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 GI Wood Memorial S. hero Wicked Strong (Hard Spun).
3.15 Kempton, Mdn, £9,000, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT)
MISS YODA (GER) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) topped the Baden-Baden September Yearling Sale when purchased by Westerberg and starts out for the John Gosden stable on the Polytrack. Out of the G3 Preis der Winterkonigin winner Monami (Ger) (Sholokhov {Ire}), she encounters Godolphin's fellow newcomer South Coast (War Front), a Saeed bin Suroor-trained half-sister to the GI Wood Memorial hero Wicked Strong (Hard Spun).
3.45 Kempton, Novice, £9,000, 2yo, f, 7f (AWT)
TANITA (GB) (Frankel%20(GB)#tot">Frankel {GB}) is one of two intriguing newcomers from the Sir Michael Stoute stable and is out of a full-sister to the brilliant Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) and half to Frankel's classy Sun Maiden (GB). Khalid Abdullah's March-foaled bay is joined by Cheveley Park Stud's Melnikova (GB) (Frankel%20(GB)#tot">Frankel {GB}), a half-sister to Marenko (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) who took the G3 Fred Darling S. on this surface when it was rescheduled to Chelmsford in 2016.
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