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Son of Dual Classic Heroine Snow Fairy Poised for Chelmsford Debut

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 a son of Snow Fairy (Ire) making his first start at Chelmsford.

17.00 Chelmsford City, £8,050, Mdn, 2yo, 8f (AWT)
Anamoine Limited's hitherto untried DON SIMON (IRE) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) is a son of six-time Group 1 winner and dual Classic heroine Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab) and, like that globetrotting superstar, is trained by Ed Dunlop. The May-foaled homebred is kin to MGSP Listed Fairway S. victor John Leeper (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and the dual Group 3-placed Virgin Snow (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}). His seven rivals include Saeed Suhail's Grey Charger (Ire) (Caravaggio), a 58,000gns Tattersalls October Book 2 full-brother to recent GIII La Jolla H. victor Maltese Falcon (Ire), who debuts for the in-form William Haggas yard.

11.20 Newmarket, £8,000, Nov, 2yo, f, 7fT
Kirsten Rausing's SINOLOGY (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}) is kin to a pair of black-type performers out of G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares victrix Madame Chiang (GB) (Archipenko) and opens up for the David Simcock stable here. Her 11 opponents include the once-raced Jane Chapple-Hyam trainee Mallavelly (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), who is a 500,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 daughter of G3 Prix Cleopatre second Villa D'Amore (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}).

11.50 Newmarket, £8,000, Nov, 2yo, f, 7fT
George Strawbridge's homebred SEA JOURNEY (IRE) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) is a John and Thady Gosden-trained daughter of G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares heroine Journey (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). She encounters 10 in this unveiling headed by The Eclipse Partnership's Fair Point (GB) (Farhh {GB}), who is a full-sister to multiple Group-winning G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains third Tribalist (GB), representing the Ralph Beckett stable.

HOW THEY FARED

11.15 Newmarket, £8,000, Mdn, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
Juddmonte's Kikkuli (GB) (Kingman {GB}), a half-brother to four black-type performers including Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and Noble Mission (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), shaped with promise on debut and finished 2 1/2 lengths behind the winner in second.

11.45 Newmarket, £8,000, Mdn, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
Lady Bamford's homebred Lord Of Love (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), a son of G1 Prix de Diane victrix Star Of Seville (GB) (Duke Of Marmalade {Ire}), was scratched from this intended debut.

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Frankel’s John Leeper Notches First Black-Type Win

Fourth tackling an insufficient seven furlongs in his Sept. 11 debut at Doncaster, his lone juvenile outing, Anamoine Ltd's homebred John Leeper earned 'TDN Rising Star' status upped to 10 furlongs at Newcastle on his Apr. 30 seasonal return last time and continued on a rapid upward trajectory with a career high in this first stakes start. Keen under cover in fourth early, he was sent up to join the front rank with three furlongs remaining and stayed on resolutely under continued rousting inside the final quarter mile to win going away from Tasman Bay for a career high.

John Leeper is the latest of three foals and becomes the first black-type winner for MG1SW distaffer and dual Classic heroine Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab), who is also responsible for G3 Hoppings S. runner-up Virgin Snow (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}). Snow Fairy is kin to G3 Furstenberg-Rennen victor Big Bad Bob (Ire) (Bob Back) as well as to Bobbie Soxer (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), herself the dam of GII Mathis Brothers Mile runner-up Mittersill (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}). John Leeper's fourth dam, Listed George Stubbs S. second Persian Fantasy (GB) (Persian Bold {Ire}), also produced Listed Buckhounds S. victor Persian Lightning (Ire) (Sri Pekan) and is a half-sister to Listed Preis der Stadt Baden-Baden winner Lucky Guest (Be My Guest) and Cara Fantasy (Ire) (Sadler's Wells). Cara Fantasy has three stakes winners to her credit headed by MGSW G1 Racing Post Trophy second Elusive Pimpernel (Elusive Quality).

Saturday, Newmarket, Britain
BETWAY FAIRWAY S.-Listed, £37,000, Newmarket, 5-15, 3yo, 10fT, 2:09.53, gd.
1–JOHN LEEPER (IRE), 129, c, 3, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Snow Fairy (Ire) (Hwt. 3yo Filly-Eng at 9.5-11f, Hwt. 3yo Filly-Eng at 11-14f, Hwt. 3yo Filly-Eng at 14f+, 2x Hwt. Older Mare-Eng & Ire at 9.5-11f, Hwt. Older Mare-Eng at 11-14f, MG1SW-Ire & Jpn, G1SW-Eng & HK, G1SP-Fr, $6,340,956), by Intikhab
2nd Dam: Woodland Dream (Ire), by Charnwood Forest (Ire)
3rd Dam: Fantasy Girl (Ire), by Marju (Ire)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O/B-Anamoine Ltd (IRE); T-Ed Dunlop; J-William Buick. £20,983. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $34,415. *1/2 to Virgin Snow (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}), MGSP-Eng.
2–Tasman Bay (Fr), 129, c, 3, Le Havre (Ire)–Purely Priceless (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). (€220,000 Ylg '19 ARAUG). O-Sir Peter Vela; B-SARL de Chambure, Haras d'Etreham & Pencarrow Stud Ltd (FR); T-Sir Mark Todd. £7,955.
3–Fancy Man (Ire), 133, c, 3, Pride of Dubai (Aus)–Fancy (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). (€30,000 Ylg '19 GOFOR). O-Michael Pescod; B-Longfield Stud (IRE); T-Richard Hannon. £3,981.
Margins: 1 3/4, 4 1/4, NK. Odds: 1.50, 5.00, 1.75.
Also Ran: Sea the Shells (GB), Flyin' High (GB). Scratched: Via Sistina (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result.

