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Wootton Bassett Popular at Goffs Orby

Tara Madgwick - Thursday October 3

With his first Australian bred progeny to race here this season, Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB) is riding high in the Northern Hemisphere having sired 30 individual two year-old winners – eight of them SW’s- this year and his popularity was reflected in the sale ring at the Goffs Orby Yearling Sale where he had 14 yearlings sell for €3,535,000.

675,000 euro Wootton Bassett filly from Cuff.

The second leading sire by aggregate behind only Frankel, Wootton Bassett achieved an average €252,500 with his best result a filly from Cuff that made €675,000 for Glenvale Stud to the bid of West Bloodstock.

The blueblood filly is a half-sister to Group III winner Cairo from stakes-winning Galileo mare Cuff, a grand-daughter of Group I winning blue hen Rafha, the dam of champion sire Invincible Spirit.

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600,000 euro Wootton Bassett colt from Pussycat Lips.

Godolphin secured the highest priced colt for Wootton Bassett paying €600,000 for the Croom House Stud consigned colt from Group III placed Holy Roman Emperor mare Pussycat Lips.

Wootton Bassett is back in Australia this spring at a fee of $192,500.

Wootton Bassett (GB) is at Coolmore Australia this spring.

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