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 a half-sister to Free Eagle.
2.20 Cork, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, f, 8fT
AMMA GRACE (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is a significant debutante for Moyglare Stud at the end of an emotive week for the establishment. A half-sister to the G1 Prince of Wales's S.-winning sire Free Eagle (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) and other notables and a full-sibling of last week's Listed Galtres S. scorer Search For a Song (Ire), the Dermot Weld trainee is up against a fair yardstick in the Niarchos Family's Jessie Harrington-trained Cork maiden runner-up Unknown Pleasures (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}).
2.35 ParisLongchamp, Debutantes, €27,000, 2yo, f, 8fT
MILLE FOIS MERCI (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is the first foal out of the G3 Prix d'Arenberg winner and G1 Cheveley Park S. third High Celebrity (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) who starts out in the same Ecurie Victoria Dreams colours for the same Andre Fabre stable. Among her rivals is Shadwell's homebred Adabeyaat (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)">Oasis Dream {GB}), a Jean-Claude Rouget-trained daughter of the G3 Prix de la Porte Maillot winner and G1 Prix Rothschild third Mashoora (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}).
2.50 Cork, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, f, 6fT
SECOND GLANCE (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is a daughter of the G1 Cheveley Park S. winner Rosdhu Queen (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) who Coolmore snapped up for 2.1million gns at the 2013 Tattersalls December Mares Sale. Aidan O'Brien introduces the January-foaled bay against His Highness The Aga Khan's Shehreen (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), a Dermot Weld-trained half-sister to the stable's G2 Blandford S. scorer Shamreen (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) whose 3-year-old half-sister Sheranda (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) debuts in the 3.50 on the card.
4.25 ParisLongchamp, Mdn, €27,000, 2yo, c/g, 8fT
MUSICAL MAST (Mizzen Mast) debuts for Khalid Abdullah and Pascal Bary and is a son of the dual Grade I winner Flute (Seattle Slew) who has produced this colt's GII Goldikova S.-winning full-sister Filimbi. In an 11-strong line-up, there is a Godolphin-Andre Fabre project who must be feared in Victor Ludorum (GB) (Shamardal), a relative of Street Cry (Ire).
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