No Nay Never sister to Coventry winner and sire Arizona to debut at Southwell

Never Ending, a daughter of No Nay Never and full-sister to Coventry Stakes winner and Group 1-placed Arizona, will make her debut for Cheveley Park Stud and the Gosdens at Southwell on Tuesday.

The filly was bred by Stephen Sullivan and sold from Ballintry Stud to Philipp Stauffenberg for €260,000 at the Goffs November Foal Sale in 2020.

In an excellent pinhooking result for Stauffenberg, the two-year-old then made 825,000gns to Cheveley Park from Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in 2021.

She is the sixth foal out of the placed English Channel mare Lady Ederle - a half-sister to Italian Group 3 winner Fathayer - and is therefore a full-sister to Arizona as well as Grade 2 Mrs Revere Stakes winner and Grade 1 Flower Bowl Stakes third Nay Lady Nay.

Arizona was himself a 65,000gns purchase by Fairway Partners from Houghton Bloodstock at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale in 2017, before selling to MV Magnier at the following year's Arqana August Yearling Sale for €260,000 when offered by Fairway Consignment.

Arizona: Coventry winner's full-sister debuts this weekCredit: Edward Whitaker

The Aidan O'Brien-trained colt followed up his debut second with an eight-length score in a Curragh maiden before his Coventry Stakes victory, where he beat the likes of subsequent Commonwealth Cup victor Golden Horde plus Gimcrack and Champagne Stakes winner Threat.

He was no match for the outstanding Pinatubo when a near ten-length third in the National Stakes at the Curragh but bridged the gap considerably when two lengths behind Godolphin's colt in the Dewhurst.

He was also fourth to Earthlight in the Prix Morny earlier on in the year and finished up a respectable fifth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf that November.

He retired to Coolmore's Castlehyde Stud after three starts as a three-year-old for an opening fee of €7,000 and welcomed his first foals this year. They have sold for up to €60,000 this autumn.

The pair's full-sister, the smart Nay Lady Nay, sold to Juddmonte Farms for $1,700,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November Sale when offered by Hidden Brook. She visited Kingman this year.

Never Ending is set to face 12 rivals in division one of the It's Time To Turn To Talksport EBF Novice Stakes (5.20), including Think Climate, the Gredleys' son of Exceed And Excel who was victorious on his second start. He is out of the winning Daylami mare Whazzat, making him a full-brother to Mill Reef Stakes winner and Prix Maurice de Gheest second James Garfield.

The seven-year-old James Garfield now stands at Rathbarry Stud and his first crop of two-year-olds this year included stakes winner and Queen Mary Stakes third Maria Branwell.

James Garfield's full-brother returns to action at SouthwellCredit: Edward Whitaker

Another newcomer is Royal Razzmatazz, a son of another first-season sire in Tasleet and a half-brother to five winners including Italian Listed winner Royal Ashirah. The Michael Downey and Roalso Ltd-bred colt is out of a winning King's Best half-sister to the dam of leading first-season sire and Group 1 winner Sioux Nation.

The second division (5.50) includes the Charlie and Mark Johnston newcomer Admiral Jack, a son of U S Navy Flag and the first foal out of the winning Galileo mare Snowflakes.

Snowflakes, who won on her fourth start for O'Brien and Coolmore before selling to BBA Ireland for €525,000 at the Goffs November Mares Sale in 2019, is a full-sister to two black-type winners including the dual Guineas heroine and Coronation and Nassau Stakes heroine Winter

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