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Daughter of Wonder Of Wonders Focus In Key Curragh Maiden

17.30 Leopardstown, Mdn, €16,000, 2yo, f, 7f 27yT
BUTTONS (IRE) (Kingman {GB}) is the pick of Ryan Moore of the Ballydoyle trio in this always-intriguing maiden, won by the stable's September (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and Bracelet (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) in recent times and in which Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) was fourth behind Cayenne Pepper (Ire) (Australia {GB}) in an above-average race in 2019. Out of the Listed Cheshire Oaks winner and Oaks runner-up Wonder Of Wonders (Kingmambo) and descended from Urban Sea (Miswaki), the half-sister to the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas-placed So Wonderful (War Front) is joined by Opera Singer (Justify), a half-sister to War Front's top-level scorers Hit It A Bomb and Brave Anna, and by Content (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a daughter of the G1 Nunthorpe S. heroine Mecca's Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}).

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Observations: Book 1 Star Diego Velazquez Debuts at The Curragh

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 insights features the debut of Book 1 star Diego Velazquez (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) in a salty maiden at The Curragh.

17.00 Curragh, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, 7fT
DIEGO VELAZQUEZ (IRE) (Frankel {GB}) is the 11th foal out of the renowned Sweepstake (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), who has provided Ballydoyle with the top-class Australia duo Broome (Ire) and Point Lonsdale (Ire), with the latter having won this on his debut two years ago. By the sire of the family's G1 Irish Derby runner-up Rostropovich (Ire), the April-foaled bay was the second-highest-priced lot at the Book 1 Sale at 2.4million gns and Ryan Moore is in Kildare for the ride on what could easily be one of Aidan O'Brien's 2024 Classic prospects. In the maiden in which Lope Y Fernandez (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) earned TDN Rising Star status in 2020 and in which Crypto Force (GB) (Time Test {GB}) beat a luckless Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) last year, another to add intrigue is the Niarchos Family's Huxley (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a Donnacha O'Brien-trained half-brother to Cloth Of Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}).

17.30 Curragh, Cond, €23,000, 2yo, 6fT
ALABAMA (IRE) (No Nay Never) is back after a break, having finished third at Cork in April as Ballydoyle's first juvenile runner of 2023. A half-brother to the G1 Phoenix S. and G2 Norfolk S.-winning sire Sioux Nation by No Nay Never's sire Scat Daddy, the January-foaled bay is joined by the stable's The Liffey (Ire) (No Nay Never), a half-brother to the Listed Dee S. winner San Antonio (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) out of the G1 Irish Oaks and G1 Pretty Polly S. runner-up Rain Goddess (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

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Son Of Grey Lilas Debuts At Compiegne

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. Friday's Observations features a son of Group 1 winner Grey Lilas (Ire) (Danehill).

13.55 Compiegne, Debutantes, €27,000, 3yo, c/g, 10fT
GREY LUX (IRE) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) is a son of the G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp heroine Grey Lilas (Ire) (Danehill), whose best progeny to date was the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, G1 Prix de Diane and G1 Prix d'Ispahan winner Golden Lilac (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Like those luminaries, Andre Fabre has charge of the Gestut Ammerland homebred who meets five peers at the track at which the trainer introduced his listed-winning half-brother Golden Guepard (Ire) (Hurricane Run (Ire).

14.25 Compiegne, Debutantes, €27,000, 3yo, f, 10fT
ART MYTHIQUE (IRE) (Australia {GB}) is another Andre Fabre blueblood introduced on the card, being Ballymore Thoroughbred Racing's daughter of the Wildensteins' luminary Aquarelliste (Fr) (Danehill). The triple Group 1-winning Prix de Diane heroine has already produced the G1 Prix Jean Romanet runner-up Ame Bleue (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and listed scorer Any Time Soon (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) and this May-foaled chestnut has time to add to the family's achievements, as does The Aga Khan's Ashalyka (Fr) (Dariyan {Fr}), a daughter of the dual Group 2 scorer Ashalanda (Fr) (Linamix {Fr}).

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Observations: Millionaire Son of Urban Fox Debuts at Yarmouth

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 regally-bred son of Dubawi and G1SW Urban Fox.

14.30 Yarmouth, Novice, £6,800, 2yo, 7f 3yT
INNER CITY (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) is one of two Godolphin newcomers to catch the eye in one of the initial seven-furlong 2-year-old races, being a 1.1million gns Book 1 graduate and second foal out of the G1 Pretty Polly S. heroine Urban Fox (GB) (Foxwedge {Aus}). Charlie Appleby, who has won this for the last three years including most recently with one of 2022's leading lights Naval Power (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}), saddles the February-foaled bay while Saeed bin Suroor unveils Royal Army (GB) (Masar {Ire}). A son of his stable's G1 Yorkshire Oaks winner Punctilious (GB) (Danehill), he is therefore a half-brother to another of the trainer's classy performers in the G3 Autumn S. winner Military March (GB) (New Approach {Ire}).

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