Park Glory For No Nay Never’s Wichita

[Wandering Eyes]

Rebounding from a latest eighth in the 6 1/2-furlong G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville Aug. 9, Ballydoyle’s Wichita (Ire) (No Nay Never) battled to a narrow victory in Saturday’s G2 bet365 Park S. at Doncaster. Sent off the 11-4 favourite, the June 6 G1 2000 Guineas runner-up was in front of two others racing far side under Frankie Dettori early and after gaining the advantage passing the furlong pole dug in to repel One Master (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) by a short head, with Molatham (GB) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) two lengths away in third.

Saturday, Doncaster, Britain
BET365 PARK S.-G2, £80,000, Doncaster, 9-12, 3yo/up, 7f 6yT, 1:25.12, gd.
1–WICHITA (IRE), 126, c, 3, by No Nay Never
1st Dam: Lumiere Noire (Fr) (SW-Ger, $107,446), by Dashing Blade (GB)
2nd Dam: Lumiere Rouge (Fr), by Indian Ridge (Ire)
3rd Dam: Lumen Dei, by Raise a Native
(140,000gns Ylg ’18 TAOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-W Maxwell Ervine (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £45,368. Lifetime Record: MG1SP-Eng, 9-3-2-2, $297,342. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–One Master (GB), 127, m, 6, Fastnet Rock (Aus)–Enticing (Ire), by Pivotal (GB). O-Lael Stable; B-Lael Stables (GB); T-William Haggas. £17,200.
3–Molatham (GB), 126, c, 3, Night of Thunder (Ire)–Cantal (GB), by Pivotal (GB). (160,000gns Ylg ’18 TAOCT). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB); T-Roger Varian. £8,608.
Margins: NO, 2, NK. Odds: 2.75, 3.50, 3.00.
Also Ran: Urban Icon (GB), Limato (Ire), Shine So Bright (GB), Breathtaking Look (GB), Marie’s Diamond (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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