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 Dubawi (Ire) Book 1 graduate debuting at Newmarket.
14.25 Newmarket, Novice, £8,000, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
STRONG OPINION (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is the third foal out of Cheveley Park Stud's G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. heroine Persuasive (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), whose second was the G3 Greenham S.-placed Theoryofeverything (GB) (Frankel {GB}). Purchased for 1million gns by Godolphin at last year's Book 1 Sale, the relative of Dubawi's Creative Force (Ire) is like that high-class sprinter a member of Charlie Appleby's team at Moulton Paddocks. James Doyle is on board the newcomer, with William Buick taking the mount on the stable's course-and-distance fourth Point Sur (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), a half-brother to New London (Ire) by Dubawi's first-crop sire. Other significant runners are Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor's Trident (Ire) (No Nay Never), a Roger Varian-trained half-brother to Zoustar (Aus), and Julian Richmond-Watson's Reveal (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), a Ralph Beckett half-brother to the dual group 1-placed Remarquee (GB) (Kingman {GB}).
HOW THEY FARED
14.23 Yarmouth, Nov, £9,950, 2yo, f, 8f 3yT
Emirates Park's homebred Ejaabiyah (GB) (Frankel {GB}), the Roger Varian-trained daughter of the G1 Golden Slipper heroine Estijaab (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}), was denied the opportunity of a debut run in this intriguing affair after the Babet-hit Norfolk track failed to pass a morning inspection.
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