Ghaiyyath’s Mandanaba Wins The Vanteaux For Zahra Aga Khan And Graffard

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Keeping it simple on the 6-5 favourite Mandanaba (Fr) (Ghaiyyath (Ire), Mickael Barzalona allowed the exciting Francis-Henri Graffard-trained homebred to roll from the front and capture Sunday's G3 Al Shira'aa Racing Prix Vanteaux at ParisLongchamp. Sufficiently impressive on her debut at Chantilly in November to earn TDN Rising Star status, Princess Zahra Aga Khan's daughter of her triple group 1 winner Mandesha (Fr) (Desert Style {Ire}) dominated throughout and despite the game effort of Juddmonte's Listed Prix la Camargo winner Flaming Stone (GB) (Kingman {GB}) maintained the momentum to score by 3/4 of a length, with a respectable 3 1/2-length margin back to White Birch Farm's G3 Prix des Reservoirs scorer Gezora (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}) in third.

Mandanaba (@mickaelbarzalon) triomphe dans l'Al Shira'aa Racing Prix Vanteaux (Gr.3) à @paris_longchamp et conserve son invincibilité.

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Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
AL SHIRA'AA RACING PRIX VANTEAUX-G3, €80,000, ParisLongchamp, 4-6, 3yo, f, 9fT, 1:49.89, gd.
1–MANDANABA (FR), 126, f, 3, by Ghaiyyath (Ire)
1st Dam: Mandesha (Fr) (MG1SW-Fr & G1SP-Eng, $974,461), by Desert Style (Ire)
2nd Dam: Mandalara (Ire), by Lahib
3rd Dam: Madiriya (Ire), by Diesis (GB)
TDN Rising Star. 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Princess Zahra Aga Khan (FR); T-Francis-Henri Graffard; J-Mickael Barzalona. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, €55,000. *1/2 to Mandour (Smart Strike), SW-Eng & G1SP-Fr, $198,499. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Flaming Stone (GB), 126, f, 3, Kingman (GB)–Burning Rules (Ire), by Aussie Rules. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (425,000gns Wlg '22 TATFOA). O-Juddmonte; B-Mrs Anita Wigan & Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Henri-Francois Devin. €16,000.
3–Gezora (Fr), 126, f, 3, Almanzor (Fr)–Germance, by Silver Hawk. O-White Birch Farm; B-Haras d'Etreham (FR); T-Francis-Henri Graffard. €12,000.
Margins: 3/4, 3HF, 3. Odds: 1.20, 3.50, 2.00.
Also Ran: Wassail, Blown By The Wind (Fr), Premonition (Fr).

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