The 91st running of the Irish St Leger was held on Saturday 17th September 2005 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Russell H Hall and Ashley Young, bred by George Strawbridge, trained by Alan Swinbank, and ridden by Dean McKeown. The winner won by 1/2 length in 3 minutes 1.20 seconds, with 1/2 length between second and third.

IRISH ST LEGER 2005

COLLIER HILL (Chestnut gelding by Dr Devious out of Polar Queen) SR 1839

The winning owner won €171,600 (The equivalent of £225,900 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 COLLIER HILL 7 9st 8lbs Dean McKeown Russell H Hall, Ashley Young Alan Swinbank
2 THE WHISTLING TEAL 6 9st 8lbs Wayne Lordan Mrs F A Veasey Geoff Wragg
3 VINNIE ROE 7 9st 8lbs Pat Smullen Seamus Sheridan Dermot Weld
4 YEATS 4 9st 8lbs Kieren Fallon Mrs John Magnier Aidan O'Brien
5 GAMUT 6 9st 8lbs Kevin Manning Mrs Gay Smith Sir Michael Stoute
6 MKUZI 6 9st 8lbs N McCullagh Shiekh Mohammed John Oxx
7 SHALAPOUR 3 8st 12lbs Christophe Soumillon HH Aga Khan John Oxx
8 FRANKLIN GARDENS 5 9st 8lbs Darryll Holland Mrs M Barwell Mark Tompkins
9 LISS ARD 4 9st 8lbs Danny Grant John Joseph Murphy John Joseph Murphy
  Betting        
9/4 jf Yeats        
9/4 jf Vinnie Roe        
9/2 Shalapour        
10/1 Gamut        
10/1 Collier Hill        
12/1 Franklin Gardens        
25/1 Mkuzi        
33/1 The Whistling Teal        
125/1 Liss Ard        
  Over Round 114%        
FORMLINE:- In a career spanning 45 races, Collier Hill won 15 and was second on 10 occasions, including winning the Hong Kong Vase and Stockholm Cup International.

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