Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (Group 1)

Curragh

16:25

Date 2025-09-14

Distance 1m6f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €285,000

Winning Time 2m 59.87s (fast by 0.13s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Al Riffa (FR) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3/1	Won
2nd	Amiloc (GB) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	2/1	4
3rd	Al Qareem (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	12/1	4.25
4th	Waldadler (GER) David Liska · P Vovcenko	100/1	2.75
5th	Crystal Black (IRE) Colin Keane · Gerard Keane	12/1	10
6th	Queenstown (IRE) Ronan Whelan · A P O'Brien	50/1	.75
7th	Illinois (IRE) Christophe Soumillon · A P O'Brien	15/8F	3
8th	Dallas Star (FR) David Egan · Adrian Murray	125/1	4
9th	Leinster (IRE) W J Lee · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	22/1	23

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Illinois Bay J:TBC T:A P O'Brien	J: T:A P O'Brien	136	—	21-122	116	123	110	47d	—	—	-6	26.5	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Held up in midfield - reminder and struggling over 4f out - weakened over 2f out (vet said colt was post race normal)(op 13/8 tchd 2/1)
12	Amiloc Bay J:TBC T:Ralph Beckett	J: T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	11-111	-	117	103	86d	—	—	-19	8.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Prominent - headway 3f out - led over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - soon no extra(op 11/4 and tchd 3/1)
2	Al Riffa Bay J:TBC T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J: T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	136	—	0-3421	118	125	111	57d	—	—	+2	23.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
In rear - smooth headway over 2f out - went second going easily over 1f out - shaken up and led inside final furlong - soon went clear - comfortably(op 11/4 tchd 10/3)
1	Al Qareem Bay J:TBC T:K R Burke	J: T:K R Burke	136	—	312114	-	121	112	23d	—	—	+11	17.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Pressed leader - led narrowly after 2f - headed over 2f out - outpaced from over 1f out(op 11/1)
4	Crystal Black Bay J:TBC T:Gerard Keane	J: T:Gerard Keane	136	—	111-42	111	120	81	38d	—	—	+10	17.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Towards rear - headway 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
8	Leinster Bay J:TBC T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J: T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	136	—	3-1441	106	113	79	29d	—	—	+13	17.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
In rear - weakened and tailed off over 2f out (vet said gelding was post race normal)(tchd 20/1)
9	Queenstown Bay J:TBC T:A P O'Brien	J: T:A P O'Brien	136	—	00-663	106	116	94	22d	—	—	+12	14.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Prominent - weakened over 2f out(op 40/1)
11	Waldadler Chestnut J:TBC T:P Vovcenko	J: T:P Vovcenko	136	—	-23351	-	114	94	35d	—	—	+12	13.7	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Dwelt start - towards rear - headway on outer over 2f out - disputing third over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 80/1 tchd 125/1)
5	Dallas Star Bay J:TBC T:Adrian Murray	J: T:Adrian Murray	136	—	462342	100	109	82	29d	—	—	+20	20.7	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Led narrowly - headed and pressed leader after 2f - weakened over 2f out(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)
3	Arabian Crown Bay J:TBC T:Charlie Appleby	J: T:Charlie Appleby	136	—	-46351	-	117	104	22d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
6	Harbour Wind Bay J:TBC T:D K Weld	J: T:D K Weld	136	—	15-574	105	113	102	57d	—	—	—	13.8	—	—
10	Uxmal Bay J:TBC T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J: T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	136	—	2/11-7	108	111	94	57d	—	—	—	17	—	—
13	Carmers Bay J:TBC T:P Twomey	J: T:P Twomey	128	—	1112	-	119	107	25d	—	—	—	20	—	—
14	Lambourn Bay J:TBC T:A P O'Brien	J: T:A P O'Brien	128	—	-21115	-	126	110	25d	—	—	—	16	—	—
15	Scandinavia b/br J:TBC T:A P O'Brien	J: T:A P O'Brien	128	—	7-1511	117	123	108	47d	—	—	—	16.8	—	—
16	Stay True Bay J:TBC T:A P O'Brien	J: T:A P O'Brien	128	—	124	-	115	96	25d	—	—	—	8.5	—	—

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Illinois	7/4	7/4	7/4	2/1	13/8
Amiloc	2/1	9/4	9/4	15/8	5/2
Al Riffa	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Al Qareem	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Crystal Black	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Leinster	25/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	22/1
Queenstown	66/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Waldadler	150/1	125/1	125/1	80/1	100/1
Dallas Star	200/1	125/1	150/1	80/1	150/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Illinois

26.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10

2/1

2nd

Al Riffa

23.2

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Dallas Star

20.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 8 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Carmers

OR: 0 Form: 20 Odds: 0

—

Al Qareem

17.4

OR: 0 Form: 15.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Crystal Black

17.2

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Leinster

17.2

OR: 14 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Uxmal

OR: 14.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

—

Scandinavia

16.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Lambourn

OR: 0 Form: 16 Odds: 0

—

Queenstown

14.6

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Harbour Wind

13.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Waldadler

13.7

OR: 0 Form: 13.4 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Arabian Crown

11.5

OR: 0 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0

—

Stay True

8.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

—

Amiloc

8.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

5/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Al Riffa	118	125	111
Scandinavia	117	123	108
Illinois	116	123	110
Crystal Black	111	120	81
Uxmal	108	111	94
Leinster	106	113	79
Queenstown	106	116	94
Harbour Wind	105	113	102
Dallas Star	100	109	82
Amiloc	—	117	103
Al Qareem	—	121	112
Waldadler	—	114	94
Arabian Crown	—	117	104
Carmers	—	119	107
Lambourn	—	126	110
Stay True	—	115	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Queenstown	22d ago	Fit
Arabian Crown	22d ago	Fit
Al Qareem	23d ago	Fit
Carmers	25d ago	Fit
Lambourn	25d ago	Fit
Stay True	25d ago	Fit
Leinster	29d ago	Fit
Dallas Star	29d ago	Fit
Waldadler	35d ago	Fit
Crystal Black	38d ago	Fit
Illinois	47d ago	Fresh
Scandinavia	47d ago	Fresh
Al Riffa	57d ago	Fresh
Harbour Wind	57d ago	Fresh
Uxmal	57d ago	Fresh
Amiloc	86d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Amiloc	Prominent
Queenstown	Prominent
Illinois	Hold Up
Crystal Black	Hold Up
Waldadler	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 5 of 16 runners classified.