Half To Elliptique Set For Fontainebleau Debut

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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. Friday's Observations features a half-brother to a Group 1 winner.

12.35 Fontainebleau, Mdn, €27,000, unraced 2yo, f, 9fT
Jeff Smith's hitherto unraced SPELLBINDER (GB) (Camelot {GB}) is a homebred half-sister to MGSW G1 Prix Ganay placegetter Norse King (Fr) (Norse Dancer {Ire}). In common with that sibling and several others, she is conditioned by Myriam Bollack-Badel and faces one dozen rivals in this debutantes' heat.

 

13.05 Fontainebleau, Mdn, €27,000, unraced 2yo, c/g, 9fT
Baron Edouard de Rothschild's homebred MR LE PHILOSOPHE (GB) (Le Havre {Ire}) is an unraced son of the stakes-placed Uryale (Fr) (Kendor {Fr}) and thus a half-brother to G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis hero Elliptique (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) and multiple stakes winner Cicerole (Fr) (Barathea {Ire}), who placed four times at pattern-race level. The Mikel Delzangles trainee encounters 17 rivals in this newcomers' test.

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