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Daughter of Intercontinental Debuts at Deauville

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. Thursday’s Insights features a daughter of Breeders’ Cup heroine Intercontinental (GB) (Danehill).

4.20 Goodwood, Mdn, £16,500, 2yo, f, 7fT
MISS CHESS (IRE) (Zoffany {Ire}) bids to build on her debut third at Yarmouth earlier this month on the same card that her G1 Prix de Diane-winning half-sister Fancy Blue (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) takes part in the G1 Nassau S. The Phoenix Ladies Syndicate’s €220,000 Arqana Deauville August Sale graduate is a relative of High Chaparral (Ire) and represents the Ed Vaughan stable in this maiden won in recent times by Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Amazing Maria (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}). Amongst her opponents is Jeff Smith’s Iconic Queen (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), a Ralph Beckett-trained half-sister to the G1 Juddmonte International heroine Arabian Queen (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}).

8.50 Deauville, Debutantes, €22,000, 2yo, f, 6fT
NOT IN DOUBT (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) is one of the day’s intriguing juvenile runners as a daughter of the 2005 GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf heroine Intercontinental (GB) (Danehill). Andre Fabre introduces the Juddmonte homebred and also Lady Bamford’s Love Child (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), a 700,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 graduate who is a half-sister to the G2 Prix Niel and G2 Prix Chaudenay winner Brundtland (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}).

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Invincible Spirit’s Nazeef Brings Up a Royal Shadwell Treble

Capping an amazing opening day for Shadwell and Jim Crowley, Nazeef (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) brought up their treble with a hard-fought victory in the G2 Duke of Cambridge S. Also bringing up a double for John Gosden, the impressive June 3 Listed Snowdrop Fillies’ S. winner who was 10-3 arrived from mid-pack to wear down Agincourt (Ire) (Declaration of War) in the final 100 yards and score by a head, with two lengths back to Queen Power (Ire) (Shamardal) in third.

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Goffs Orby Topper Starts at Newbury

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. Sunday’s Insights features a €3.2-million Goffs Orby sale-topping full-sister to two Group 1 winners.

1.25 Chantilly, Cond, €28,000, 3yo, f, 10 1/2fT
BONNE IDEE (GB) (Frankel {GB}) created a big impression for the Andre Fabre stable when winning a Lyon-Parilly maiden last month and takes the next step towards grander targets here. Khalid Abdullah’s daughter of the smart Mirror Lake (GB) (Dubai Destination) and half to the Australian Group 2 winner Imaging (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) faces four rivals over the course and distance of next month’s G1 Prix de Diane, for which she holds an entry.

1.55 Leopardstown, Debutantes, €12,000, 3yo, f, 8fT
SATIN AND SILK (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is Coolmore’s John Gunther-bred 900,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 purchase and she debuts in blinkers for Ballydoyle. A half-sister to the GI Florida Derby hero Materiality (Afleet Alex) and GII Gazelle S. winner My Miss Sophia (Unbridled’s Song), she faces 14 here.

2.30 Leopardstown, Debutantes, €12,000, 3yo, c/g, 8fT
NAPA VALLEY (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is one of two from Ballydoyle with Seamie Heffernan siding with this half-brother to the star sprinting juvenile Tiggy Wiggy (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) who holds an entry in Wednesday’s G3 Hampton Court S. He is joined by Ramesses the Great (Pioneerof The Nile), another bred by John Gunther this time in partnership with Winstar Farm and a $575,000 Keeneland September half-brother to last year’s GI Breeders’ Cup Classic hero Vino Rosso (Curlin).

3.15 Newmarket, £5,400, 3yo/up, f/m, 7fT
CRESSIDA (GB) (Dansili {GB}) is yet another John Gosden-trained 3-year-old filly to fascinate, being Juddmonte’s full-sister to the GI Beverly D. S. dead-heating runner-up Grand Jete (GB) from the family of the sires Showcasing (GB) and Camacho (GB). Not seen since a taking winning debut at Kempton in July, the homebred is joined by the stable’s unraced Spiritus Sanctus (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Lady Bamford’s 600,000gns Tattersalls December Foal purchase who is a full-sister to the high-class Ektihaam (Ire).

5.0 Newmarket, £6,400, 3yo/up, f/m, 12fT
DO YOU LOVE ME (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is the 2018 Goffs Orby topper at €3.2million who debuts for Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited and Karl Burke. The full-sister to the Group 1-winning duo Forever Together (Ire) and Together Forever (Ire) and half to fellow top-level scorer Lord Shanakill (Speightstown) meets Godolphin’s National Treasure (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Charlie Appleby’s twice-raced relative of the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Wrote (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) who fetched €500,000 at the same ground-breaking auction.

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