Ballydoyle Unveil Vatican City at HQ

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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. Saturday’s Insights features a full-brother to dual Guineas victor Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

2.50 Newmarket, Novice, £10,000, 2yo, 8fT
EMISSARY (GB) (Kingman {GB}) debuts in a potentially hot contest in which Godolphin and Ballydoyle are represented, but Khalid Abdullah’s homebred has much to commend him as a half-brother to the G1 Epsom Derby and G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe hero Workforce (GB) (King’s Best). Hugo Palmer is entrusted with the handling of the May-foaled bay, who faces the likes of Never Alone (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), a Charlie Appleby-trained 1.2million gns Tattersalls October Book 1 graduate who was second in a decent novice at Sandown last month.

4.00 Newmarket, Novice, £8,000, 2yo, 7fT
VATICAN CITY (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is the day’s most notable newcomer, being a full-brother to the dual Guineas-winning sire Gleaneagles (Ire), the Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Marvellous (Ire), the G1 Moyglare Stud S. and G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere winner Happily (Ire) and other Group 1 performers The Taj Mahal (Ire) and Coolmore (Ire). Aidan O’Brien introduces the son of You’resothrilling (Storm Cat) in an intriguing race which also features Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s unraced colt Al Qaqaa (War Front), a Richard Hannon-trained $1.2-million Keeneland September purchase whose family features the Sadler’s Wells mares Quarter Moon (Ire) and Yesterday (Ire).

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