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 a half-sister to a Classic winner.
18.25 Cork, Mdn, €18,000, 2yo, f, 8fT
HAPPIEST (IRE) (Camelot {GB}) bids to add to Ballydoyle's current legion of classy juvenile fillies in a race the stable has won in three of the last five years. A half-sister to the G1 Irish 1,000 Guineas heroine Peaceful (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and daughter of the G1 Prix d'Astarte runner-up Missvinski (Stravinsky), she meets Diane Nagle's €400,000 Arqana Deauville August graduate Tswalu (Ire) (Justify), a Joseph O'Brien-trained granddaughter of the G1 Oaks heroine Imagine (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) who also captured the Irish 1,000.
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