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Galileo’s Proud And Regal Makes All In The Tyros

Leopardstown's G3 Japan Racing Association Tyros S. had played host to three subsequent Classic-winning sons of Galileo (Ire) in the last eight years and the dream is alive for Donnacha O'Brien after Proud And Regal (Ire) made all in Thursday's renewal. Off the mark on debut over this seven-furlong trip at The Curragh June 26, the son of Simply Perfect (GB) (Danehill) set off in front with Gavin Ryan bossing events and from the top of the straight the contest was already decided as the 11-4 shot's stamina kicked in. At the line, the chestnut who represents Smith/Magnier/Tabor/Westerberg had a 1 1/4-length margin to spare over Hellsing (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), with a neck back to Age of Kings (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) in third.

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Dubawi’s Never Ending Story Takes The Silver Flash

Making it a dozen renewals of Leopardstown's G3 Silver Flash S. for Aidan O'Brien on Thursday, Never Ending Story (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) provided her handler with more quandaries as to where he places his star juvenile fillies as the big events loom. Third on debut over six furlongs at The Curragh May 22 before opening her account back there over this seven-furlong trip June 24, the daughter of Athena (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) was keen early restrained by Ryan Moore behind the leading duo. Swooping three-wide on the turn, the 5-6 favourite was in front a furlong from home and only needed to be pushed out with hands and heels to score by half a length from Zoinnocent (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), with a head back to the long-time leader La Dolce Vita (Ire) (Caravaggio) in third to make it an Aidan-Joseph-Donnacha tricast.

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Goffs November Sensation Debuts For Juddmonte

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 Observations features a co-topper of the 2020 Goffs November Foals Sale.

1.50 Sandown, Mdn, £9,900, 2yo, 7fT
ARREST (GB) (Frankel {GB}) was, at €440,000, one of a trio who shared top billing at the 2020 Goffs November Foals Sale when secured by Juddmonte. Introduced by John and Thady Gosden, the half-brother to the Hong Kong Group 3 winner Dinozzo (Ire) (Lilbourne Lad {Ire}) from the family of the G1 Nassau S. runner-up Narniyn (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) is one of two representatives of the operation in the line-up along with the Sir Michael Stoute-trained Nostrum (GB) (Kingman {GB}), a half-brother to the dual Group 3 scorer Imaging (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}).

6.38 Newbury, Mdn, £9,999, 2yo, f, 7fT
PREPENSE (GB) (Kingman {GB}) is another notable debutante for Juddmonte on Thursday, being a full-sister to the high-class dual Group 2-winning sire Headman (GB) and a half to the GII Baltimore/Washington International Turf Cup winner Projected (GB) (Showcasing {GB}). Sir Michael Stoute introduces the March-foaled bay, whose rivals include Bjorn Nielsen's John and Thady Gosden-trained Cruella De Vill (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), a half-sister to the famed Lillie Langtry (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}).

7.00 Leopardstown, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, 8fT
TOWER OF LONDON (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}), a full-brother to the Irish Derby and St Leger hero Capri (Ire), is the latest juvenile to emerge from Ballydoyle's fully-loaded cannon in 2022. Jim Bolger won this 12 months ago and relies on the fellow newcomer Fleetfoot (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), a grandson of the GI Personal Ensign S. and GI Beldame S. heroine Fleet Indian (Indian Charlie) who was a €135,000 Goffs February purchase from the Shadwell draft owned by the Bolgers and Frederik Tylicki.

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Tyros And Silver Flash The Thursday Focus

Buried on a Thursday evening fixture, Leopardstown's double-act of Group 3 races, the Japan Racing Association Tyros S. and Silver Flash S., could easily be downplayed in a month where so many seismic shifts are taking place. A glance at the races' honour roll suggests the opposite should be the case, with the Tyros in particular boasting three subsequent Classic winners in the last eight years. They were the Galileo (Ire) trio of Gleneagles (Ire), Churchill (Ire) and Anthony Van Dyck (Ire) and all hailed from Aidan O'Brien's Ballydoyle stable which has enjoyed a record 15 winners including another future Classic hero in King of Kings (Ire) and the serious Group 1 merchants Rip Van Winkle (Ire) and Cape Blanco (Ire). 'TDN Rising Star' Age of Kings (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) is entrusted with the standard this time and after knockbacks in the G2 Coventry S. and G2 Railway S. needs to up his game upped to seven furlongs for the first time.

Family Pride

If Age of Kings falls short again, it will possibly be Donnacha O'Brien who could come to the fore with the fellow Coolmore representative Proud And Regal (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the son of Simply Perfect (GB) (Danehill) who won on debut over this trip at The Curragh June 26 and his trainer may have something to go to war with in the better juvenile contests of 2022. “We think he has progressed a good bit from that first run,” he warned.

Aidan also holds the record of wins in the Silver Flash for fillies, with his 11 winners including the subsequent Group 1-winning Galileo duo Happily (Ire) and Love (Ire) and in the June 24 Curragh maiden scorer Never Ending Story (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), the daughter of Athena (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), he has the hot favourite to do it again. Joseph enters the fray here, with one of his two entries being Eric Long's well-regarded June 12 Gowran Park maiden winner Zoinnocent (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}).

More Stars On Show?

Twelve months ago, Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}) lit up Sandown in the Listed European Bloodstock News EBF Star S., and this year's renewal looks highly competitive with a trio of maiden winners heading the market in Godolphin's Fairy Cross (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Westerberg's Bet Me (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) and Jaber Abdullah's Dance In The Grass (GB) (Cracksman {GB}). While the Charlie Appleby-trained Fairy Cross did everything right on her second start at Newmarket June 25 and the Richard Hannon representative Bet Me looked smart in soft ground at Goodwood June 10, the Charlie and Mark Johnston-trained course-and-distance maiden scorer Dance In The Grass beat fair types including colts on debut June 10 and hails from the stable who have won this seven-furlong staging post twice since 2015.

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