By Tom Frary
The Galway Festival's seven-furlong fillies' maiden on the Tuesday card is prone to producing future luminaries and Ballydoyle's Bubbling (Ire) (No Nay Never–Lumiere Noire {Fr}, by Dashing Blade {GB}) looked no exception as she became the stable's latest TDN Rising Star. Fourth on debut at Leopardstown earlier this month, the full-sister to the G1 2,000 Guineas runner-up Wichita (Ire) travelled with ease under Wayne Lordan stalking the early pace. Sent forward to take control a furlong from home, the 320,000gns Tattersalls Book 1 graduate opened up to score by five lengths from the Paddy Twomey-trained newcomer Lady Mairen (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), with a neck further back to the Andrew Slattery-trained Abazaami (GB) (Mohaather {GB}) in third.
This is the race that Aidan O'Brien won with the dual 1,000 Guineas heroine Hermosa (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and which two years ago was won by another subsequent Classic heroine in Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}). This year's G1 Irish Oaks third Purple Lily (Ire) (Calyx {GB}) also won it 12 months ago for the Twomey stable. Others to take it en route to big things are Legatissimo (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), Sunspangled (Ire) (Caerleon)–Aidan O'Brien's first winner who went on to take the G1 Fillies' Mile–and Dance Design (Ire) (Sadler's Wells).
Lordan was impressed with the winner, who becomes No Nay Never's 10th TDN Rising Star, with the likes of the stable's Little Big Bear (Ire), Ten Sovereigns (Ire) and Aesop's Fables (Ire) the best so far. “She had a lovely run at Leopardstown, where she was a little bit raw early and stayed on very well in a good maiden and that experience stood to her,” he said. “She had a look around when she got to the front and is a nice filly. She hit the line well and these maidens always throw good horses.”
Oh, hello there
rises to the occasion in the @ColmQuinn_bmw @IrishEBF_ Fillies' Maiden @Galway_Races
The young daughter of No Nay Never, who holds a Debutante entry @curraghrace, looks another sharp one for @coolmorestud and @Ballydoyle pic.twitter.com/XTv9jQGAgE
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 30, 2024
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