Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Saturday's Observations features a half-sister to Puerto Rico (Wootton Bassett).
2.20 Cork, Mdn, 2yo, f, 5fT
NEVERMINDTHERAIN (IRE) (No Nay Never) is Ballydoyle's first juvenile filly to appear in 2026 and bids to become the stable's first winner in this category following Friday's near-miss with Confucius. A half-sister to last year's Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and Criterium International winner Puerto Rico (Wootton Bassett), the relative of Galileo's Misty For Me and Ballydoyle encounters six peers.
4.37 Cork, Mdn, 3yo, f, 7fT
FLOWER FOREST (IRE) (Siyouni {Fr}) is another debutante from Rosegreen to catch the eye on the card, being the fifth foal out of Galileo's Group 3 winner and Grade I-placed Coolmore. Ryan Moore is on the yard's experienced Signora (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), while Susan Magnier also has an interest in the Fozzy Stack-trained newcomer Mardi Gras Queen (Charlatan), a half-sister to the Belmont Oaks Invitational winner Aspen Grove (Justify) who carries the colours of her breeder, Craig Bernick's Glen Hill Farm.
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