14 Sep 2025 16:25 Curragh
Winner: €500,000 (Penalty: €289,999); Distance: 1m 6f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding (yielding in places).
Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (Group 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(5) |
| - |
Al Riffa (FR) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
10-3421 / 5 |
Flat (57) | D Browne McMonagle | J P O'Brien Australian Bloodstock… |
3/1 | |
| held up towards rear, progress 2 1/2f out, 3rd travelling well 2f out, pressed leader 1 1/2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on strongly closing stages, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
9(3) |
| 4 L |
Amiloc (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 2) |
11-111 / 3 |
Flat (86) | Rossa Ryan | R M Beckett Mrs David Aykroyd |
2/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress in 3rd 3f out, ridden to lead 2 1/2f out, pressed 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(2) |
| 4¼ L |
Al Qareem (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
312114 / 6 |
Flat (23) | C Lee | K R Burke Nick Bradley Racing… |
12/1 | |
| pushed along briefly, soon prominent, led after 2f, joined 5f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2 1/2f out, no extra in 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
4th |
8(9) |
| 2¾ L |
Waldadler (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 9 10) |
8-23351 / 6 |
Flat (35) | David Liska | Pavel Vovcenko Stall Kalifornia |
100/1 | |
| held up, 7th halfway, ridden 3f out, closer in 5th 2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
3(1) |
| 10 L |
Crystal Black (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 10) |
1111-42 / 7 |
Flat (38) | Colin Keane | G Keane Wear A Pink Ribbon… |
12/1 | |
| held up, 6th halfway, progress in 5th 3f out, soon ridden, under pressure in 4th 2f out, no extra over 1f out | ||||||||||
6th |
7(4) |
| ¾ L |
Queenstown (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
200-663 / 5 |
Flat (22) | Ronan Whelan | A P O'Brien Magnier/tabor/smith/weste |
50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along 6f out, ridden 5f out, no extra over 2f out | ||||||||||
7th |
5(7) |
| 3 L |
Illinois (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
221-122 / 4 |
Flat (47) | C Soumillon | A P O'Brien Derrick Smith &… |
15/8 | |
| held up behind leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along under 6f out, ridden 5f out, no extra 3f out | ||||||||||
8th |
4(6) |
| 4 L |
Dallas Star (FR) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
462342 / 4 |
Flat (29) | D Egan | A Murray Amo Racing Limited |
125/1 | |
| led, headed after 2f, disputed 5f out, ridden in 2nd over 3f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
9th |
6(8) |
| 23 L |
Leinster (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
13-1441 / 4 |
Flat (29) | W J Lee | J P O'Brien Al Shira'aa Racing |
22/1 | |
| always rear, ridden and no impression 4f out, eased 2f out | ||||||||||