Mount Mandela (2020) Horse

Foal Date

17-Jan-20

Colour

bay

Sire

Mount Nelson

Dam

Golden Flowerpower

Prize Money

8016

Trainer

C A McBratney

Owners

James Murdoch

About

In the Punchestown R6 Ladbrokes “Big Daily Boosts On Racing” Maiden Hurdle (Div 2), Mount Mandela is a 6yo bay trained by C A McBratney at Down. He is by Mount Nelson out of Golden Flowerpower. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in 10 starts. In his latest run at Down Royal on 1 Nov 2025, Sean Flanagan rode him to a third‑place finish behind winner Some Song.

Raced At

Down Royal • Downpatrick • Cork • Wexford • Tramore • Galway • Sligo

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Down Royal 01-Nov-25 4530m SOFT R1 MdH $1,500 (of $15,000), SP: 41.00 1st Some Song ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 2nd Juke Hill ( J Gainford 166 ) 18.00L 3rd Mount Mandela ( S Flanagan 166 ) 19.50L See full results	S Flanagan 75.3kg 19.50L	3 (7)
Downpatrick 14-Jul-25 3570m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:08.600, SP: 21.00 1st Tell Us This ( E Staples 168 ) 2nd Demanding Gerry ( K Sexton 150 ) 8.00L 3rd Fire Coral ( P Enright 143 ) 0.15L 9th Mount Mandela ( J P O'sullivan 168 ) 46.20L See full results	J P O'sullivan 76.2kg 46.2kgL	9 (11)
Cork 21-Mar-25 4020m GOOD R4 HcpH $450 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 05:05.400, SP: 21.00 Led, 2 lengths clear halfway, headed 3 out, soon pushed along and no impression in 4th next, soon no extra 1st Luminous Light ( S Flanagan 159 ) 2nd Cafe Con Leche ( A D Bustin 164 ) 1.25L 3rd Jolie Jewel ( J J Slevin 154 ) 1.25L 5th Mount Mandela ( A Kelly 147 , Cd 152 ) 17.50L See full results	A Kelly 66.7kg, Cd 68.9kg 17.50L	5 (20)
Wexford 29-Oct-24 3310m SOFT R1 MdH $315 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 04:21.900, SP: 7.00 Tracked leader, moderate 4th after 7th, progress in 3rd 4 out, 4th after 3 out, no impression 2 out, one paced 1st Miss Maxfort ( D Doyle 146 , Cd 139 ) 2nd Balko D'ange ( B Hayes 153 ) 2.50L 3rd Love Me ( D J O'keeffe 146 ) 11.00L 5th Mount Mandela ( T P Roche 153 , Cd 160 ) 21.75L See full results	T P Roche 69.4kg, Cd 72.6kg 21.75L	5 (14)
Tramore 11-Oct-24 3220m SOFT R1 MdH $2,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:03.040, SP: 6.00 Prominent briefly, soon tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to challenge before 2 out, disputed and left in lead 2 out, 1-length lead before last, hung slightly left run-in, headed close home 1st The Blaggard ( G Noonan 165 ) 2nd Mount Mandela ( J P O'sullivan 165 ) 0.50L 3rd Halla Paroiste ( C Millar 165 ) 6.00L See full results	J P O'sullivan 74.8kg 0.50L	2 (11)
Galway 10-Sep-24 3360m SOFT R1 MdH (of $13,000), Winning Time: 04:01.300, SP: 126.00 Always towards rear, never a factor, not fluent 2nd, no extra after 3 out 1st Itsalladream ( J Gilligan 166 ) 2nd Oh So Charming ( L Mckenna 164 ) 0.50L 3rd Apple's Of Bresil ( M J M O'sullivan 166 ) 1.50L 14th Mount Mandela ( J P O'sullivan 164 ) 0.00L	J P O'sullivan 74.4kg 0.00L	14 (19)
Sligo 22-Aug-24 3720m SOFT R7 NHF $500 (of $6,313), Winning Time: 04:43.500, SP: 15/2 Held up in rear, 6th and closer under 4f out, pushed along and kept on in straight to go 4th final 100 yards 1st High Court Cave ( O Mcgill 164 ) 2nd At The Wings ( R W Barron 164 ) 4.50L 3rd Bonnebosq ( J P Sampson 164 ) 4.00L 4th Mount Mandela ( P Elvin 164 ) 13.25L See full results	P Elvin 74.4kg 13.25L	4 (7)
Galway 30-Jul-24 3340m GOOD R7 NHF (of $10,732), Winning Time: 03:53.400, SP: 16/1 Led, headed after 2f, 3rd halfway, pushed along to briefly go 2nd over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened early straight 1st Delta Force ( R W Barron 164 ) 2nd Bonnebosq ( T Kingsley 164 ) 1.75L 3rd Amina ( F R Buckley 157 ) 0.75L 7th Mount Mandela ( J L Gleeson 164 ) 13.50L See full results	J L Gleeson 74.4kg 13.50L	7 (14)
Bartlemy 12-May-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $10,732), SP: 5/1 Ld, 3l adv from 6th, chall bef 3out, hdd bef 2out, drpd to 4th early flat, no ex 1st Sergeant Fury ( M J Kenneally 160 ) 3rd Dexperts Opinion ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 0.50L 4th Mount Mandela ( J Dunne 165 ) 2.25L	J Dunne 74.8kg 2.25L	4 (11)
Castletown-Geoghegan 14-Apr-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $10,200), SP: 3/1 Ww in rr, b mstk & ur 5th 1st Koktail Brut ( D G Lavery 165 ) 2nd Island Bridge ( J P Murray 160 ) 25.00L Mount Mandela ( J W Hendrick 165 )	J W Hendrick 74.8kg	UPD (8)