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 quintet of 'TDN Rising Stars'.
2.45 Yarmouth, Novice, £, 2yo, 6f 3yT
PATH OF THUNDER (IRE) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) who was the joint-third highest-priced juvenile at 375,000gns at the recent Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale, made an eye-catching debut behind TDN Rising Star Threat (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) and Electrical Storm (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) at Newmarket last month and bids to continue Charlie Appleby's fine start to the season with this age group. A half-brother to the graded stakes-placed Excellent Sunset (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), he encounters the 350,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 purchase Maxi Boy (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) a Michael Bell-trained relative of the G1 Prix Saint-Alary scorer Wavering (Ire) (Refuse To Bend {Ire}) and G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud winner Mandaean (GB) (Manduro {Ger}).
5.35 Cork, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, 5fT
MOUNT FUJI (IRE) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is one of two newcomers from Ballydoyle, with Seamie Heffernan partnering the half-brother to the G1 Phoenix S. and G2 Railway S. winner Sudirman (Henrythenavigator). The March-foaled grey is joined by stablemate South Saqqara (American Pharoaha $300,000 KEESEP half-brother to Acapulco (Scat Daddy).
7.25 Kempton, Novice, £9,000, 2yo, f, 6fT
SRI SENE POWER (IRE) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is the next generation of King Power Racing blockbuster buys, being a 600,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 full-sister to the multiple grade I runner-up Fanciful Angel (Ire) and useful handicapper Mount Angel (Ire). Richard Hannon, who supplied the operation with its first Classic winner on Sunday, introduces the February-foaled bay against a Godolphin newcomer in Dubai Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) a Saeed bin Suroor-trained relative of the G2 Cherry Hinton S. winner Gamilati (GB) (Bernardini).
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