Royal Playwright (GB)

In a year that has seen the famous Gredley colours spring back to prominence, Saturday's G1 William Hill Futurity Trophy at Doncaster hosts their exciting 2-year-old Wimbledon Hawkeye (GB) (Kameko) who bids to emulate his sire's success in this mile feature and lift the James Owen stable to the heights. Relishing the step up to this trip and an easier surface when upstaging the re-opposing Royal Playwright (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) in Newmarket's G2 Royal Lodge Stakes last month, the homebred is one of an intriguing renewal's standard-setters. "He...

Emulating the feat of his sire Kingman (GB) in winning Sandown's G3 Solario Stakes on Saturday, Juddmonte's TDN Rising Star Field Of Gold (Ire) continued his upward trajectory for the Gosdens who have enjoyed some big moments in this seven-furlong juvenile staging post. Impressive when dealing with some smart contemporaries in a Newmarket novice at the July Festival, the grey son of the well-connected Princess De Lune (Ire) (Shamardal) was keen early for Kieran Shoemark tracking the pace set by chief market rival Royal Playwright (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire})....

One of the season's more exciting 2-year-old prospects, Juddmonte's TDN Rising Star Field Of Gold (Ire) bids to emulate his sire Kingman (GB) on Saturday as he looks for a first pattern-race success in the feature G3 Solario Stakes at Sandown. Kept back for this seven-furlong staging post by John and Thady Gosden since his impressive success in a Newmarket novice at the July Festival, the grey meets some other fascinating types in Jeff Smith's clear-cut Salisbury novice winner Royal Playwright (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), an Andrew Balding-trained son...

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 son of Group 1 winner Arabian Queen (Ire). 18.15 Salisbury, Novice, £10,000, 2yo, 6f 213yT ROYAL PLAYWRIGHT (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) is the fifth foal out of Jeff Smith's G1 Juddmonte International heroine Arabian Queen (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), with the best so far being...