Son of MG1SW Distaffer Rizeena Back on Show

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 son of MG1SW Rizeena (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}).

1.10 Doncaster, Mdn, £30,000, 2yo, 8fT
Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum’s LATEST GENERATION (GB) (Frankel {GB}), a son of G1 Moyglare Stud S. and G1 Coronation S. heroine Rizeena (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), gets a second chance to shed maiden status and is upped to one mile after hitting the board in a hot seven-furlong maiden at Sandown last month. Rivals to the Simon and Ed Crisford trainee include Shadwell’s hitherto unraced Moktasaab (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), who is a 500,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 half-brother to G1 Prix Jean Romanet and G1 Prix de l’Opera victress Speedy Boarding (GB) (Shamardal), representing Owen Burrows; and Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum’s fellow newcomer Royal Champion (Ire) (Shamardal), who is a Roger Varian-trained half to the dual stakes-placed Outbox (GB) (Frankel {GB}) out of G2 Lancashire Oaks winner Emirates Queen (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}).

5.00 Cork, Mdn, €15,500, 2yo, 6fT
JEROBOAM (War Front), one of two Derrick Smith colourbearers representing Aidan O’Brien, is an untried son of Listed Naas Oaks Trial victress and GI Belmont Oaks Invitational third Outstanding (Ire) (Galileo {Ire) and is set to face 15 opponents in this fully subscribed event. They include John Lavery’s Markievicz (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), who is the second foal out of the Lavery family’s prized G2 Park S. and G3 Athasi S. victress Viztoria (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}).

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Brother to Search for a Song Headlines at Galway

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-brother to 2019 G1 Irish St Leger heroine Search For a Song (ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

4.00 Galway, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, 8f 123yT
KYPRIOS (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is the latest Ballydoyle trainee to represent the partnership of Moyglare Stud Farm, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor and is a significant presence on pedigree,  being a full-brother to last year’s G1 Irish St Leger heroine Search For a Song (Ire) and a half to the G1 Prince of Wales’s S.-winning sire Free Eagle (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) and the classy Custom Cut (Ire) (Notnowcato {GB}) and Sapphire (Ire) (Medicean {GB}). Aidan O’Brien also saddles another debutante of note in Cleveland (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), a son of the dual Group 3-winning G1 Irish Oaks runner-up Venus de Milo (Ire) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}).

6.50 Newcastle, Mdn, £6,300, 2yo, f, 7f 14y (AWT)
FIRST SMILE (IRE) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is a daughter of the G2 Queen Mary S. winner Jealous Again (Trippi), which makes her a half-sister the ill-fated Sceptical (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) who was placed in this year’s G1 July Cup and G1 Diamond Jubilee S. Saeed bin Suroor introduces Godolphin’s April-foaled grey against John Dance’s Abundant Moon (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a Jedd O’Keeffe-trained close relative of the G1 Prix Jean Romanet winner Romantica (GB) also by Galileo, and Jaber Abdullah’s Baby Alya (Ire) (Rio de la Plata), a Kevin Ryan-trained son of the celebrated Queen’s Logic (Ire) (Grand Lodge).

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Arqana August Topper Debuts at ParisLongchamp

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 the 2019 Arqana August Yearling Sale topper.

1.20 Punchestown, Mdn, €15,500, 2yo, 7fT
MONDAY (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) is the first foal out of the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner and G1 1000 Guineas runner-up Ballydoyle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who is in turn a full-sister to another Aidan O’Brien-trained luminary in Misty For Me (Ire). The February-foaled bay is up against 10 in the race that relaunches flat racing at this track for the first time in nearly 18 years.

 1.55 Punchestown, Cond, €13,500, 3yo/up, 7fT
ELDAMA (IRE) (Siyouni {Fr}) earned ‘TDN Rising Star’ status on her winning debut at Leopardstown in June and reappears in this seven-runner conditions event. The Aga Khan’s relative of the G1 Ascot Gold Cup winners Enzeli (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}) and Estimate (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}) and the G1 Irish Oaks heroine Ebadiyla (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells) drops in trip, having won over a mile that day with Dermot Weld looking to restart her campaign.

2.25 Punchestown, Mdn, €11,000, 2yo, 8fT
LIFFEY RIVER (FR) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) was a short-head second to TDN Rising Star Wuqood (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) over this trip on debut at Gowran Park last month and looks to get off the mark for owner Sun Bloodstock and trainer Joseph O’Brien. A full-brother to the group winners Lope Y Fernandez (Ire) and a half to Dark Vision (Ire) (Dream Ahead), the €380,000 Arqana Deauville August purchase encounters nine rivals on an informative card.

 2.10 Salisbury, Novice, £6,900, 2yo, 8fT
MAHOMES (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) was one of 11 seven-figure lots to sell at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1, with David Redvers securing the son of The Fugue (GB) (Dansili {GB}) for Qatar Racing for 1million gns. Like the high-class dam, who was successful four times at the highest level including in the G1 Irish Champion S. and G1 Prince of Wales’s S., the January-foaled bay is in the hands of John Gosden as he faces nine here.

2.40 Salisbury, Mdn, £24,000, 2yo f, 6f 213yT
NOON STAR (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) is the sixth foal out of the prolific Group 1 winner Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) and a full-sister to the dual Group 3 scorer Midterm (GB) and a half to the G2 Ribblesdale S. runner-up Mori (GB) by Galileo’s Frankel (GB). Both were trained by Sir Michael Stoute and the master of Freemason Lodge again has charge of this April-foaled bay as she debuts in this valuable “Quidhampton” Maiden Fillies’ S.

 4.45 ParisLongchamp, Debutantes, €22,000, 2yo, f, 8fT
PHILOMENE (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) at €1.625 million was the 2019 Arqana Deauville August Yearling Sale topper, which was no surprise given that her dam Prudenzia (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) had produced the star distaffers Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}). Andre Fabre introduces the May-foaled bay, who races for a partnership between her purchasers Godolphin and her breeders Ecurie des Monceaux and Ecurie Skymarc Farm. She faces eight rivals.

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Wuheida’s Sister Starts at Newmarket

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 full to Breeders’ Cup winner Wuheida (GB) (D

3.05 Newmarket, Novice, £5,400, 2yo, f, 7fT
A’SHAARI (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is a full-sister to the GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf and G1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Wuheida (GB) out of the dual top-level scorer Hibaayeb (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}). Charlie Appleby’s newcomer meets another unraced filly of note in Lordship Stud’s Sweet Enough (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), a John Gosden trainee whose dam is a full-sister to the Grade I winner Photo Call (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and cost 500,000gns at the 2018 Tattersalls December Foal Sale.

3.45 Newmarket, Novice, £6,400, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
MEGALLAN (GB) (Kingman {GB}) races under a seven-pound penalty following his impressive debut success over this course and distance earlier this month, with John Gosden intent on adding extra experience before he enters black-type company. Anthony Oppenheimer’s homebred son of the listed-winning and multiple graded-stakes-placed Eastern Belle (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}), a half-sister to Golden Horn (GB), has to give that weight to Godolphin’s newcomer Visionary Ruler (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), a Charlie Appleby-trained half-brother to the classy trio of Saint Baudolino (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), Avilius (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and Well of Wisdom (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}).

ubawi {Ire}).

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