Night of Thunder's No Limit Credit Takes the Schwarzgold-Rennen

Gestut Karlshof's No Limit Credit (Ger) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) entered Sunday's G3 Karin Baronin von Ullmann – Schwarzgold-Rennen with more than a small measure of currency from her 2-year-old days and duly emerged from the Cologne feature with enhanced profitability. Successful by 5 1/2 lengths in Baden-Baden's valuable Ferdinand Leisten-Memorial in October before finishing a distant sixth behind the imperious Wonderful Moon (Ger) (Sea the Moon {Ger}) taking on the colts in the G3 Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen at Krefeld in November, the chestnut was always well placed tracking the front duo on this return. Earning the lead approaching the final furlong, the 13-2 shot held off Democracy (Ger) (Areion {Ger}) to prevail by a neck, with 1 1/2 lengths back to Vive en Liberte (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) in third.

Breaking her maiden by six lengths on her fourth juvenile start in the BBAG Auktionsrennen Dortmund two weeks before her emphatic win in the Ferdinand Leisten-Memorial, which is Germany's richest auction race for juveniles, No Limit Credit was probably below-par when well adrift in the Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen. The runner-up in that contest, Schwesterherz (Fr) (Areion {Ger}), cut out the running as the 11-5 favourite here but was readily brushed aside when it came to the crunch in the drive to the line. Last year's G3 Preis der Winterkonigin scorer Ocean Fantasy (Fr) (Make Believe {GB}) was another to be put in her place, finishing a non-threatening fourth.

No Limit Credit shares her second dam Nasriyda (Fr) (Darshaan {GB}) with three black-type performers including the fillies Anahita (Fr) (Turtle Bowl {Ire}) and Lakalas (Fr) (Turtle Bowl {Ire}) who were placed on more than occasion in group company. From the Aga Khan family of the sires Vayrann (Ire), Valiyar (Ire) and Natroun (Fr) (Akarad {Fr}), as well as the G1 Prix de Diane heroine Vereva (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}), Nasrine's 2-year-old filly by Isfahan (Ger) sold to the HFTB Racing Agency for €23,000 at last year's BBAG October Sale, while she also has yearling and foal colts by Counterattack (Aus).

Sunday, Cologne, Germany
KARIN BARONIN VON ULLMANN – SCHWARZGOLD-RENNEN-G3, €27,500, Cologne, 5-17, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:37.03, gd.
1–NO LIMIT CREDIT (GER), 128, f, 3, by Night of Thunder (Ire)
1st Dam: Nasrine (Ire), by Barathea (Ire)
2nd Dam: Nasriyda (Fr), by Darshaan (GB)
3rd Dam: Nasaraya (Fr), by Dancing Brave
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€32,000 RNA Ylg '18 BBAGS). O/B-Gestut Karlshof (GER); T-Andreas Suborics; J-Clement Lecoeuvre. €16,000. Lifetime Record: 7-3-2-1, €166,200. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Democracy (Ger), 128, f, 3, Areion (Ger)–Djidda (Ger), by Lando (Ger). (€34,000 RNA Ylg '18 BBAGS). O/B-Gestut Ebbesloh (GER); T-Peter Schiergen. €6,000.
3–Vive En Liberte (Ger), 128, f, 3, Soldier Hollow (GB)–Vive Madame (Ger), by Big Shuffle. (€64,000 Ylg '18 BBAGS). O-Stall Mandarin; B-Gestut Auenquelle (GER); T-Yasmin Almenrader. €3,000.
Margins: NK, 1 3/4, NO. Odds: 6.50, 4.50, 9.40.
Also Ran: Ocean Fantasy (Fr), Schwesterherz (Fr), Snow (Ger), Sound Machine (Ger). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.