Winning Machine Sparks Fly Set For Lincoln Return At Doncaster

Winning machine Sparks Fly (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}) is firmly on course to make her seasonal return in the Lincoln at Doncaster, trainer David Loughnane confirmed. 

An eight-time winner, Sparks Fly landed a Listed contest at Saint-Cloud by a whopping 12 lengths last term, and connections are now eyeing big-race riches at Doncaster. 

Loughnane said, “She was a real flagbearer for us [last season]. She was the winning-most horse in Britain and she started off with a rating of 59 and finished off on 107-that was exceptional.”

He added, “She's wintered really nicely, she enjoyed her holiday but she gets bored pretty quickly, so we were quite keen to get her back into work. She's not one that likes to be out of work for long but she's done well for a break.

“At the moment, our first port of call will be the Lincoln if all goes to plan, she gets there on time and the ground is right for her. We'll probably look to campaign her in the first half of the season, give her a little break in the middle part and then bring her back again for the second half.”

Sparks Fly, who carries the silks of her owner-breeder David Lowe, can be backed at odds of 16-1 for the Lincoln. 

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Observations: Dubai Breeze Up Sensation Debuts

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Tuesday's Insights features Goffs Dubai World Cup 2yo Sale grad Tango Man (GB).

2.10 Catterick, Mdn, £6,899, 2yo, 7f 6yT
TANGO MAN (GB) (Kingman {GB}) was the third-highest lot at €495,846 at the Goffs Dubai World Cup 2yo Sale and debuts for Amo Racing And Omnihorse Racing and the David Loughnane stable. A half-brother to the G1 Irish St Leger runner-up Agent Murphy (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), the April-foaled bay takes on nine rivals at the small North East venue.

How They Fared
14.10 Naas, Mdn, €16,000, 2yo, f, 8fT
Flaxman Stables Ireland's Foniska (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a daughter of G2 Kilboy Estate S. victrix and G1 Pretty Polly S. runner-up Bocca Baciata (Ire) (Big Bad Bob {Ire}), made little impression in this belated debut and finished seventh.

14.40 Naas, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, c/g, 8fT
Aidan O'Brien trainee Denmark (GB) (Camelot {GB}), last year's €440,000 Arqana October sale-topping half to G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud third Big Blue (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), dominated the closing stages of this debut and posted a 3 1/4-length success.

15.40 Naas, Cond, €300,000, 2yo, 5f 205yT
Juddmonte's 'TDN Rising Star' Apricot Twist (Ire) (Expert Eye {GB}), making a swift reappearance in this valuable Irish EBF Ballyhane S., was close enough if good enough, but failed to reproduce her impressive debut burst and finished ninth.

 

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Kodiac Colt A New Rising Star At York

York's Knavesmire had witnessed a TDN Rising Star on Saturday as Bradsell (GB) (Tasleet {GB}) streeted his 2-year-old peers and there was another to earn that tag on Sunday as Amo Racing Limited's Walbank (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) romped to a seven-length success over the track's flat fast five furlongs. The 2022 Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale topper at 525,000gns had the misfortune to run into Godolphin's TDN Rising Star Noble Style (GB) (Kingman {GB}) on debut at Ascot May 7, but this Sky Bet Sunday Series EBF Novice S. offered easier pickings and he was 2-7 to make amends. Sent straight to the front by Silvestre De Sousa, the David Loughnane-trained bay from the Niarchos family of the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac heroine Albigna (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) was far too strong for Beautiful Sunrise (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}). That rival, who had previously been 5 1/2 lengths behind another TDN Rising Star in Miami Girl (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}) at Newmarket, paid the price for taking on the favourite for the first half of the contest and tired to end up only 1 1/4 lengths ahead of Minnesota Lad (Ire) (Sioux Nation).

