Mangan has Plate in his sights with Conna Castle

JIMMY MANGAN, who trained Stroll Home to win the Galway Plate in 1997, is hot on the trail of that great prize again.

His Conna Castle, struggling to find his best form over fences, struck with a vengeance at Killarney last night, cruising to victory in the Kenmare Timber Homes Novice Chase.

He gave a brilliant exhibition of jumping, except for getting it all wrong at the final fence. Davy Russell hunted him round behind, until moving Conna Castle into fourth approaching the home turn.