By Tom Frary
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. Monday's Insights features the return of a one-time Derby favourite
4.20 Epsom, Cond, £15,000, 3yo/up, 10f 17yT
MIDTERM (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) comes to the track which hosts the blue riband for which he was the long-time ante-post favourite for last year. Khalid Abdullah's G3 Sandown Classic Trial-winning son of Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) is now in need of a confidence-restoring outing as Sir Michael Stoute bids to build him back up on his return from a break having been last of six in the Listed Fred Archer S. at Newmarket at the start of July. Unfortunately for Midterm, Roger Varian has ensured this will be a proper test as he saddles Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's G3 Rose of Lancaster S. runner-up Mount Logan (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}).
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