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Ghaiyyath Stakes-Winner – Seasonal Return

Tara Madgwick - Friday Apr 24

The day after he was announced as returning to Darley Australia this spring, Ghaiyyath (IRE) produced a promising stakes-winner in France for Aga Kha Studs with Mandanaba taking out the Listed Longchamp Prix Maurice Zilber (1400m).

Trained by Henri Francis Graffard, Mandanaba won her debut at Chantilly at two and then added the Group III Prix Vaniteaux last year before running third in the French 1000 Guineas.

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Making her seasonal return overnight, Mandanaba scored by a neck with Mickael Barzalona in the saddle.

Mandanaba has three wins from six starts and is a half-sister to stakes-winner Mandour being the second stakes-winner among five winners from triple Group I winner Mandesha.

While Mandesha was a winner up to 2400m, Mandanaba will be kept to shorter trips this year.

She is one of 11 stakes-winners for Ghaiyyath and five of those have come in Australia headed by dual Group I winner Observer, who will join his sire on the Darley roster this spring.

Ghaiyyath shuttled for four seasons in a row at a fee of $27,500, but rises this spring to $88,000 and Observer will kick off at $33,000, with both stallions standing in Victoria.

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