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Daughter of Ribbons Unveiled at Nottingham

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 daughter of Group 1 winner Ribbons (GB) (Manduro {Ger}).

1.00 Nottingham, Mdn, £6,300, 2yo, 8f 75yT
IMPERIAL SUN (Sea the Stars {Ire}) is a half-brother to the 2016 G1 St Leger hero Harbour Law (GB) (Lawman {Fr}) who debuts for his owner-breeder Sheikh Isa Salman Al Khalifa and John Gosden. He is joined by the similarly-unraced stablemate Patrolman (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}), Godolphin’s half-brother to their multiple Group 1-winning Haras du Logis resident Hunter’s Light (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}).

1.30 Nottingham, Mdn, £6,300, 2yo, f, 8f 75yT
MISSILE (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is another high-profile Gosden newcomer on the card, being Westerberg’s 725,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 purchase whose dam is the G1 Prix Jean Romanet winner Ribbons (GB) (Manduro {Ger}). She will have to be smart on debut to match Khalid Abdullah’s Noon Star (Galileo {Ire}), the Sir Michael Stoute-trained daughter of Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) and full-sister to the dual Group 3 scorer Midterm (GB) who was third on her racecourse bow at Salisbury last month.

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Daughter of Madame Chiang Debuts at HQ

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 Insights features a daughter of G1SW Madame Chiang (GB) (Archipenko).

12.45 Newmarket, Mdn, £10,000, 2yo, f, 7fT
Kirsten Rausing’s homebred RANI OF JHANSI (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) is a daughter of G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares winner Madame Chiang (GB) (Archipenko) and, like her dam, represents the David Simcock stable in this debut. The half-sister to stablemate and this term’s G2 Prix de Malleret runner-up Oriental Mystique (GB) (Kingman {GB}) faces 10 rivals featuring Shadwell debutante Bawaady (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who is a Sir Michael Stoute-conditioned half-sister to MGSW G1 Irish 2000 Guineas third Mustajeeb (GB) (Nayef).

1.15 Newmarket, Mdn, £10,000, 2yo, f, 7fT
Ed Walker trainee SKY BRIGHT (GB) (Dawn Approach {Ire}), a daughter of GI Beverly D S. and GI Diana H. heroine Angara (GB) (Alzao), is opposed by nine in this unveiling. Opposition includes Khalid Abdullah’s once-raced Brunnera (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who is a daughter of G1 Prix Jean Romanet winner Romantica (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and represents Hugo Palmer’s local yard.

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Half to Farhh Introduced at Nottingham

12.30 Nottingham, Mdn, £8,000, 2yo, 8f 75yT
ROYAL TOUCH (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is a notable debutante for Godolphin and Charlie Appleby, being a half-brother to the operation’s G1 Champion S. and G1 Lockinge S.-winning sire Farhh (GB) and his Group 1-placed full-brother Racing History (Ire). The February-foaled bay encounters another unraced blueblood in Lady Bamford’s Thunder Drum (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), a John Gosden-trained daughter of the G1 Irish Oaks heroine Great Heavens (GB) (Galileo {Ire}).

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MGSP Van Gogh Returns 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. Sunday’s Insights features the MGSP Van Gogh (American Pharoah).

1.25 Curragh, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, 7fT
VAN GOGH (American Pharoah) reverts to maiden company after runner-up placings in the G3 Tyros S. and G2 Champions Juvenile at Leopardstown and should be able to make his class tell. Among the unraced members of the cast facing Ballydoyle’s son of the 2001 G1 Irish 1000 Guineas and G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Imagine (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells) and half-brother to Horatio Nelson (Ire) (Danehill) are Micheal Ryan’s homebred filly Rince Beo (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), a Johnny Murtagh-trained daughter of the “living legend” Finsceal Beo (Ire) (Mr. Greeley). Jim Bolger also unveils another daughter of a Classic winner in Wisteria Girl (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}), with Joseph Joyce’s colour-bearer being out of the 2005 G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Saoire (GB) (Pivotal {GB}).

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