TDN RISING STARS

October 30, 2022 - COLOGNE, Race 2, Mdn, EUR €7,000, 1850m, 120.2400

Naila (Fr), F, 2, 2020 by Adlerflug (Ger)

1st Dam: Naomia (Ger) (SW-Ger), by Monsun (Ger)
2nd Dam: Nagoya (Ger), by Goofalik
3rd Dam: Nuas (Ger), by

Owner: Gestut Rottgen
Breeder: Gestut Rottgen (Fr)
Trainer: Markus Klug

Sporting the famed Gestut Rottgen silks in Cologne's Preis vom Weidenpescher Park on Sunday, Naila (Fr) (Adlerflug {Ger}) overpowered her peers to become the latest German TDN Rising Star. Sent off the 9-10 favourite for the 1850-metre maiden, the Markus Klug-trained chestnut broke well from the widest stall to track the leading duo throughout the early stages. Taking control approaching the two-furlong marker, she surged clear to win unchallenged by 10 lengths with Andrasch Starke easing down.

The winner is the last known foal out of the listed-winning dam Naomia (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}), who has produced the G3 Zukunftsrennen scorer Narella (Ire) (Reliable Man {GB}). She is a daughter of the G1 Oaks d'Italia heroine Nagoya (Ger) (Goofalik), who is also the second dam of Nepal (Ger) (Kallisto {Ger}) who also captured that Milan Classic when it was staged as a group 2 in 2016.