2005 Irish Oaks

Shawanda (IRE) won the 2005 Irish Oaks at Curragh on 17 July 2005, trained by A De Royer-Dupre and ridden by Christophe Soumillon, at 9/2, beating Playful Act (IRE) by 5 lengths.

Updated 2005-07-17

Quick answers

Who won the Irish Oaks in 2005? Shawanda (IRE) won the 2005 Irish Oaks at Curragh on 17 July 2005, trained by A De Royer-Dupre and ridden by Christophe Soumillon, at 9/2, beating Playful Act (IRE) by 5 lengths.
Who came second in the 2005 Irish Oaks? Playful Act (IRE) (5/1) finished second, and Mona Lisa (GB) (10/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2005 Irish Oaks? No. The 4/1 favourite Dash To The Top (GB) finished 5th of 13.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Irish Oaks? Shawanda (IRE) won in 2m 27.10s over 1m4f on Good To Firm going.
How much prize money did the 2005 Irish Oaks winner get? Shawanda (IRE) earned €225,200 for winning the 2005 Irish Oaks.
How many ran in the 2005 Irish Oaks? 13 ran in the 2005 Irish Oaks (average since 1990: 9.5).

Shawanda (IRE)Winner

9/2SP

13 ranRunners

2m 27.10sWinning time

€225,200Prize to winner

Dash To The Top (GB) (4/1F): 5th of 13Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	Dr	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won 5	Shawanda (IRE)	9/2	3	9-0	Christophe Soumillon	A De Royer-Dupre	-	7	H H Aga Khan	-	2m 27.10s	€225,200
2	5	Playful Act (IRE)	5/1	3	9-0	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	-	1	Sangster Family	5	-	€77,200
3	2½	Mona Lisa (GB)	10/1	3	9-0	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	109	5	Michael Tabor	7½	-	€37,200
4	shd	Right Key (IRE)	20/1	3	9-0	Declan McDonogh	Kevin Prendergast	101	3	Lady O'Reilly	7½	-	€13,200
5	2	Dash To The Top (GB)	4/1F	3	9-0	Johnny Murtagh	Luca Cumani	-	8	Helena Springfield Ltd	9½	-	€9,200
6	½	Saoire (GB)	10/1	3	9-0	Pat Smullen	Ms F M Crowley	109	4	Joseph Joyce	10	-	€5,200
7	2	Thakafaat (IRE)	14/1	3	9-0	Richard Hills	John Dunlop	-	2	Hamdan Al Maktoum	12	-	€1,200
8	nk	Allexina (GB)	40/1	3	9-0	Fran Berry	John M Oxx	107	11	J Higgins	12½	-	€1,200
9	1½	Chelsea Rose (IRE)	12/1	3	9-0	P Shanahan	C Collins	109	6	Mrs A J Donnelly	14	-	€1,200
10	20	Pictavia (IRE)	11/2	3	9-0	Kevin Manning	J S Bolger	109	10	Maktoum Al Maktoum	dist	-	€1,200
11	¾	In The Ribbons (GB)	200/1	3	9-0	Danny Grant	John Joseph Murphy	92	9	George Ross	dist	-	-
12	8	Lazy Marie (IRE)	150/1	3	9-0	Tadhg O'Shea	D K Weld	-	13	James Mearns Long	dist	-	-
PU	-	Hazariya (IRE)	10/1	3	9-0	Mick Kinane	John M Oxx	104	12	H H Aga Khan	-	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	Shawanda (IRE)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
2	Playful Act (IRE)	2005-08-17	York	Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks (Fillies & Mares)	10th of 11	3/1F
3	Mona Lisa (GB)	2005-08-01	Cork	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Give Thanks Fillies Stakes	Won	9/4F
4	Right Key (IRE)	2005-08-17	York	Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks (Fillies & Mares)	Refused to race	33/1
5	Dash To The Top (GB)	2005-08-17	York	Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks (Fillies & Mares)	2nd of 11	8/1
6	Saoire (GB)	2005-09-10	Leopardstown	Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes (Fillies)	5th of 9	10/1
7	Thakafaat (IRE)	2005-09-07	Doncaster	Park Hill Stakes (Fillies & Mares)	10th of 11	14/1
8	Allexina (GB)	2005-09-18	Curragh	Irish National Stud Blandford Stakes (Fillies & Mares)	6th of 11	16/1
9	Chelsea Rose (IRE)	2005-08-14	Leopardstown	Ballyroan Stakes	Won	10/1
10	Pictavia (IRE)	2005-08-01	Cork	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Give Thanks Fillies Stakes	8th of 11	3/1
11	In The Ribbons (GB)	2005-09-10	Leopardstown	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Autumn Fillies Handicap	14th of 16	14/1
12	Lazy Marie (IRE)	2005-07-31	Cork	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden	8th of 9	7/1
PU	Hazariya (IRE)	-	-	-	Not run since	-

11 of 13 have run since; 2 won next time out.

Irish Oaks winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2026	Johanna Walsh (IRE)	7/2	Joseph Patrick O'Brien
2025	Minnie Hauk (IRE)	2/11F	Aidan O'Brien
2024	You Got To Me (GB)	15/2	Ralph Beckett
2023	Savethelastdance (IRE)	10/11F	Aidan O'Brien
2022	Magical Lagoon (IRE)	5/4F	Mrs John Harrington
2021	Snowfall (JPN)	2/7F	Aidan O'Brien
2020	Even So (IRE)	10/1	Ger Lyons
2019	Star Catcher (GB)	7/2	John Gosden
2018	Sea Of Class (IRE)	11/4	William Haggas
2017	Enable (GB)	2/5F	John Gosden
2016	Seventh Heaven (IRE)	14/1	Aidan O'Brien
2015	Covert Love (IRE)	7/1	Hugo Palmer
2014	Bracelet (IRE)	10/1	Aidan O'Brien
2013	Chicquita (IRE)	9/2	A De Royer-Dupre
2012	Great Heavens (GB)	5/4F	John Gosden
2011	Blue Bunting (USA)	5/2	Mahmood Al Zarooni
2010	Snow Fairy (IRE)	7/2	Ed Dunlop
2009	Sariska (GB)	EvensF	Michael Bell
2008	Moonstone (GB)	2/1F	Aidan O'Brien
2007	Peeping Fawn (USA)	3/1	Aidan O'Brien
2006	Alexandrova (IRE)	8/15F	Aidan O'Brien
2005	Shawanda (IRE)	9/2	A De Royer-Dupre
2004	Ouija Board (GB)	4/7F	Ed Dunlop
2003	Vintage Tipple (IRE)	12/1	P Mullins
2002	Margarula (IRE)	33/1	J S Bolger
2001	Lailani (GB)	5/1	Ed Dunlop
2000	Petrushka (IRE)	11/2	Sir Michael Stoute
1999	Ramruma (USA)	4/9F	Sir Henry Cecil
1998	Winona (IRE)	12/1	John M Oxx
1997	Ebadiyla (IRE)	9/2	John M Oxx
1996	Dance Design (IRE)	9/2	D K Weld
1995	Pure Grain (GB)	9/2	Sir Michael Stoute
1994	Bolas (GB)	5/2F	B W Hills
1993	Wemyss Bight (GB)	9/2	A Fabre
1992	User Friendly (GB)	8/11F	Clive Brittain
1991	Possessive Dancer (GB)	8/1	A A Scott
1990	Knight's Baroness (GB)	13/8F	Paul Cole

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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2005 Irish Oaks

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