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No Nay Never’s Little Big Bear Too Good In The Anglesey

He had already looked one of Ballydoyle's brightest prospects prior to Saturday's G3 Jebel Ali Racecourse And Stables Anglesey S., but TDN Rising Star Little Big Bear (Ire) (No Nay Never) now looks the real deal after running away with The Curragh's juvenile staging post. Withdrawn from the G2 July S. when the ground got too quick at Newmarket, the June 15 Listed Windsor Castle S. winner led all bar the rail-running Kodi Noir (Ire) (Kessaar {Ire}) throughout the early stages with that outsider on borrowed time. Asked to pick up heading to two out, the 2-5 favourite drew away in impressive fashion to register a 4 3/4-length verdict over Yosemite Valley (GB) (Shamardal), with the filly Badb (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) half a length away in third.

 

“He's always shown a lot and is a lovely smooth traveller who's very uncomplicated,” commented Aidan O'Brien, who was recording a 12th success in this race and putting him one behind the late great Vincent O'Brien. “He's very happy to make the running and very happy to sit in. Ryan said he couldn't believe how easily he was going down past the two today. He said when he asked him the response was very quick. Even though he's big, he's very strong and mature, he's powerful. Interestingly, Ryan said today that he could be a Dewhurst horse or a National Stakes horse. Obviously he's running through the line and that's a good sign. You'd have to have him as a Guineas horse, definitely at the moment. When they feel like they are going to get seven at two they usually get a mile at three. He could obviously come back here for the Phoenix Stakes, that would be the plan and that's what we were thinking coming here today.”

Little Big Bear looks like a potential miler on racing style and on pedigree, being out of the Listed Prix de Liancourt winner and G3 Prix Cleopatre runner-up and and GI E P Taylor S. fourth Adventure Seeker (Fr) (Bering {GB}) who produced the G3 Hobart Cup runner-up Andrea Mantegna (Giant's Causeway). A half to the G3 Princess Margaret S.-placed Along Again (Ire) (Elusive City), she is a granddaughter of the legendary All Along (Fr), the French champion and US Horse of the Year in 1983 courtesy of her G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, GI Turf Classic, G1 Rothmans International and GI Washington D. C. International victories. Adventure Seeker's yearling is a full-brother to Little Big Bear.

Sunday, The Curragh, Ireland
JEBEL ALI RACECOURSE & STABLES ANGLESEY S.-G3, €65,450, Curragh, 7-16, 2yo, 6f 66yT, 1:17.82, gd.
1–LITTLE BIG BEAR (IRE), 131, c, 2, by No Nay Never
     1st Dam: Adventure Seeker (Fr) (SW & GSP-Fr, $155,312), by Bering (GB)
     2nd Dam: American Adventure, by Miswaki
     3rd Dam: All Along (Fr), by Targowice
1ST GROUP WIN. (€320,000 Ylg '21 ARAUG). O-D Smith,Mrs J Magnier,M Tabor,Westerberg; B-Camas Park Stud & Summerhill (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €33,000. Lifetime Record: SW-Eng, 4-3-1-0, $117,946. *1/2 to Andrea Mantegna (Giant's Causeway), GSP-Aus, $352,585. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Yosemite Valley (GB), 131, c, 2, Shamardal–That Which Is Not, by Elusive Quality.
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O/B-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd. (GB); T-Donnacha O'Brien. €11,000.
3–Badb (Ire), 128, f, 2, Footstepsinthesand (GB)–Belong (Ire), by Fastnet Rock (Aus). O/B-Mrs Ann Marie O'Brien (IRE); T-Donnacha O'Brien. €5,500.
Margins: 4 3/4, HF, HD. Odds: 0.40, 9.00, 6.00.
Also Ran: Slan Abhaile (Ire), Thunderbear (Ire), Kodi Noir (Ire). Scratched: Voce Del Palio (Ire). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Frankel’s Hans Andersen Powers To Rising Stardom In Ireland

Westerberg and Coolmore's 450,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling Hans Andersen (GB) (Frankel {GB}–Shadow Hunter {Ire}, by Arcano {Ire}) gained much benefit for his debut run, tackling an extended seven furlongs at Tipperary last month, and earned a 'TDN Rising Star' badge with a dominant display down to seven furlongs for Saturday's Juddmonte Farms Expert Eye Irish EBF (C&G) Maiden at the Curragh. The 10-11 favourite was sharply into stride to gain immediate control. Nudged along when the pack threatened approaching the quarter-mile marker, he held a comfortable buffer entering the final furlong and quickened beyond recall in style before easily holding the late rush of Al Riffa (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) by 1 3/4 lengths.

