Ballydoyle Millionaire Shaftesbury Avenue Returns At Navan
Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 6:30 pm |
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Maxfield | Darley
Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Monday’s Observations features a seven-figure yearling.
2.48 Navan, Mdn, 3yo/up, c/g, 7f 180yT
SHAFTESBURY AVENUE (Maxfield) may not have made much impact on his debut at The Curragh earlier this month, but Aidan O’Brien is renowned for improving his maidens exponentially and as a $1-million Keeneland September sensation is only at the beginning of the journey. The half-brother to Not This Time‘s triple Grade I winner Up To The Mark encounters a tricky opponent in the Zinlo Syndicate’s newcomer State Of Wyoming (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), a Paddy Twomey-trained half-brother to the G2 Dahlia Stakes and G2 Prix de la Nonette winner and Queen Anne runner-up Terebellum (Sea The Stars).
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