The 90th running of the Irish St Leger was held on Saturday 18th September 2004 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Seamus Sheridan, bred by Mrs Virginia Moeran, trained by Dermot Weld, and ridden by Pat Smullen. The winner won by 2 1/2 lengths in 3 minutes 3.90 seconds, with 1/2 length between second and third.

IRISH ST LEGER 2004

VINNIE ROE (Bay horse by Definite Article out of Kayu) SR 1867

The winning owner won €168,600 (The equivalent of £228,000 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 VINNIE ROE 6 9st 8lbs Pat Smullen Seamus Sheridan Dermot Weld
2 BRIAN BORU 4 9st 8lbs Jamie Spencer Mrs John Magnier Aidan O'Brien
3 FIRST CHARTER 5 9st 8lbs Kieren Fallon Saeed Suhail Sir Michael Stoute
4 DUBAI SUCCESS 4 9st 8lbs Michael Hills Maktoum Al Maktoum Barry Hills
5 ALCAZAR 9 9st 8lbs Micky Fenton J Repard, F Melrose, O Pawle, M Stokes, R Black Hughie Morrison
6 TWO MILES WEST 3 8st 12lbs Seamie Heffernan Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien
7 MEDIA PUZZLE 7 9st 8lbs Pat Shanahan Dr Michael Smurfit Dermot Weld
8 ORANGE TOUCH 4 9st 8lbs Johnny Murtagh Chieveley Park Stud Amanda Perrett
9 CRUZSPIEL 4 9st 8lbs Mick Kinane Pat Garvey John Oxx
10 BLUE CORRIG 4 9st 8lbs Pat Cosgrave R Forristal Joseph Crowley
11 JAGGER 4 9st 8lbs Declan McDonogh C McFadden Gerard Butler
12 CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT 7 9st 8lbs Cathy Gannon Brian Comer Luke Comer
13 NAPOLEONI 3 8st 12lbs Colm O'Donoghue Mrs John Magnier Aidan O'Brien
  Betting        
7/2 jf Vinnie Roe        
7/2 jf Brian Boru        
9/2 Orange Touch        
5/1 First Charter        
10/1 Dubai Success        
10/1 Two Miles West        
14/1 Alcazar        
20/1 Media Puzzle        
33/1 Jagger        
33/1 Cruzspiel        
100/1 Napoleoni        
100/1 Blue Corrig        
100/1 Chimes At Midnight        
  Over Round 118%        
FORMLINE:- In a career spanning 29 races, Vinnie Roe won 13 and was second on 4 occasions, including winning the Ballycullen Stakes, the Ballyroan Stakes and the Irish St Leger on 4 consecutive occasions between 2001 and 2004.

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