Watch Me (Fr)

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. Friday's Observations features a daughter of dual Group 1 winner Watch Me (Fr) (Olympic Glory {Ire}). 3.10 Chantilly, Mdn, €27,000, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f (AWT) WHY NOT AGAIN (FR) (Siyouni {Fr}) is the meeting's most significant debutante as the first foal out of the G1 Coronation Stakes and G1...

Two-time Group 1 winner Watch Me (Fr) (Olympic Glory {Ire}) will visit Haras d'Etreham's Persian King (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) this spring. A winner of the 2019 G1 Coronation S. and 2020 G1 Prix Rothschild for Francis-Henri Graffard, the 6-year-old also claimed the G3 Prix Imprudence and a brace of listed races in her native land. She foaled a Siyouni (Fr) filly on Jan. 27. In her extended family is the stakes-winning gelding Hamish McGonagall (GB) (Namid {GB}), also second in the G1 Nunthorpe S. and third in the G1 Prix...

Alexander Tamagni-Bodmer and Regula Vannod's Watch Me (Fr) (Olympic Glory {Ire}) had the obvious form claims for Sunday's G1 Prix Rothschild at Deauville and all went to script for last year's G1 Coronation S. winner as she outbattled Half Light (Ire) (Shamardal) and Know It All (GB) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) for the win. Tracking Godolphin's Summer Romance (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) throughout the early stages, the 7-10 favourite got the split on the rail to edge ahead approaching the 300-metre marker and stayed on to score by 3/4 of a length...

Francis-Henri Graffard is looking forward to the 4-year-old career of Royal Ascot heroine Watch Me (Fr). The daughter of Olympic Glory (Ire) enjoyed her finest hour to date when beating dual G1 1000 Guineas winner Hermosa (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Coronation S. at the showpiece meeting, before finishing fourth in the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville. She ended the year with a fine run in third when stepped up to a mile and a quarter in the G1 Prix de l'Opera on Arc day, beaten just...