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Reach For The Moon Back At Sandown

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 The Queen's group winner Reach For The Moon (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}).

5.16 ParisLongchamp, Listed, €55,000, 3yo, f, 9fT
RACLETTE (GB) (Frankel {GB}) lines up for this Prix Finlande on the back of a disappointing eighth in the G3 Prix de la Grotte here last month, with Andre Fabre opting to go up in trip and down in class for the daughter of Emollient (Empire Maker). Juddmonte's 'TDN Rising Star' remains a filly of great interest, especially having beaten the subsequent G3 Prix de Fontainebleau winner Welwal (GB) (Shalaa {Ire}) by four lengths on the second of her two winning juvenile starts.

7.15 Sandown, Listed, £52,000, 3yo, 8fT
REACH FOR THE MOON (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) makes his eagerly-awaited seasonal bow for The Queen, having carved out a reputation as one of her most exciting juveniles for some time when successful in this track's G3 Solario S. and second in the G2 Champagne S. The Gosden stable has won this Heron S. for the past three years, including with the subsequent G1 St James's Palace S. winner Without Parole (GB) (Frankel {GB}), and there will be expectation that it will extend its record but Reach For the Moon will have to be straight enough to deal with KHK Racing Ltd's 'TDN Rising Star' Akhu Najla (GB) (Kingman {GB}), the Roger Varian-trained half-brother to Galileo Gold (GB) (Paco Boy {Ire}) who was so impressive at Yarmouth last month.

7.15 Sandown, Novice, £11,000, 3yo, 9f 209yT
FRANCESCO CLEMENTE (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) takes the second step on his career path, having won Newmarket's Wood Ditton last month and been a non-runner at Newcastle. White Birch Farm's homebred Arc and G2 King Edward VII S. entry, who is related to the high-class Islington (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) and Greek Dance (Ire), hails from the John and Thady Gosden stable and meets Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's Subastar (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), the Roger Varian-trained relative of Dubawi (Ire) who was third in the Listed Newmarket S. last month.

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The Antarctic Kicks Off Royal Ascot Trials Day

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 Observations features a full-brother to Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}).

1.45 Naas, Cond, €40,000, 2yo, 5fT
THE ANTARCTIC (IRE) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is Ballydoyle's first runner on this Royal Ascot Trials Day card, tackling this Coolmore Stud Calyx Race having scored on debut at Tipperary last month. The full-brother to the brilliant sprinter Battaash (Ire), a 750,000gns Book 1 purchase who represents Magnier, Tabor, Smith, Westerberg and Brant is met by Michael O'Callaghan's unraced colt Mehmar (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), who at £200,000 was the third highest-priced lot at the Goffs UK 2yo Breeze Up Sale.

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Persian Force Warms Up For Coventry Bid

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 Observations features Persian Force (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}).

2.05 Navan, Mdn, €16,000, 2yo, 5f 162yT
BROADHURST (IRE) (No Nay Never) is the latest representative of Coolmore's red-hot sire to emerge from Ballydoyle, with the February-foaled bay having proved a €620,000 sensation at the Goffs Orby. The first foal out of the listed scorer and GII Santa Ana S.-placed Sweet Charity (Fr) (Myboycharlie {Ire}), he faces 10 rivals.

3.35 Newmarket, Novice, £10,000, 2yo, f, 6fT
DISTINGUISHED LADY (FR) (Zoustar {Aus}) is another Amo Racing notable as a 400,000gns Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up graduate entrusted to the capable hands of Richard Hannon and her early education will put her in good stead against a trio of future projects from Godolphin including Mawj (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), a half-sister to last year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf hero Modern Games (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}).

3.55 Newbury, Cond, £20,000, 2yo, 6fT
PERSIAN FORCE (IRE) (Mehmas {Ire}) currently occupies favouritism in the ante-post market for Royal Ascot's G2 Coventry S., having blown away his rivals in Doncaster's Brocklesby in March. Taking on Amo Racing's €225,000 Goffs Orby graduate, who is a Richard Hannon-trained full-brother to last year's Weatherbys Super Sprint winner and G2 Richmond S. third Gubbass (Ire), is Ballydoye's unraced Sierra Blanca (Ire) (No Nay Never), a son of the G1 Epsom, Irish and Yorkshire Oaks heroine Alexandrova (Ire) (Sadler's Wells).

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Snowfall’s Half-Brother Steps Out at Leopardstown

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 Dubawi (Ire) half-brother to Group 1 winner Snowfall (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}).

1.30 Newbury, Mdn, 2yo, 6fT
MYSTERIOUS NIGHT (IRE) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is one of a few intriguing types in this often-informative juvenile scene-setter, being a full-brother to last year's GI Just a Game S. and GI Diana S. heroine Althiqa (GB). Charlie Appleby has charge of the Godolphin homebred, who has drawn William Buick away from York and Newmarket and whose peers include King Power Racing's 440,000gns Book 1 purchase The Foxes (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}), an Andrew Balding-trained half-brother to the stable's classy Bangkok (Ire) (Australia {GB}) from the family of Ribchester (Ire).

3.25 Newmarket, Novice, £10,000, 3yo, 8fT
FIRST RULER (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is the first foal out of the GI Man o'War S. heroine Zhukova (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), who was bought for 3.7 million gns by Godolphin at the 2017 Tattersalls December Mares Sale. A half-sister to the operation's Ghaiyyath (Ire), her February-foaled bay is in the care of that Dubawi heavyweight's trainer Charlie Appleby who introduces him in the race won 12 months ago by the TDN Rising Star Derab (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}).

5.10 Leopardstown, Mdn, €16,000, 2yo, 7fT
ALFRED MUNNINGS (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) is one of two Ballydoyle newcomers engaged and the most significant by virtue of the fact that he is a half-brother to last year's G1 Epsom, Irish and Yorkshire Oaks-winning sensation Snowfall (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). The May-foaled bay, who sports the Westerberg silks, is joined by the stable's Tenerife (Ire) (No Nay Never), a 450,000gns Book 2 graduate and half-brother to the recent G1 1000 Guineas runner-up Prosperous Voyage (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}). They meet the Niarchos Family's Simpson's Paradox (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), the full-brother to the Group 1-winning pair Alpha Centauri (Ire) and Discoveries (Ire) and half to the G1 Coronation S. heroine Alpine Star (Ire) (Sea the Moon {Ger}) from the Jessie Harrington stable.

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