Barry Nolan has had the joy of growing up in a stable that played home to high-class jumpers like Latest Exhibition, Defy Logic, Joncol and Noble Prince, yet the 26-year-old son of the talented and effervescent trainer Paul, has opted to get his fix a different way. As much as Barry enjoys going to your Cheltenham and Punchestown Festivals, the young handler has set his sights on the breeze-up game in a bid to get his burgeoning career off the ground – and the early indication is that it will prove to be a shrewd call given his Saxon Warrior filly has sent tongues wagging ahead of the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up Sale. Bought for just €20,000 at Part 2 of the Goffs Orby Sale last year, the Saxon Warrior filly is the only juvenile that Nolan has to work with this year. She could prove a worthwhile bullet to fire on the evidence of the stylish breeze that she put in on the Rowley Mile on Wednesday morning and Nolan's smile is that of a man quietly optimistic about what Thursday's sale might bring.“I like the way she breezed,” he said, before extolling the prowess of the sire, Saxon Warrior. “The stars might be aligning after Saxon Street (Saxon Warrior) won the Listed race at Epsom yesterday – he looked good, didn't he?”Nolan added, “I bought this filly in Part 2 of the Orby Sale. She's only my second ever breezer. I had one at Doncaster a couple of years ago but we couldn't sell her so we brought her home, ran her at Dundalk and she finished third in a maiden there. That was Jungle Peace (Bungle Inthejungle) – we got her sold to America off the back of her Dundalk run and she won a Grade 3 out there for Phil D'Amato. That was some buzz. She ran at the Breeders' Cup this year so that was a thrill.”The Nolans are proud Wexford people who are unashamedly dyed-in-the-wool National Hunt men. They live and breath jumps racing, which begs the question as to why Barry has elected to go a different path and concentrate on the Flat?He explained, “I don't have any pointers, nor do I run horses in bumpers or anything like that. I've sold a few store horses down through the years alright but I like this breeze-up game and it's something I wouldn't mind doing a bit more of. I spent three years in college in NUI Maynooth, where I did Equine Business, and I also spent a year working for Mick Murphy at Longways Stables. Other than that, I have always been at home and working closely with Dad. I'm trying to learn all the time and bring a few more Flat horses into the yard. We had four two-year-old runners last year and it's something we'd like more of.”A lack of buying power at last year's yearling sales meant that lot 324, who placed in the top 15 of more or less every time sheet that was circulated after the breeze, was the only juvenile that Nolan was left to work with this year. And, while he admits his father's input is limited, it doesn't mean it's not welcomed.Barry joked, “Sure Dad hasn't a notion about this game! He was telling me all year, 'you're not doing enough, you're not doing enough.' He actually rang me straight away after the breeze and said, 'that looked good, didn't it?' But all I know is that I've never had a horse with a mind like hers. She puts her head out and tries. When you only have one, it's hard to know how good or bad you are travelling, but we always thought she was nice. It's good when they go out and confirm it. It's some thrill.”Barry and Paul Nolan | Racingfotos.comA chip off the old block, Nolan provides just the kind of enthusiasm the breeze-up market, and indeed the entire sales ground, has been lacking this year due to a recalibration to the market. However, Nolan is far too cute to be facing into this week with blind optimism. He concluded, “This is obviously the first breeze-up sale I have been to all year. When you are home and looking at the statistics, it would frighten the life out of you. Thankfully, the filly breezed like I thought she could, so hopefully that will be good enough for everyone else and good enough for the market.”The Tattersalls Guineas Sale gets underway with the horses-in-training segment 9.30am on Thursday, followed by the breeze-up section later throughout the morning.The post “It’s Some Thrill’ – Barry Nolan Bids To Throw Down A Marker At Tattersalls appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.