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Son Of Rockfel Victrix Lucida Set For Sandown Bow

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday's Observations features a son of Dubawi (Ire) and the G2 Rockfel S. heroine Lucida (Ire) (Shamardal).

14.45 Great Yarmouth, Mdn, £14,000, 2yo, 7f 3yT
John and Thady Gosden trainee OBELIX (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), who will sport KHK Racing's G1 St Leger-winning colours, bumped into a good one when second on debut at Newmarket last month and faces a field of potential in a contest won in 2017 by subsequent G1 Coral-Eclipse third Regal Reality (GB) (Intello {Ger}) and in 2018 by subsequent G1 Criterium International hero Royal Meeting (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). The €300,000 Arqana Breeze-Up acquisition is out of a half-sister to six stakes performers, most notably the Group 1-winning trio Awelmarduk (Ire) (Almutawakel {GB}), Jakkalberry (Ire) (Storming Home {GB}) and Crackerjack King (Ire) (Shamardal). Rivals include Ballylinch Stud's homebred debutant Lord Of Biscay (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), a half-brother to dual G2 Huxley S. victor Forest Ranger (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}), hailing from the St Leger-winning stable of Roger Varian. Sir Michael Stoute sends two up the A11, namely Nader King (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), who is a 340,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 full-brother to G3 Concorde S. winner Current Option (Ire), with Ryan Moore donning the G1 Derby-winning silks of Saeed Suhail; and Qatar Racing's fellow newcomer Survival (GB) (Roaring Lion), who is out of a multiple-winning half-sister to G1 Irish Derby and GI Secretariat S. hero Treasure Beach (GB) (Galileo {Ire}).

15.00 Sandown, Nov, £13,000, 2yo, 7fT
Godolphin's homebred STRIKING STAR (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is the second foal out of G2 Rockfel S. victrix Lucida (Ire) (Shamardal), who hit the board four times at the highest level, and makes his debut for Charlie Appleby in a heat won in 2019 by subsequent five-time Group 1 hero Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}). He is met by 11, including Juddmonte's fellow newcomer Leadenhall (GB) (Kingman {GB}), who is a Ralph Beckett-trained son of G1 Pretty Polly S. heroine and G1 Prix de l'Opera second Promising Lead (GB) (Danehill).

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Observations: Book 1 Millionaire Back on Deck in Ireland

13.25 Punchestown, Mdn, €15,000, 2yo, f, 7fT
Coolmore and Westerberg's LAMBADA (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}), one of two representing Aidan O'Brien, is a daughter of G2 Rockfel S. victrix Wading (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) and thus a half-sister to G2 Rockfel S. winner and GI Belmont Oaks Invitational and G1 Matron S. placegetter Just Wonderful (Dansili {GB}). She is joined by stablemate Promises To Keep (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who is a full-sister to three black-type performers headed by G1 Irish Derby and G1 Gold Cup runner-up Kingfisher (Ire).

14.00 Punchestown, Mdn, €12,500, 2yo, 7f 200yT
Tattersalls October Book 1 graduate and Aidan O'Brien trainee GULF OF MEXICO (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}), who sold for 1.1 million gns when circling the Park Paddocks ring last year, was denied by a neck in his Aug. 27 debut at the Curragh and seeks redemption in this second outing. He is a son of G2 Queen Mary S. winner and G1 Cheveley Park S. and G1 Commonwealth Cup placegetter Anthem Alexander (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) and faces 11 rivals here. They include stablemate Duke Cador (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), who is a 340,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 half to G3 Give Thanks S. victrix Edelmira (Ire) (Peintre Celebre).

14.10 Great Yarmouth, Nov, £11,900, 2yo, 6f 3yT
SPARTAN ARROW (IRE) (Sioux Nation), a Simon and Ed Crisford trainee representing the G1 St Leger-winning axis of KHK Racing and David Egan, is a half-brother to last term's G1 Queen Mary S. runner-up and GII Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint heroine Twilight Gleaming (Ire) (National Defense {GB}). The 380,000gns Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up graduate, who sold for €50,000 as a Goffs Orby yearling, faces a baker's dozen in this unveiling.

18.00 Wolverhampton, Mdn, £6,800, 2yo, 8f 142y (AWT)
The hitherto untried FAIRBANKS (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), a George Strawbridge homebred from the Andrew Balding stable, is a son of Group-winning G1 Fillies' Mile, G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and GI Just A Game S. placegetter Fantasia (GB) (Sadler's Wells). The February-foaled bay's 10 rivals include Deva Racing's Dreams Adozen (Fr) (Kingman {GB}), who is out of G3 Prix Penelope victrix and G1 Prix Saint-Alary third Ferevia (GB) (Motivator {GB}), from the Charlie and Mark Johnston yard.

