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. Today's Observations features a son of former Juddmonte star Intercontinental.
2.00 Newbury, Novice, £9,900, 2yo, 7fT
OSLO (GB) (Gleneagles (Ire)">Gleneagles {Ire}) is the ninth foal out of the Juddmonte star Intercontinental (GB) (Danehill), the daughter of Hasili (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}) who famously beat Ouija Board (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) in the 2005 GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. While she has only one black-type performer so far in the listed-placed Abseil (First Defence), he is one of six winners and this Sir Michael Stoute-trained newcomer is by Coolmore's hot first-season sire. The March-foaled bay encounters Godolphin's Haydock novice runner-up Encipher (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}), the John Gosden-trained 425,000gns Tattersalls Book 1 relative of Siyouni's high-class Ervedya (Fr).
2.30 Newbury, Novice, £9,900, 2yo, f, 6fT
DIRTY DANCER (FR) (No Nay Never">No Nay Never) cost €500,000 at the Arqana May Breeze-Up Sale when purchased by Jamie McCalmont for the fledgling German-based Westerberg operation. Introduced by Ralph Beckett, the relative of the sire Crimson Tide (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) encounters another debutante in Tweenhills Fillies and Meridian International's Run Wild (Ger) (Amaron {GB}), a John Gosden-trained half-sister to the classy Rock My Soul (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}) and Rock My Love (Ger) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}).
6.15 Newmarket, Novice, £8,000, 2yo, f, 7fT
NATIONAL TREASURE (IRE) (Camelot (GB)">Camelot {GB}) received favourable mention from Charlie Appleby last week, which is significant given the 2-year-old firepower he possesses in 2019. The €500,000 Goffs Orby graduate whose dam is a half to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Wrote (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) is joined by stablemate Alpen Rose (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), another Orby bigwig who sold for €750,000 and descends from the G1 1000 Guineas heroine Sleepytime (Ire) (Royal Academy). They will have to be smart to deal with Hissa Hamdan Al Maktoum's Wasaayef (Ire) (Kingman (GB)">Kingman {GB}), a John Gosden-trained 580,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 graduate who hails from the family of another Classic heroine in Nightime (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). She was runner-up to her stablemate Cressida (GB) (Dansili {GB}) on debut at Kempton earlier in the month and that is a fair standard of form to aim at.
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