A well bred Wootton Bassett (GB) colt on the improve, Botanist opened his account with a bold front running win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday bringing a timely update for his half-sister headed to Magic millions in the Coolmore draft.

The third and final day of Europe’s premier breeding stock sale concluded with DESERT SPRING heading proceedings at 220,000 guineas and a record average and median for the sale. A record-equalling eleven lots realised a million guineas or more and Tuesday’s turnover was the highest for a day in European auction history, eclipsing the benchmark set at last year’s December Mares Sa