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. Friday's Insights features a half-sister to Pride of Dubai (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}).
12.35 Newmarket, Novice, £8,000, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
ALANMAR (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) cost 800,000gns at the Tattersalls October Sale Book 1 and debuts for Shadwell and the William Haggas stable. The half-brother to the smart group winners Weary (Fr) (Astronomer Royal) and Nyaleti (Ire) (Arch) encounters Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's fellow newcomer Dubawi Sands (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), a Roger Varian-trained half-brother to the G1 2000 Guineas hero Galileo Gold (GB) (Paco Boy {Ire}).
6.45 Newcastle, Mdn, £5,300, 2yo, f, 8f 5y (AWT)
BINT AL ANOOD (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is a half-sister to the dual Group 1-winning first-season sire Pride of Dubai (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) who debuts for Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum and the John Gosden stable. In a maiden packed with intriguing prospects, Ali Saeed's Teona (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) from the Roger Varian yard is a half-sister to Godolphin's classy Al Hilalee (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) out of the G1 Pretty Polly S. heroine Ambivalent (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}).
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