Observations on the European Racing Scene for May 22

1.20 Curragh, Mdn, €17,500, 2yo, c/g, 6fT
CHURCHILL (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) has to be a significant runner for Aidan O'Brien, who introduced Air Force Blue (War Front) in this 12 months ago. Despite the presence of the stable's Tipperary third Istan (GB) (Excelebration {Ire}), Ryan Moore has opted to ride this unraced grandson of the G1 Cheveley Park S. heroine Airwave (GB) (Air Express {Ire}). Of the two other Ballydoyle representatives, the debutant War Secretary (War Front">War Front) is significant as a son of the MGSW & GISP Upperline (Maria's Mon) who was led out unsold at $825,000 at Keeneland September.

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