Son Of Moonstone Debuts At The Curragh

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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 trio of intriguing juveniles by Galileo.

2.20 Curragh, Mdn, €17,500, 2yo, 7fT
COVENTRY (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is one of three Ballydoyle runners in this intriguing affair and the only one without a previous outing, but as a son of the G1 Irish Oaks heroine Moonstone (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}) he will be watched closely. His full-brother US Army Ranger (Ire) was second in the G1 Epsom Derby, while half-siblings Nelson (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Nevis (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), Stubbs (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and Words (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) all won black-type races with varying gravity. Wayne Lordan is on Louisiana (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the full-brother to the G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains and G1 Sussex S. hero The Gurkha (Ire) who was second to the G2 Beresford S. protagonist Shekhem (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) in a Listowel maiden earlier this month, while a fascinating runner outside of Rosegreen is the Gittins’ and Catherine Kinane’s Springbank (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a daughter of the talented Lady Springbank (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) who was third to Wichita (Ire) (No Nay Never) on debut over this course and distance in August.

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