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L'Ormarins King's Plate result: Upset as outsider crashes the party

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L'Ormarins King's Plate result: Upset as outsider crashes the party

Al Muthana won the R2 million Grade 1 L’Ormarins King”s Plate over 1 600m on Saturday. It was a personal triumph for trainer Ricky Maingard who won this race decades ago with grey champion Wolf Power. Make it Snappy won a Grade One over the 1 800m for fillies and mares. Rascallion won an 800-m race for Vercingetorix gelding Rascal. Princess Calla won over a distance for the first time. The Anthonij Rupert Wyne Premier Trophy (G2) over 1.800m was won by Vercesetoreix.

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