By Sean Cronin
Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's TDN Rising Star Bow Echo (Night Of Thunder) was a perfect two-for-two heading into Saturday's G2 Tattersalls Online Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket and emerged with his unbeaten record intact after dominating his rivals in the one-mile test.
“He does look like the best colt we've had at this stage,” said trainer George Boughey. “I loved his attitude today, it's the thing that's stood out from the beginning and it was nice to see him get it done. He's always been easy to train and he's git that turn of foot which he showed today. I wanted to see him relax and follow the right horse. Billy [Loughnane] gave him a very mature ride and possibly, by his own admission, committed a half-furlong too soon.”
Finding cover in fifth after breaking from the stands' side stall, this month's Listed Ascendant Stakes winner made smooth headway to gain an edge passing the quarter-mile marker and was not for catching on the rise to the line, stopping the clock with a one-length advantage from long-time leader Humidity (Ulysses). Aidan O'Brien trainee Action (Frankel) fared best of the remainder and finished a half-length back in third.
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Pedigree Notes
Bow Echo is the second of three foals and lone scorer produced by a multiple-winning half-sister to dual Group 1-placed G3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes winner Royal Rhyme (Lope De Vega), Height Of Fashion Stakes victrix Victoria Harbour (Frankel) and G2 May Hill Stakes third Zabeel Queen (Frankel). The March-foaled homebred bay's stakes-placed second dam Dubai Queen (Kingmambo) is a half-sister to five black-type performers headed by multiple Group 1-winning sire Dubawi (Dubai Millennium). Bow Echo is half to a yearling colt by Starspangledbanner.
Saturday, Newmarket, Britain
TATTERSALLS ONLINE ROYAL LODGE STAKES-G2, £133,750, Newmarket, 9-27, 2yo, c/g, 8fT, 1:36.95, g/f.
1–BOW ECHO (IRE), 128, c, 2, by Night Of Thunder (Ire)
1st Dam: Aristocratic Lady (Ire), by Invincible Spirit (Ire)
2nd Dam: Dubai Queen, by Kingmambo
3rd Dam: Zomaradah (GB), by Deploy (GB)
TDN Rising Star. 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; T-George Boughey; J-Billy Loughnane. £75,850. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $141,451. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Humidity (GB), 128, c, 2, Ulysses (Ire)–Sultry (GB), by Pivotal (GB). (120,000gns RNA Ylg '24 TATOCT). O-Wathnan Racing; B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd; T-Andrew Balding. £28,756.
3–Action (Ire), 128, c, 2, Frankel (GB)–Gossamer Wings, by Scat Daddy. 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier; B-Coolmore; T-Aidan O'Brien. £14,392.
Margins: 1, HF, 2 1/4. Odds: 2.13, 10.00, 5.00.
Also Ran: Pacific Avenue (Ire), Daytona (Ire), Tailgunner Joe, Ancient Egypt (Ire), Lord Britain (GB).
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