By Sean Cronin
Alex Pantall trainee Rhiyanna (Elarqam) shed maiden status at Lyon Parilly five weeks ago and continued on the upgrade with a breakthrough victory in Monday's G3 Darley Prix des Reservoirs at Deauville, becoming the first black-type scorer for her second-crop sire (by Frankel) who is now based in Turkey.
The 17-2 chance was slick from the inside stall and occupied a forward position behind the leaders in a handy fourth during the opening exchanges. Inching into third approaching halfway, she made headway under pressure in the home straight to go second entering the final furlong and kept on relentlessly to usurp Kiss Melody (Almanzor) by a short-neck in the dying strides for a career high. The hitherto undefeated Shahbanu (Mehmas) was 1 1/4 lengths adrift in third.
Good battle at Deauville!
Rhiyanna digs deep to reel in Kiss Melody and wins the Group Three Prix des Reservoirs with something in hand… 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/sj5dmB2BEO
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) October 20, 2025
Pedigree Notes
Rhiyanna is the latest of four foals, all winners, and second stakes performer out of an unraced half to the multiple Group-winning G1 Dubai World Cup runner-up Algiers (Shamardal). The March-foaled bay is a half-sister to the five-time Listed-placed Anthorus (Territories). Her second dam, the multiple Group 1-placed dual G3 Princess Elizabeth Stakes victrix Antara (Platini), is a half-sister to G3 Walther J Jacobs Rennen winner Andolini (Kallisto) and she is also a full-sister to the dam of the multiple Group-winning Deutsches St Leger hero Aff Un Zo (Kallisto).
Monday, Deauville, France
DARLEY PRIX DES RESERVOIRS-G3, €73,200, Deauville, 10-20, 2yo, f, 8fT, 1:47.82, vsf.
1–RHIYANNA (FR), 123, f, 2, by Elarqam (GB)
1st Dam: Anna Platini (GB), by Dubawi (Ire)
2nd Dam: Antara (Ger), by Platini (Ger)
3rd Dam: Auenpracht (Ger), by General Assembly
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Alain Jathiere & Henri-Alex Pantall; B-Mme Yvette Pantall & Henri-Alex Pantall; T-Henri-Alex Pantall; J-Tony Piccone. €36,600. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-1, €57,000. *1/2 to Anthorus (Fr) (Territories {Ire}), MSP-Fr, $193,629. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Kiss Melody (Ire), 123, f, 2, Almanzor (Fr)–Eyota (GB), by Golden Horn. 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€70,000 Ylg '24 ARQOCT). O-Ecurie David R Layani Family & Ecurie des Charmes; B-Oceanic Bloodstock SARL, Francois Jean-Louis Branere & Mme Beatrice Richard; T-Gerald Mosse. €14,640.
3–Shahbanu (Ire), 123, f, 2, Mehmas (Ire)–Serena's Queen Ire), by Iffraaj (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€100,000 RNA Ylg '24 GOFORB). O-Kaniz Bloodstock Investments & LNJ Foxwoods SC; B-Roundhill Stud; T-Tim Donworth. €10,980.
Margins: SNK, 1 1/4, HD. Odds: 8.50, 3.40, 2.00.
Also Ran: Miuccia (Ire), Lyrics Of Life (GB), Waiting For You (GB), Society Princesse (Fr).
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