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 Insights features a quarter of well-bred 3-year-olds, highlighted by a sister to American Classic winner.
4.45 Newmarket, Mdn, £8,000, 3yo, f, 8fT
GLITTERING JEWEL (Bernardini) debuts for a Godolphin operation which has already started the Craven meeting with a bang. A half-sister to the champion juvenile and GI Kentucky Derby-winning sire Street Sense, the Charlie Appleby trainee encounters several similarly notably bred individuals including Juddmonte's 600,000gns TATOCT purchase Natavia (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), a Roger Charlton-trained half-sister to the G1 Sun Chariot S. winner Spinning Queen (GB) (Spinning World); Fawzi Abdulla Nass's Saniyaat (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), a €1,050,000 GOFORB yearling under the care of rookie trainer George Peckham; and Paul Makin's homebred Tranquil Star (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a daughter of his dual Group 1 winner We Can Say It Now (Aus) (Starcraft {NZ}), already responsible for last year's G3 Prix du Prince d'Orange scorer Sky Kingdom (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}).
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