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. Tuesday's Observations features the full-brother to Elite Status and the son of dual Group 1 heroine Silasol.
18.45 Lingfield, Novice, £6,300, 2yo, 6f (AWT)
SOLDIER'S HEART (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), a full-brother to the G3 Prix de Cabourg winner Elite Status (GB) who was the joint-highest-priced colt at Tattersalls Book 2 when selling for 425,000gns, debuts for Victorious Racing and Simon and Ed Crisford. Among his rivals is the similarly unraced Brandywine Falls (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), a Roger Varian-trained homebred of John Deer's who is a full-brother to the stable's G2 Rockfel S. winner and G1 Moyglare Stud S. and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf runner-up Daahyeh (GB) and half-brother to last year's G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest third Saint Lawrence (Ire) (Al Kazeem {GB}).
14.30 Saint-Cloud, Debutantes, €30,000, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
SILIUS (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) bids to continue the weekend momentum of the Wertheimers and Christophe Ferland in this intriguing affair which has attracted 2-year-olds with more of a Classic pedigree. A son of the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac and G1 Prix Saint-Alary heroine Silasol (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}), he meets Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard's Burn To Shine (GB) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), a Pascal Bary-trained €180,000 Arqana Deauville August purchase whose half-siblings include the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere hero National Defense (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}).
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