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 feature the return of a 'TDN Rising Star' by Kingman (GB).
4.25 Kempton, Nov, £6,400, 2yo, 7f (AWT)
Lady Bamford's homebred GURU (GB) (Kingman%20(GB)#tot">Kingman {GB}) earned 'TDN Rising Star' status when gaining a narrow verdict over this distance on the Newbury turf last month and is burdened with a seven-pound penalty for that success. The John Gosden trainee, a son of MGISP G2 Prix de la Nonette victress Dream Peace (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) who was scratched from an engagement in last Saturday's Listed Washington Singer S., faces a two-fold threat from Sir Michael Stoute's nearby Newmarket base. It consists of King Power Racing's 260,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 acquisition Aerion Power (Ire) (Kingman%20(GB)#tot">Kingman {GB}), a half-brother to two stakes performers who has been showing up well at home; and Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum's €170,000 Goffs November foal and fellow newcomer Qaasid (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}), who is a half-brother to last year's G1 Hong Kong Gold Gup third Dinozzo (Ire) (Lilbourne Lad {Ire}) and the stakes-placed Spring Loaded (Ire) (Zebedee {GB}).
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