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Coronet’s Half-Sister Debuts at Kemptom

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-sister to Group 1 winner Coronet (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}).

4.15 Kempton, Mdn, £5,300, 3yo/up, 7f (AWT)
REGENT (GB) (Frankel {GB}) is a half-sister to the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and G1 Prix Jean Romanet heroine Coronet (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) who starts out for the same Denford Stud-John Gosden axis. Also a half to the G1 Irish Derby and G1 St Leger runner-up Midas Touch (GB) by Frankel's sire Galileo (Ire), the May-foaled grey has the widest draw to overcome as she takes on 10 rivals.

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Brother to Bobby’s Kitten Starts at Cagnes

11.25 Cagnes-sur-Mer, Debutantes, €23,000, 3yo, c/g, 7 1/2f (AWT)
AFKAAR (Kitten’s Joy) debuts for Shadwell and Jean-Claude Rouget and is a full-brother to the GI Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint-winning sire Bobby’s Kitten and multiple graded-stakes scorer Camelot Kitten. The March-foaled bay, who cost $500,000 at Keeneland September, meets eight rivals.

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Half to Expert Eye Debuts at Kempton

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 a half-brother to Breeders’ Cup winner Expert Eye (GB) (Acclamation {GB}).

4.20 Kempton, Novice, £6,300, 2yo, 7f (AWT)
DUTY OF CARE (GB) (Kingman {GB}) debuts for Khalid Abdullah and Sir Michael Stoute, who combined to capture the 2018 GI Breeders’ Cup Mile with his half-brother Expert Eye (GB) (Acclamation {GB}). The March-foaled bay, whose family also features the dual Classic winner Special Duty (GB) (Hennessy), gets a seven-pound allowance from Shadwell’s Chelmsford winner Maraakiz (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}), a William Haggas-trained son of the South African Group 1 winner Entisaar (Aus) (More Than Ready).
4.55 Kempton, Novice, £6,300, 2yo, 7f (AWT)
HIGHLAND AVENUE (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) is another notable newcomer in this second division of the novice races on the card, being the first foal out of the G1 Cheveley Park S. heroine Lumiere (GB) (Shamardal). Charlie Appleby has charge of Godolphin’s January-foaled grey and early indications are that he is expected to score first time as his dam and second dam did to such impressive effect.

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Too Darn Hot’s Sister Unwrapped at Newcastle

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. Tuesday’s Insights features a full-sister to MG1SW Too Darn Hot (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}).

2.40 Newcastle, Novice, £5,300, 2yo, 10f 42y (AWT)
DARLECTABLE YOU (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is the seventh foal out of the Lloyd-Webber’s remarkable Dar Re Mi (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}) and a full-sister to the 2018 chief juvenile Too Darn Hot (GB) and high-class racemares So Mi Dar (GB) and Lah Ti Dar (GB). John Gosden gets the April-foaled daughter of the triple Group 1 winner out before the end of the year at the track at which he introduced Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) at almost exactly this date four years ago and which also played host to the fellow Clarehaven stars Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Stradivarius

(Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) and Lord North (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). Greeting her on her bow is another notably-bred individual in Godolphin’s Bandinelli (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), a Charlie Appleby-trained full-brother to the dual top-level scorer Old Persian (GB).

3.10, Newcastle, Mdn, £6,300, 8f 5y (AWT)
FIREWORKS (FR) (Kingman {GB}) was possibly named after the effect he had on the Arqana Deauville August Yearling Sale when selling as the third-highest-priced lot and second-highest-priced colt for €850,000 to Amanda Skiffington. Set to debut in the colours of Fiona Carmichael, the William Haggas-trained bay is out of a full-sister to the G2 Lancashire Oaks and G3 Prix Minerve winner Pomology (Arch) and a half to the Grade I performer Sassy Little Lila (Artie Schiller).

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