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 Observations features a Too Darn Hot (GB) blueblood.
16.30 Naas, Mdn, €18,000, 2yo, 7fT
TRUTH BE TOLD (IRE) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) is Moyglare's sixth foal out of their G2 Ribblesdale Stakes winner and G1 Irish Oaks third Princess Highway (Street Cry {Ire}), with her progeny including the G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes third Eternal Silence (War Front). Dermot Weld debuts the homebred from a family with which he has excelled on several occasions against six others in the maiden won two years ago by Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}).
13.40 Beverley, Novice, £7,500, 2yo, 7f 96yT
DIVINE LEGACY (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) is the third foal out of St Albans Bloodstock's G1 Premio Lydia Tesio and G2 Park Hill Stakes winner God Given (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), making him a half-brother to Godolphin's recent GII Man O War Stakes hero Silver Knott (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). Edward Bethell has been handed charge of the homebred, whose main target is Shadwell's penalised Yarmouth winner El Burhan (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), a George Boughey-trained 210,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale graduate.
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