Walbank is the first foal out of the useful sprinter No Lippy (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}), whose career wins included Chester's Lily Agnes Conditions S. She is a full-sister to the Listed Hopeful S. winner and G3 Bengough S.-placed Polybius (GB) and a half to the aforementioned Albigna, who also captured the G2 Balanchine S. They are out of the G2 Prix de Pomone winner and GI Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational runner-up Freedonia (GB) (Selkirk) from the family of the GI Breeders' Cup Mile hero Domedriver (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}). No Lippy's yearling filly is by Mehmas (Ire), while she also has a foal full-sister to Walbank.

2nd-York, £15,000, Novice, 5-22, 2yo, 5fT, :58.70, gd.
WALBANK (IRE), c, 2, by Kodiac
     1st Dam: No Lippy (Ire), by Oasis Dream (GB)
     2nd Dam: Freedonia (GB), by Selkirk
     3rd Dam: Forest Rain (Fr), by Caerleon
(525,000gns 2yo '22 TATBRE). Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, £11,903. O-Amo Racing Ltd; B-Tally-Ho Stud (IRE); T-David Loughnane. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Queen Olly Yet Another Rising Star For No Nay Never

David Loughnane is firing on all cylinders with his juvenile band this term and added another string to his Royal Ascot bow, and  provided Coolmore sire No Nay Never with a fourth 'TDN Rising Star' of the campaign, when Amo Racing's €300,000 Goffs Orby yearling Queen Olly (Ire) (No Nay Never–Surprisingly {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}) routed nine rivals in Friday's £20,000 Frank Whittle Partnership ebfstallions.com Maiden S. over York's straight six furlongs. The February-foaled bay was swiftly into stride and occupied a handy fifth, just behind the front rank, through the early fractions of this unveiling. Looming large going well at the two pole, the 11-4 favourite was ridden to the front approaching the final furlong and surged clear in the latter stages to outpoint Catch The Paddy (Ire) (No Nay Never) by an impressive 3 1/2 lengths. In winning, Queen Olly provided her sire (by Scat Daddy) with a record four juvenile pre-Royal Ascot TDN Rising Stars.

“I didn't feel any pressure because we've had more expensive juveniles run this year and, if I felt pressure, it was because I felt she was the nicest we had,” Loughnane said. “I don't really feel pressure, we make an assessment of them and they have to go and prove it's right. They don't always, but she's done it tenfold. She's still a bit green and had to muscle her way out of a tricky spot. She hit the front, pricked her ears and didn't really do a lot. She took a fair bit of pulling up and it'll take a good one to beat her at [Royal] Ascot. I said the first day I sat on her she was a Royal Ascot filly and she's an Albany filly to me, all day long. She's out of a Galileo mare so she could be better over seven furlongs going forward, but Royal Ascot was what we had in mind and I think she's proved she's good enough.”

Queen Olly is the third of five foals and second scorer produced by a full-sister to GSW G1 Irish Derby and G1 Melbourne Cup runner-up Tiger Moth (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and G3 Balanchine S. second Butterscotch (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Her dam Surprisingly (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who is also kin to MGSP sire Coach House (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}), is a daughter of MG1SP distaffer Lesson In Humility (Ire) (Mujadil) and has a yearling filly by Calyx (GB) and a weanling colt by Into Mischief to come.

The filly was purchased for €300,000 at Goffs Orby by Alex Elliott/Ben McElroy for Amo Racing. “She was a very special filly from the get-go, from the moment I laid eyes on her. She had the have-to-have sticker on her,” said Elliott. “By No Nay Never out of a Galileo mare, and an exceptional physical. The reports from Day 1 have been very good, so let's hope it's the start of something special.”

6th-York, £20,000, Mdn, 5-12, 2yo, 6fT, 1:14.47, gd.
QUEEN OLLY (IRE), f, 2, by No Nay Never
1st Dam: Surprisingly (Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Lesson In Humility (Ire), by Mujadil
3rd Dam: Vanity (Ire), by Thatching (Ire)
1ST-TIME STARTER. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $13,226. (€300,000 Ylg '21 GOFORB). O-Amo Racing Ltd; B-Diamond Creek Farm (IRE); T-David Loughnane. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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