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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Manalaplan wins 329th Majesty's Plate

Fri 25th Jul 2014, 21:35

Manalaplan (right)Manalaplan (right)
© Photo Healy Racing

Trainer Patrick Prendergast completed a double at Down Royal today in the concluding three runner Her Majesty's Plate when his 4/5 favourite Manalaplan scored under Chris Hayes.

Manalaplan, who failed by just three parts of a length to hold the late challenge of subsequent Espom Derby winner Ruler Of The World on his debut in Arpil 2013, made all and maintained the gallop for a two and a half lengths win over Ruler Of The World stablemate El Salvador

Following the win Prendergast, earlier successful with Windward Passage stated “we might go to Turkey for a Group race in September over a mile and six or a mile and a half. He'll get fast ground there and tonight was a lovely opportunity for him."

Today's was the 329th running of Her Majesty's Plate, first run in 1685 and Willie Boyd, a director of Down Royal, was asked by her majesty the Queen of England to present the plate to Patrick Prendergast. The Queen still helps with the funding of the ancient race.

Quotes from Michael Graham

9.00
Her Majesty's Plate €20,000.00 1m 4f 195yds
1st
Manalapan (IRE) (3)
4/5Fav
Tote €2.10
2nd
2.5L
El Salvador (IRE) (2)
15/8
3rd
3L
Sir Ector (USA) (1)
4/1
Full Result
Ireland Trainers P Prendergast
About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.
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