All the rage for Sunday's six-furlong maiden at The Curragh, Ballydoyle's Great Barrier Reef (No Nay Never) proved the buzz was spot-on with a command performance to become the first two-year-old of the 2026 crop to become a TDN Rising Star, Presented by Hagyard.Always travelling easily tracking the pace under Ryan Moore, the 4-9 favourite loomed on the front end approaching the furlong pole and opened up for a six-length success from the 100-1 outsider Ischgl (Inns Of Court).“We always viewed him as a Coventry, Phoenix, Middle Park or even Dewhurst horse and you would imagine he will come on a lot for that,” Aidan O'Brien said of the half-brother to the Superlative Stakes winner Mystery Power.“He always showed plenty of speed and you couldn't be happier really,” he added. “We like our Royal Ascot horses to have two runs before, so he will be out again. We always thought he was nice, everything he was doing at home was very effortless. We'll look forward to him the next day.”Wow! Great Barrier Reef (No Nay Never) impresses on debut for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore @IrishNatStud | @curraghrace pic.twitter.com/vCMZutCV05— Racing TV (@RacingTV) April 19, 2026Great Barrier Reef becomes the 12th Rising Star for his sire, whose roll of honour includes the stable's Charles Darwin, Little Big Bear, Ten Sovereigns and Camille Pissarro. The post No Nay Never’s Great Barrier Reef A New TDN Rising Star appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.