Coolmore Handbook 2017

Aurelia. No Nay Never also extended his sire line’s remarkable record of Gr.1 juvenile success to an unbroken sequence of six generations. No Nay Never was unbeaten at two, having also crossed the Atlantic to land the Gr.2 Norfolk S. at Royal Ascot. He wasn’t just a 2yo, though, as he returned from a lengthy lay-off to take a Gr.3 sprint at Keeneland, before finishing a close second in the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. It is hardly surprising that No Nay Never possessed the precocity and speed demanded by many commercial breeders. His sire Scat Daddy has proved highly effective as a sire of 2yos, while at the same time showing that he can upgrade his mares. Scat Daddy’s 2015 2yos included the excellent total of six Graded/Group winners, one of them being the very fast Acapulco (Gr.2 Queen Mary Stakes and second in the Gr.1 Nunthorpe). Three other members of the Storm Cat male line have sired Gr.1 winners from daughters of DANEHILL and another has a Gr.1 winner from a mare by DANSILI . No Nay Never can be expected to suit daughters of Danehill’s faster sons. Mares by CHOISIR and MASTERCRAFTSMAN could also reinforce his juvenile ability. The GREEN DESERT branch should also help reinforce No Nay Never’s speed and precocity, especially daughters of INVINCIBLE SPIRIT , OASIS DREAM , CAPE CROSS , DESERT STYLE and KHELEYF . Fast horses from the NUREYEV line could suit, such as daughters of SOVIET STAR , PIVOTAL , CAPTAIN RIO and KYLLACHY . Scat Daddy’s daughter Lady Aurelia is inbred 4x3 to STORM CAT and another of his Gr.1 winners, Harmonize, is inbred 4x4. MONTJEU had an outstanding record with Mr Prospector line mares, so his daughters should do well with No Nay Never, with his three lines of Mr Prospector. The same applies to HIGH CHAPARRAL mares, as High Chaparral owes two of his Gr.1 winners to Mr Prospector line mares. GALILEO mares could also work, as he is excelling with mares by Storm Cat and also has a Group winner out of a grand-daughter. Expect to see No Nay Never make his mark with mares from the quick-maturing ROYAL APPLAUSE line, including those by his son and grandson ACCLAMATION and DARK ANGEL .

No Nay Never follows up his record-breaking win in the Norfolk Stakes-Gr.2 with an easy victory in the Prix Morny-Gr.1

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