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 returning TDN Rising Star.
2.50 Navan, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, c/g, 5f 162yT
UNITED FRONT (War Front">War Front) could hardly have made a more promising debut when fourth in the Olympic Glory Conditions S. on Newbury's Lockinge card last month. Aidan O'Brien has three engaged in this, but the relative of the leading sprinter and sire Diabolical (Artax) will be hard to beat if handling this easier ground.
3.20 Newmarket, Novice, £8,000, 2yo, 6fT
DAILY TIMES (GB) (Gleneagles (Ire)">Gleneagles {Ire}) debuts for her owner-breeder Allan Belshaw and the John Gosden stable and is a notable newcomer as a half-sister to last year's outstanding 2-year-old Newspaperofrecord (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}). Also connected to Latrobe (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) and his full-sister Pink Dogwood (Ire), the March-foaled bay is the sole filly taking on nine in the race won 12 months ago by the stable's Calyx (GB) (Kingman {GB}).
5.17 Maisons-Laffitte, Debutantes, €25,000, 3yo, 10 1/2fT
DALKEYA (FR) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) starts out for His Highness The Aga Khan and Alain de Royer-Dupre and despite her late introduction has time on her side as a half-sister to the 2015 G1 Dubai Sheema Classic heroine Dolniya (Fr) (Azamour {Ire}). From the family of Daylami (Ire) and Dalakhani (Ire), the homebred encounters Ballymore Thoroughbred Ltd's All Grace (Fr) (Kingman (GB)">Kingman {GB}), an Andre Fabre-trained relative of Aquarelliste (Fr) (Danehill).
5.45 Navan, Cond, €20,000, 3yo, 8fT
GODDESS (Camelot (GB)">Camelot {GB}http://thoroughbreddailynews.com/progeny-pps/?sire=Galileo (Ire)#tot) makes her keenly-anticipated return having last been seen finishing last of six as the 4-9 favourite for the G3 Silver Flash S. at Leopardstown in July. Earning 'TDN Rising Star' status with her 10-length maiden success there a fortnight previously, the granddaughter of Urban Sea (Miswaki) and full-sister to Athena (Ire) and half to the high-class Montjeu (Ire) duo Bracelet (Ire) and Wading (Ire) has two rivals on this reintroduction.
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