By Heather Anderson
No Nay Never's Trillium (GB), second choice at 9-5, just touched off the 7-4 heavy favourite and G1 Nunthorpe S. runner-up The Platinum Queen (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}) in the final jump of the G2 Flying Childers S. at Doncaster on Sunday. The Rockcliffe Stud homebred was second at first asking at Goodwood in June, but got off the mark in a Newbury maiden on July 15. Wheeled back just 12 days later, the Apr. 6 foal took the G3 Markel Molecomb S. returned to Goodwood by 1 1/4 lengths later that month.
A touch eager, the Richard Hannon trainee raced in a pocket at the end of the bunched field, as The Platinum Queen made the running. Niggled at by Pat Dobbs to improve, she began to let down inside the final 300 yards and, once a seam opened, steamed home to just touch off the pacesetter by a short head. Crispy Cat (GB) (Ardad {Ire}) was 4 1/4 lengths back in third.
Dobbs said, “I couldn't pull her up, she wanted to go round again. Sam Hitchcott has been riding her these past couple of weeks and he's done a great job in getting her settled. Richard just keeps her sweet at home, she trains herself. She's very quick and very tough so that is everything you want.
“She actually travelled too well and never relaxed properly so it's probably a better performance than it looks.”
Hannon, who has Guineas aspirations for his filly, said, “I'm delighted with her, she's turned into the most lovely filly and she has grown a lot. She clearly wants six furlongs now, Pat couldn't pull her up, and it will be the Cheveley Park next.
“Hopefully, she can develop into a Guineas filly next year if she keeps progressing.”
Pedigree Notes
Trillium is yet another multiple group winner for her Coolmore sire, who is enjoying a wonderful year with his progeny, led by juvenile Group 1 winners Little Big Bear (Ire) and Blackbeard (Ire). Her dam, the G3 Dick Poole S. second Marsh Hawk (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), threw stakes-placed Mohawk King (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) as her first foal, and Sunday's heroine is her third foal and third winner.
A half-sister to the G2 Queen Mary S. third Hairy Rocket (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), she has a yearling colt by Iffraaj (GB) named Stanley Spencer (Ire) and foaled a weanling colt by Wootton Bassett (GB) this season. Under the fourth dam is the former Royal runner and G2 Dante S. hero Carlton House (Street Cry Ire}), who was second in both the G1 Ranvet S. and G1 Prince Of Wales's S. across both hemispheres.
Sunday, Doncaster, Britain
CORAL FLYING CHILDERS S.-G2, £115,000, Doncaster, 9-11, 2yo, 5f 3yT, :59.34, sf.
1–TRILLIUM (GB), 126, f, 2, by No Nay Never
1st Dam: Marsh Hawk (GB) (GSP-Eng),
by Invincible Spirit (Ire)
2nd Dam: Asaawir (GB), by Royal Applause (GB)
3rd Dam: Triple Joy (GB), by Most Welcome (GB)
O/B-Rockcliffe Stud (GB); T-Richard Hannon; J-Pat Dobbs.
£65,217. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, $136,652. *1/2 to Mohawk
King (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), SP-US. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for
the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the
free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–The Platinum Queen (Ire), 126, f, 2, Cotai Glory (GB)–Thrilled
(Ire), by Kodiac (GB). (57,000gns 2yo '22 TATBRG).
O-Middleham Park Racing XV; B-Tally-Ho Stud (IRE); T-Richard
Fahey. £24,725.
3–Crispy Cat (GB), 129, c, 2, Ardad (Ire)–Mara Grey (Ire), by
Azamour (Ire). (7,500gns Wlg '20 TATFOA; £105,000 Ylg '21
TATIRY). O-Amo Racing Ltd; B-Saeed Masser Al Romaithi (GB);
T-Michael O'Callaghan. £12,374.
Margins: SHD, 4 1/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 2.00, 1.75, 7.00.
Also Ran: Prince of Pillo (Ire), Lady Hamana (Aus), Funny Money Honey (Ire), Harry Time (Ire), Malrescia (Ire). VIDEO.
Trillium wins the Coral Flying Childers at @DoncasterRaces. pic.twitter.com/hrdwu99tzl
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) September 11, 2022
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