Australian jockey Damian Lane has forged a great association with the Japanese trainers and took the ride on high class stallion Tastiera in the HK$28 million G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday with happy results.

Mr Versatile as a sire, Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB) gets fast juveniles, quality milers and a smattering of classy stayers including one of his rare grey offspring in Presage Nocturne, who won the Group III Prix Prix de Barbeville (3000m) at Longchamp on Sunday.