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Kingman’s Book 1 Sensation scorches To TDN Rising Stardom

There was a buzz at the seaside track of Yarmouth surrounding Akhu Najla (GB) (Kingman {GB}) on Tuesday and the Roger Varian-trained half-brother to Galileo Gold (GB) (Paco Boy {Ire}) did not disappoint as he became the latest TDN Rising Star in 2022. Now the 17th of that ilk for the Banstead Manor resident, KHK Racing Ltd's top-priced colt at the 2020 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 at 2.7million guineas slammed the well-regarded Gosden runner Knight of Honour (Ire) (Decorated Knight {GB}) in the Norfolk venue's QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden S. over a mile. A neck second to Shadwell's exciting Ikhtiraaq (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) when Knight of Honour was a short head back in third on debut over seven furlongs at Leicester in October, the 8-11 shot travelled easily for David Egan racing away from the remainder in a share of the early lead. In command before he was shaken up approaching the furlong marker, the bay opened up to beat his old rival by 6 1/2 lengths as Canters Well (Ire) (Caravaggio), who had useful form in Ireland last term, chased the runner-up a further 3 1/4 lengths away.

Varian is looking at the Listed Heron S. at Sandown May 26, with a view to using that race as a stepping stone to the June 14 G1 St James's Palace S. at the Royal meeting. Interestingly, that was also the route taken in 2018 by Without Parole (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who had also impressed at Yarmouth when making his 3-year-old bow at this meeting. “That was impressive and I think we'll stick to the mile with him just now, although he could get further,” his trainer said.

The aforementioned Galileo Gold, who was the first foal out of Galicuix (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), captured the G1 2000 Guineas and St James's Palace as well as the G2 Vintage S., MG1SW-Eng, G1SP-Fr, G1SP-Ire, $1,369,565. Galicuix is a half to Goldream (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), who took the G1 King's Stand S., G1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp and G3 Palace House S., while the third dam Cuixmala (Fr) (Highest Honor {Fr}) is a half-sister to the brilliant European champion and distinguished sire Montjeu (Ire). After Akhu Najla, the dam has a yearling filly by Too Darn Hot (GB).

3rd-Great Yarmouth, £7,300, Mdn, 4-26, 3yo/up, 8f 3yT, 1:35.39, g/f.
AKHU NAJLA (GB), c, 3, by Kingman (GB)
1st Dam: Galicuix (GB), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Clizia (Ire), by Machiavellian
3rd Dam: Cuixmala (Fr), by Highest Honor (Fr)
(2,700,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $8,469. O-KHK Racing Ltd; B-Pantile Stud (GB); T-Roger Varian. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Race replay.

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Yarmouth Abandoned After Accident

Yarmouth’s Monday meeting was abandoned after the third race after jockeys expressed concern about a patch of false ground resulting from an accident.

Lord Chapelfield (GB) (Delegator {GB}) broke down during the card’s third race, with jockey Gabriele Malune taken to hospital for assessment, after which a group of jockeys inspected the turf course with Clerk of the Course Richard Aldous.

Aldous said, “The jockeys were concerned about the mark the horse made when he fell. They felt that the course wasn’t fit in their opinion. You have got to respect their opinion as they are the ones riding on it. We will now have a look at the course and take it from there. We will have a further look at the course this evening and tomorrow to see where we are at ahead of the meeting that is scheduled to take place on Friday.

“I think it was a unanimous decision by the jockeys and you have to respect that. It was terrible to see. Gabriele has gone to the James Paget Hospital in Gorleston for further assessment. He was awake and talking upon leaving the track.”

PJ McDonald was among those who inspected the course, and he said, “We found a patch of ground that was easier to move, with inconsistent ground underneath. We couldn’t tell if that was on a patch where they hadn’t raced yet, so we had to do the right thing and cancel the meeting.”

Amy Murphy, trainer of Lord Chapelfield, shed further light on the situation, saying, “It is horrible. Gabriele is my apprentice and we have lost a horse, so it is devastating. He was unconscious and not in a good way for the first five minutes, but the fact that he left in the ambulance talking is really all that matters.

“It is devastating for a team of our size to lose a horse as well, but the main thing that matters is that Gabriele is OK. He was moving all his legs and arms and was talking. Hopefully it will be short term rather than long term, but he has been taken off for full checks. It is one of those horrible things about this game unfortunately. I was watching it live and he did have a heavy fall and please God that he remains in one piece. I’m so sorry for the connections of the horse as he was a homebred and the breeders adored him. It is heartbreaking for them and my condolences go out to them.”

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