Mehmas’s Goffs UK Breeze-Up Star Zelaina Debuts In Key Maiden

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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. Wednesday's Observations features several high-priced auction purchases.

2.52 Nottingham, Mdn, £6,899, 2yo, f, 5f 8yT
ZELAINA (GB) (Mehmas {Ire}) debuts for Wathnan Racing and Karl Burke in this maiden the stable has won for the last two years with the subsequent G2 Queen Mary Stakes third Beautiful Diamond and with Leovanni, who captured that Royal Ascot prize 12 months ago. At £650,000 the top-priced filly at the Goffs UK Breeze Up, the half-sister to the G2 Railway Stakes-placed Arctician faces the Coolmore-owned and Simon and Ed Crisford-trained filly Novelette (Ire) (Sioux Nation) who at £410,000 was second only to her among her sex at that auction. Godolphin's newcomer, the Charlie Appleby-trained Secret Oath (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), was also a big-money purchase with the daughter of the GII Nassau Stakes and G3 Albany Stakes runner-up Bletchley costing €550,000 at Goffs Orby Book 1.

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