GSW Land Force (Ire) (No Nay Never-Theann {GB}, by Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) is bound for Highclere Stud in 2020. His fee will be released at a later date. The former Coolmore runner ran third in the G2 Norfolk S. at Royal Ascot for Aidan O'Brien before landing the Listed Coolmore Pride of Dubai Tipperary S. later that year. In August of 2018, he saluted in the G2 Qatar Richmond S and ran with credit to be fourth later that month in the G1 Darley Prix Morny and fifth in the G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National S. that September. He made his final start Down Under as King of Yulong when fourth for Yu Long Investments and trainers Peter and Paul Snowden, before injury forced his retirement. The Evie Stockwell-bred won three times from nine starts and earned $252,252.
“Land Force has many of the same attributes as our leading sire Cable Bay (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}),” said Highclere's Jake Warren. “We are big fans of No Nay Never and believe Land Force's incredible precocity, high class 2-year-old form, stonking good looks and outstanding pedigree give him an excellent chance of producing high-class 2-year-olds.”
A €350,000 Goffs Orby yearling, the February foal is out of G3 Summer S. heroine Theann, and is a half-brother to MGISW Photo Call (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). His second dam is the blue hen Cassandra Go (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}), who has produced Classic victress Halfway to Heaven (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), herself dam of highweights and MG1SWs Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and GSW Flying the Flag (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). MGSW Tickled Pink (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) is also a half-sister to Theann.
“Land Force was a brilliantly fast 2-year-old which he proved when winning the Richmond–he was also very unlucky not to win the Norfolk as we were drawn on the wrong side,” recalled jockey Ryan Moore.
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