   Liam Browne
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  Betting Mountain Lodge raced 13 times, winning 5 and being second once. Wins included the Cesarewitch Handicap. Yawa was unplaced in the Epsom Derby behind Teenoso (SR 2088) and the Doncaster St Leger behind Sun Princess (SR 2013).
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