By Tom Frary
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 the return of an Aidan O'Brien group winner.
6.45 Dundalk, Cond, €26,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f (AWT)
I CAN FLY (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) steps out five days after her intended seasonal debut in Friday's abandoned Dundalk meeting. Last year's G2 Boomerang S. winner and G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. runner-up faces the same three rivals that she was due to then as she looks for a direct entry into the £150,000 Ladbrokes Fillies and Mares' Championship over this distance and surface at Lingfield on the £1-million All-Weather Championships Finals Day Apr. 19.
7.00 Kempton, Cond, £70,000, 3yo, 8f (AWT)
SPANISH MISSION (Noble Mission {GB}) runs in the colours of Team Valor, who owns the colt in partnership with Earle Mack with David Simcock saddling the impressive Chelmsford novice scorer in this “Road To The Kentucky Derby” Conditions S. won last year by Gronkowski (Lonhro {Aus}). Out of a half to the GI Shoemaker Mile hero Talco (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}), he meets Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum's G2 UAE Derby hopeful Jahbath (GB) (Mukhadram {GB}), a William Haggas-trained three-times all-weather winner.
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