TDN RISING STARS

April 15, 2007 - LONGCHAMP, Race , Cond, EUR €34,000, 1950m, 3.2000, gd

Mandali (Fr), C, 2007, by Sinndar (Ire)

1st Dam: Mandalara (Ire), by Lahib
2nd Dam: Madiriya (Ire), by Diesis (GB)
3rd Dam: Majanada (Ire), by Tap On Wood (Ire)

Owner: Princess Zahra Aga Khan
Breeder: Princess Zahra Aga Khan
Trainer: Alain de Royer-Dupre

Mandali, a half to Mandesha (Fr) (Desert Style {Ire}), MG1SW-Fr, $623,985, was the sole debutante here and it showed as the homebred was the slowest from the gates. Not hurried by Christophe Soumillon early, the chestnut was in touch when switched wide for his run soon into the straight. Sweeping from last to first with 100 yards remaining, the 3-1 second favorite had a snug neck margin to spare over Castlereagh (UAE) (Machiavellian) at the line. "He's always been very straightforward and it's not always easy running for the first time against experienced horses," trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre said. "He's done it nicely and could go to Saint-Cloud for the [May 14] G2 Prix Greffulhe." Lifetime Record: 1 start, 1 win, Eu17,000.