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New TDN Rising Star As Frankel’s John Leeper Shines

Newcastle's QuinnBet Novice S. may end up being an important footnote by the end of the year as Friday's extended 10-furlong contest played host to Anamoine Ltd's precious homebred colt John Leeper (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). Emulating his illustrious dam Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab) in breaking his maiden on the all-weather, the dark bay flashed the considerable ability that gets you into the Derby picture at this stage of the season to earn TDN Rising Star status. Anchored in rear early from his wide draw, the 9-4 joint-favourite whose half-sister Virgin Snow (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}) finished runner-up in last year's G3 Hoppings Fillies' S. over this course and distance was green and climbing at times in behind rivals but Hollie Doyle kept typically calm as she plotted a way through. Giving the well-fancied duo Moktasaab (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) and First Light (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) a sizeable headstart in the straight, the Ed Dunlop-trained G1 Epsom Derby entry who was fourth on debut over seven furlongs at Doncaster in September picked them up in the style of a class act without being shown the whip. Surging by the other joint-favourite Moktasaab with a furlong remaining, the homebred made the winning distance to that Shadwell rival four lengths on natural ability at the line and Doyle's hardest job was pulling him up. First Light, a John and Thady Gosden-trained relative of Angara (GB) (Alzao), was a further 2 1/2 lengths away as the field spread out behind the winner whose time was also smart.

“He's a big powerful horse and an absolute gentleman,” his rider commented. “He was very professional and very relaxed–he settled well and the further he was going the better. He's pretty special, I think. Ed said to ride him like a good horse and try not to use my stick. The big step up in trip today helped and he'll probably stay a mile and a half in time.”

Snow Fairy enjoyed six outings as a juvenile, winning over six furlongs on Lingfield's Polytrack before finishing third in the G3 Prestige S. Taking off at three, she entered the G1 Epsom Oaks with valid stamina doubts having booked her ticket in the 10-furlong Listed Height of Fashion S. but saw out the mile-and-a-half trip strongly. Third before being eventually promoted to second behind her on that occasion was Remember When (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), the dam of last year's blue riband hero Serpentine (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in what could prove a twist of fate if John Leeper provides the dream scenario on the first Saturday in June.

After winning the G1 Irish Oaks by eight lengths, Snow Fairy was even tried over an extended 14 furlongs in the G1 St Leger but found that distance too far before turning into an international queen with four more top-level triumphs. This is her third foal, with the aforementioned Virgin Snow also finishing third in the G3 Darley Pride S. Her family includes the operation's Listed Autumn S. and G3 Furstenberg-Rennen winner and over-achieving sire Big Bad Bob (Ire) (Bob Back), who sadly died in 2016.

2nd-Newcastle, £5,600, Novice, 4-30, 3yo, 10f 42y (AWT), 2:10.11, st/sl.
JOHN LEEPER (IRE), c, 3, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Snow Fairy (Ire) (Hwt. 3yo Filly-Eng at 11-14f, Hwt. Older Mare-Ire at 9 1/2-11f, Hwt. 3yo Filly-Eng at 14f+, Hwt. 3yo Filly-Eng at 9 1/2-11f, Hwt. Older Mare-Eng at 11-14f, Hwt. Older Mare-Eng at 9 1/2-11f, Hwt. Older Mare-Eng at 9 1/2-11f, Hwt. Older Mare-Ire at 9 1/2-11f, MG1SW-Jpn, G1SW-Eng, MG1SW-Ire, G1SW-HK, G1SP-Fr, $6,340,956), by Intikhab
2nd Dam: Woodland Dream (Ire), by Charnwood Forest (Ire)
3rd Dam: Fantasy Girl (Ire), by Marju (Ire)
Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $4,832. O/B-Anamoine Ltd (IRE); T-Ed Dunlop. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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Son of Snow Fairy (Ire) Debuts at Doncaster

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 son of Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab).

4.15 Doncaster, Mdn, £10,000, 2yo, f, 7f 6yT
JOHN LEEPER (IRE) (Frankel {GB}) is the latest progeny out of the brilliant Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab) whose sole visit to this venue resulted in a fourth placing in the G1 St Leger. Ed Dunlop again has charge of Anamoine’s homebred, whose 3-year-old half-sister Virgin Snow (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}) has managed a second in this year’s G3 Hoppings Fillies’ S.

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