First making her mark in black-type company when winning the Listed Prix de Thiberville over 12 furlongs on this card staged at its traditional home of Longchamp 12 months ago, Candarliya later captured Deauville's G3 Prix Minerve and the G2 Prix de Royallieu back at Longchamp over 12 1/2 furlongs either side of a six-lengths second to Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) in the G1 Prix Vermeille over a mile and a half also at Longchamp in September. Proving a major disappointment when 11th in the G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares S. at Ascot in October, the grey came back from her winter's rest to be second in the G3 Prix de Barbeville over 15 furlongs at Chantilly Apr. 24 before finishing third over an inadequate 10 1/2 furlongs under a penalty in the G2 Prix Corrida here May 29. Steadied by Christophe Soumillon to race in fourth throughout the early stages, the homebred was delivered wide in the straight to overhaul Launched with just over 300 metres remaining and surge clear for an emphatic success. “She is a really nice, genuine and consistent filly who has done nothing wrong this season so far,” trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre commented. “We will now consider the [G1] Yorkshire Oaks [at York Aug. 18].” Launched's trainer Pascal Bary has a step up in trip in mind for the runner-up. “He is not with the best over this trip, but he could develop into a nice stayer, so the [G2] Prix Kergorlay [at Deauville Aug. 21] is a possibility.” Candarliya, whose extended family includes the G2 Sandown Mile winner Wixim and fellow sire Run Softly, has three siblings yet to race, a 2-year-old full-sister, a yearling filly by Sinndar (Ire) and a filly foal by Motivator (GB).
Thursday, Saint-Cloud, France
PRIX MAURICE DE NIEUIL-G2, €130,000, SCD, 7-14, 4yo/up, 14fT, 3:04.79, g/s.
1–CANDARLIYA (FR), 121, f, 4, by Dalakhani (Ire)
1st Dam: Candara (Fr) by Barathea (Ire)
2nd Dam: Caribbeandriftwood, by Woodman
3rd Dam: Drifting, by Lyphard
O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan's Studs SC (FR). T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; J-Christophe Soumillon. €74,100. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Fr, 12-6-4-2, €437,210. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Launched (Ire), 125, c, 4, Galileo (Ire)–Apsara (Fr), by Darshaan (GB). O/B-Niarchos Family (IRE); T-Pascal Bary. €28,600.
3–Now We Can (GB), 125, g, 7, Martillo (Ger)–Notre Dame (Ger), by Acatenango (Ger). O-Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges; B-Gestut Zoppenbroich (GB); T-Nicolas Clement. €13,650.
Margins: 2, SNK, 2. Odds: 1.00, 5.50, 6.80.
Also Ran: Meandre (Fr), Walzertakt (Ger), Mille et Mille (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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