Wootton Bassett Colt a Watch Horse

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday June 20

The Group II Coventry Stakes for two year-old colts at Royal Ascot tonight features a very short priced favourite and he is River Tiber, a super talented son of Wootton Bassett (GB), who is set to shuttle to Coolmore Australia for his third season this spring.

River Tiber is shooting for three wins in a row - image Coolmore

Trained by Aidan O’Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore, River Tiber has had two starts for two very easy wins in Ireland over five and five and a half furlongs with the step to six furlongs expected to suit him even better.

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River Tiber was purchased for 480,000 guineas from Tattersalls October Book 1 Yearling Sale and is the first winner from Transcendence, an unraced half-sister to stakes-winners Mister Manannan and Shermeen, the dam of Group I winning 2YO Sudirman.

He is one of eight two year-old winners from 12 starters this year in Europe for Wootton Bassett, whose better bred crops of foals are poised for lift off.

Wootton Bassett is priced this spring at $93,500 with his first Australian bred yearlings to sell in 2024.

Wootton Bassett is back in Australia this spring.

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