Ballydoyle Newcomer Catches The Eye At York

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 half-brother to Group 1 winner Sudirman (Henrythenavitagor).

16.45 York, Novice, £30,000, 2yo, c/g, 5fT
THE CARIBBEAN (IRE) (No Nay Never) is a rare Ballydoyle debutante in Britain these days, albeit at the track which the stable used to introduce smart juveniles such as Stravinsky in the 90s. A half-brother to the G1 Phoenix S. and G2 Railway S.-winning 2-year-old Sudirman (Henrythenavigator), as well as to Galileo's smart Star Of India (Ire) and Roman Empire (Ire), the January-foaled bay encounters the well-regarded Karl Burke newcomer Kylian (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Sheikh Hamed Dalmook Al Maktoum's initial foal out of the Listed Radley S. winner Hikmaa (Ire) (Roderic O'Connor {Ire}), and Clipper Logistics' Brave Empire (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), a Roger Varian-trained 450,000gns Book 1 purchase whose dam was twice listed-placed.

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Observations: Heron At the Mercy of Slipofthepen

18.45, Sandown, Listed, £50,000, 3yo, 8fT
SLIPOFTHEPEN (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) takes in the Listed Heron S. which the John and Thady Gosden stable have employed for their G1 St James's Palace S. contenders in recent times. Successful in the former Easter S. at Kempton last month, The King and Queen's relative of the Oaks runner-up Flight Of Fancy (GB) (Sadler's Wells) looks likely to extend his unbeaten record and book his Royal Ascot ticket with just three relatively exposed rivals in opposition.

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Daughter Of Fallen For You Debuts At Ascot

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 daughter of Group 1 winner Fallen For You (GB) (Dansili {GB}).

2.40 Ascot, Novice, £40,000, 3yo, f, 8fT
QUEEN FOR YOU (IRE) (Kingman {GB}) is the fifth foal out of the G1 Coronation S. heroine Fallen For You (GB) (Dansili {GB}) who faces a stiff task on debut in this Naas Racecourse Royal Ascot Trials Day British EBF Fillies' S. for aspirants of the 2023 renewal of that Royal test. Normandie Stud's March-foaled bay, whose half-siblings include the multiple group winner Glorious Journey (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and who is a full-sister to the listed scorer Love Is You (Ire), is pitched against experienced rivals by John and Thady Gosden but receives upwards of nine pounds as a result.

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Baaeed’s Half-Brother Starts At Leicester

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. Saturday's insights feature a half-brother to Group 1 winners by Sea The Stars (Ire) in Baaeed (GB) and Hukum (Ire).

14.30 Leicester, Mdn, £7,000, 3yo/up, 10fT
NAQEEB (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) is a half-brother to none other than Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), who also began his career at this track before scaling the heights for Shadwell and William Haggas. Unsurprisingly, the same trainer is handed the opportunity to manage the career of this Derby-entered homebred, whose half-siblings also include last year's G1 Coronation Cup hero Hukum (Ire) also by Sea The Stars.

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