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. Wednesday's Insights features a half-brother to G3 Fred Darling S. winner Dabyah (Ire).
7.10 Sandown, Mdn, £6,000, 2yo, 7fT
BOLD REASON (GER) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) debuts for Bjorn Nielsen and John Gosden and was a 420,000 guineas buyback by his breeder at the Tattersalls October Sale. The half-brother to the GSW Chartreuse (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) from the family of the talented Albisola (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) and Johnny Barnes (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) meets two other newcomers of note in Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Red Mist (GB) (Frankel%20(GB)#tot">Frankel {GB}), a Simon Crisford-trained relative of Islington (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) and Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's Sam Gold (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), a Roger Varian-trained half-brother to this year's G3 Fred Darling S. scorer Dabyah (Ire) (Sepoy {Aus}).
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