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Daughter of Zarkava Starts Out at Compiegne

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 the undefeated Arc heroine Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar).

2.24 Compiegne, Debutantes, €22,000, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
VISSANI (FR) (Dariyan {Fr}) debuts for The Aga Khan and Alain de Royer-Dupre and is a half-brother to the triple Group 1-winning stayer Vazirabad (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}) whose dam is the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud third Visorama (Ire) (Linamix {Fr}). Among his opponents is Al Shaqab Racing’s High Impact (Fr) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), a Henri-Francois Devin-trained half-brother to the multiple group winner Stormy Antarctic (GB) (Stormy Atlantic) and G2 Queen Mary S. runner-up Al Johrah (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}).
3.32 Compiegne, Debutantes, €22,000, 2yo, f, 7fT
ZAYKAVA (FR) (SIYOUNI {Fr}) is another Aga Khan gem on a big day for the operation and definitely the main focus as the latest progeny to represent the star mare Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar). A half-sister to the Stud’s first-season sire Zarak (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}), the Alain de Royer-Dupre-trained homebred encounters some intriguing types including Godolphin’s Soundscape (GB) (Shamardal), an Andre Fabre-trained half-sister to Hunter’s Light (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}).

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Daughter of Natagora Debuts at Donny

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 daughter of MG1SW Natagora (Fr).

1.00 Doncaster, Novice, £6,400, 2yo f, 6f 2yT
ANGHAAM (IRE) (Frankel {GB}) debuts for Shadwell and is the eighth foal out of the G1 1000 Guineas and G1 Cheveley Park S. heroine Natagora (Fr) (Divine Light {Jpn}). The March-foaled grey, who is a half-sister to the listed scorer Mankib (GB) (Tamayuz {GB}), is introduced by Richard Hannon in a race dominated by the Gredley’s seven-furlong debut second She Do (GB) (Siyouni {Fr), a relative of the G3 Pinnacle S. winner Manuela de Vega (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) from the Roger Varian stable.

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Son of Mecca’s Angel Debuts 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 first foal of top-class sprinter Mecca’s Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}).

2.00 Curragh, Mdn, €18,000, 2yo, f, 7fT
SNOWFALL (IRE) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) bids to build on her debut third at Navan earlier this month at this Irish Derby meeting that Aidan O’Brien always likes to being his better juveniles to. Seamie Heffernan has stayed loyal to the first foal out of the G3 Give Thanks S. winner Best In the World (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the daughter of the high-class Red Evie (Ire) (Intikhab) and full-sister to Found (Ire), in favour of the newcomer Willow (Ire) (American Pharoah). A daughter of the triple Group 1 heroine Peeping Fawn (Danehill), she is a half to the G1 Fillies’ Mile runner-up September (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and is one of two Coolmore newcomers of note alongside the Donnacha O’Brien-trained Oh So Fine (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) whose dam is a full-sister to Rock of Gibraltar (Ire).

2.35 Curragh, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
HUDSON RIVER (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is the day’s most fascinating newcomer, being a February-foaled son of the dual G1 Nunthorpe S. heroine Mecca’s Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}). Her first foal, he is the latest experiment of mixing Galileo with a fast mare and is joined by the stable’s similarly-unraced Iowa (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a half-brother to last year’s G2 Royal Lodge S. winner Royal Dornoch (Ire) by Galileo’s son Gleneagles (Ire), and Wembley (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a full-brother to the G1 Criterium International winner Johannes Vermeer (Ire) and smart Petite Mustique (Ire).

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Observations: Daughter of Massarra Debuts at The Curragh

4.15 Curragh, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, f, 6fT
FRIENDLY (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) was not foaled until May 15th, so improvement can be expected in due time but it is interesting that Aidan O’Brien has opted to go so soon with the 12th progeny out of the speedy Massarra (GB) (Danehill). All of her full-siblings Mars (Ire), Gustav Klimt (Ire), Wonderfully (Ire), Cuff (Ire) and Blissful (Ire) and her half-sister Nayarra (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) were able to make their mark in black-type company at different levels and this chestnut relative of Invincible Spirit (Ire) needs close watching as she debuts against Moyglare Stud’s A Ma Chere (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), a Dermot Weld-trained daughter of the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas runner-up Mad About You (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}).

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