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. Wednesday's Observations features a half-brother to Group 3 winner Love Locket (Ire) (No Nay Never).
5.30 Kempton, Novice, £6,500, 2yo, 8f (AWT)
NOBEL (IRE) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), a 825,000gns purchase at the Tattersalls October Book 1 Sale, is a half-brother to the G3 Leopardstown Fillies Trial S. winner Love Locket (Ire) (No Nay Never) and the listed scorer Raakib Alhawa (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) who starts for Qatar Racing and the Andrew Balding stable. Out of a relative of High Chaparral (Ire), the March-foaled chestnut is met by the similarly unraced Hugo Palmer trainee Sky Legend (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), a 450,000gns Book 1 graduate who is a son of the G3 Prix Imprudence scorer and dual group 1-placed Spectre (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}).
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