His dam was Pinprick who also produced two influential broodmares: Point Duty was the ancestor of the classic winners Sodium and Ambiguity, while the descendants of So Quick include Black Caviar.
[6] In the Free Handicap, a rating of the best two-year-olds, he was given a weight of 133 pounds, making the equal top-rated juvenile of the year, level with his stable companion the unnamed Golden Hair colt.
[7] At the end of February, Mannamead pulled up lame after a training gallop and was ruled out of competing in the British Classic Races.
[10] At Royal Ascot in June he retained his unbeaten record in the Rous Memorial Stakes over one mile.
The closing stages of the contest saw Mannamead and his principal rival Loaningdale racing on opposite sides of the course and the racecourse judge declared a dead heat.
He was to be aimed at the Champion Stakes in autumn but the prevailing firm ground made him difficult to train and he was retired from racing.