“He had a lovely run the first day, he learned plenty and we're delighted with him,” said Aidan O'Brien. “He was a little bit green turning in in Tipperary and came forward lovely. He won well today and should have no problem stepping into stakes company now. He should have no problem going further, but there is no rush to step him up [in trip]. He could come back here for the [G2] Futurity or something like that.”

Hans Andersen, full-brother to a yearling colt, is the second of three foals and lone runner produced by Listed Roses S. victrix and G3 Cornwallis S. third Shadow Hunter (Ire) (Arcano {Ire}), herself the leading performer out of a winning half to G1 1000 Guineas placegetter Super Sleuth (Ire) (Selkirk). The January-foaled bay's stakes-placed third dam Enemy Action (Forty Niner), herself a daughter of the stakes-placed Sun And Shade (GB) (Ajdal), is a half-sister to dual Group 2-winning sire Daggers Drawn (Diesis {GB}) and to the dams of GI Garden City S. third Concise (GB) (Lemon Drop Kid) and G3 Premio Regina Elena (Italian 1000 Guineas) heroine Evading Tempete (GB) (by Dubai Destination).

1st-Curragh, €20,000, Mdn, 7-16, 2yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:26.95, gd.
HANS ANDERSEN (GB), c, 2, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Shadow Hunter (Ire) (SW & GSP-Eng), by Arcano (Ire)
2nd Dam: Sweet Irish (GB), by Shamardal
3rd Dam: Enemy Action, by Forty Niner
Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, €15,600. O-Westerberg, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith; B-Sun Bloodstock SARL (GB); T-Aidan O'Brien. Sales history: 450,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

 

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Half To Zaaki Debuts At Newmarket

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. Saturday's Observations features a half-brother to Group 1 winner Zaaki (GB) (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}).

1.42 Newmarket, Mdn, £8,000, 2yo, f, 7fT
ZAAKARA (GB) (Bobby's Kitten) represents a rare link-up between Kirsten Rausing and Sir Michael Stoute, but the Freemason Lodge handler was at one time responsible for this debutante's half-brother Zaaki (GB) (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) before he went to Australia to win three Group 1s. Zaaki took until his 3-year-old campaign to get off the mark, and with seven of her nine rivals having the benefit of racecourse experience here a bold show from the homebred will be significant.

 

6.15 Doncaster, Novice, £9,950, 2yo, f, 6f 2yT
HEY LYLA (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) debuts for her breeder Mascalls Stud and the Charlie and Mark Johnston stable and is a half-sister to Urban Fox (GB) (Foxwedge {Aus}), who won on her debut over this trip before scaling the heights when taking the G1 Pretty Polly S.

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Britannia Winner Thesis Bound For Hong Kong After Sale

Thesis (GB) (Kingman {GB}), the winner of the Britannia S. at Royal Ascot last month, has been sold and will race on in Hong Kong. The Roger and Harry Charlton-trained runner was previously owned by his breeder, Juddmonte. Third to subsequent G2 Queen's Vase second Zechariah (Ire) (Nathaniel {Ire}) when unveiled at Sandown last July, the colt ran second three times at Newbury, Lingfield, and Doncaster from April to June of this year prior to his Royal Ascot heroics.

Roger Charlton said, “Thesis has been sold to race in Hong Kong. We half expected it, as Britannia winners and those who finish close up are invariably sold to race there.

“Where else do you go over here? You can tell owners they will win a group race, but there are not too many of them for horses rated like him and the prize money is greater over there.

“It is a shame, but there we are. What can you do.”

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