Observations: June 25, 2016

War Front has a pair of well-related juveniles to debut Saturday | Claiborne

1.50 Chester, Mdn, £10,000, 2yo, 5f 16yT
ATTEQ (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) was a 310,000gns TATOCT purchase by Al Shaqab Racing who is entrusted to Richard Fahey and makes his debut around the testing tight turns of this unique circuit. Out of a half to the 2013 GI Northern Dancer Turf S. hero Forte dei Marmi (GB) (Selkirk) from a distinguished Luca Cumani family, the bay at least has a favourable draw in two to help on this tricky racecourse introduction.

3.00 Curragh, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, 6fT
WHITECLIFFSOFDOVER (War Front">War Front) debuts for Michael Tabor, having cost $1.15million at Keeneland September, with Seamie Heffernan booked on the apparent Ballydoyle second-string. A half-brother to the 2014 GI Beldame S. third Endless Chatter (First Samurai) out of a half to Pulpit, he is joined by Intelligence Cross (War Front">War Front), a full-brother to the 2012 G1 QEII Cup third Sweet Orange who was second over this course and distance last month.

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