Observations: Oct. 25, 2015

12.50 Leopardstown, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, f, 7fT
SOMEHOW (IRE) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) is a daughter of the 2006 G1 Epsom, Irish and Yorkshire Oaks heroine Alexandrova (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells) who debuts in the Michael Tabor silks for Aidan O’Brien on the same afternoon that her MGSW half-brother Alex My Boy (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) tackles the G1 Prix Royal-Oak. There are three in total from Ballydoyle, including the similarly unraced Ring the Bell (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a full-sister to Saturday’s G2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup winner The United States (Ire).

1.20 Leopardstown, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
PIETRO TESTA (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is another fascinating newcomer from Aidan O’Brien’s Rosegreen base, being a half-brother to the outstanding Harbinger (GB) (Dansili {GB}). Susan Magnier’s bay is joined by fellow newcomer and stable companion Bravery (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a 400,000gns TAOCT graduate who is a half-brother to the likes of Furner’s Green (Ire) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}) and Palace (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}).