KENILWORTH MEETING
David and Goliath battle in Queen’s Plate
Another David and Goliath movie was made in 2016 with Matt Berberi and Michael Foster in the lead roles.Racing will have its own version in Saturday’s L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate at Kenilworth with 25-year-old rider Grant van Niekerk as David taking on 46-year-old former champion, Anton Marcus, as Goliath.It is an intriguing scenario for this historic grade 1 race because the choice of who to back may come down to a single fact. Do you rely on the experience of Marcus on Legal Eagle or can Van Niekerk win the duel on Marinaresco?While champion trainer Sean Tarry is quoted as saying: "It’s not necessarily just a two-horse race," he is probably alone in this assumption. Legal Eagle, 2016’s winner, and Marinaresco, runner-up in the Durban July, finished close together in the recent Green Point Stakes and an action-replay looks the most likely outcome.If Legal Eagle wins — and he is 9-10 favourite in latest betting — he will join an illustrious cast of back-to-back Queen’s Plate winners wh...
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