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The Aidan O’Brien-trained Order Of St.George justified 1/5 favouritism in Her Majesty’s Plate, the finale on last night’s card in Down Royal.

The classy Galileo colt, narrowly beaten by stable-companion Bondi Beach in the Curragh Cup (Group 3) on his seasonal debut, dictated the pace under Joseph O’Brien and, pressed by Chapter Seven before the straight, Order Of St. George lengthened clear when shaken up by O’Brien, pulling away to triumph by five and a half lengths.

“It wasn’t ideal to make the running and he wasn’t doing much in front, but we knew he stays well,” said the winning rider.