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Chantilly – 17th September 2021.
| Date | Friday, September 17, 2021 |
| Venue | Chantilly |
| Race | Prix de la Piste Rodosto |
| Type | R4 - Two-year-old maiden |
| Winner | Malavath |
| Jockey/Driver | Olivier Peslier |
| Trainer | Francis-Henri Graffard |
| Breeding | Mehmas x Fidaaha |
| Second | Dream Queen |
| Third | Ville Souveraine |
Malavath was off the mark at the third attempt with a facile success winning as she liked. Olivier Peslier always oozed confidence on the Francis-Henri Graffard-trained two-year-old filly, who sauntered to the lead at the 200m marker before stretching clear of her rivals under hands-and-heels riding.
She had already shown promise in her previous two outings, notably giving the well regarded, Godolphin-owned Rebel Path (Iffraaj), a scare at Deauville on her penultimate start with the pair pulling clear of a subsequent winner to give the form substance.
The daughter of Mehmas was a €140,000 Arqana Breeze Up purchase at Doncaster in May this year. A first foal out of a sister to US Grade Three winner Ceisteach (New Approach), Malavath looks an obvious candidarte to improve when stepping up in distance. There is an abundance of untapped potential and tackling a conditions race is likely to be well within her compass this season. She looks a pattern-race performer.
