winners from Zafonic’s daughters. Wootton Bassett had eight winners from ten starters out of DUBAWI mares, including Listed winner Hellenistique. Wootton Bassett had talented winners from mares by KINGMAMBO and KING’S BEST , and also had a Listed winner with a dam by WHIPPER . Wootton Bassett also had BT performers out of mares by MACHIAVELLIAN and STREET CRY . Henri Matisse has plenty of options from the DANZIG line. Wootton Bassett had two Gr.3 winners, including unbeaten 2025 2YO Albert Einstein, from his first 13 starters out of daughters of WAR FRONT . The first 12 starters out of SEA THE STARS mares were headed by Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Unquestionable and Gr.2 winner Carmers. OASIS DREAM sired the dams of Gr.2 winner Chindit and Gr.1-placed Dash Dizzy, while Wootton Bassett sired the Gr.2 Coventry Stakes winner River Tiber from a grand-daughter of OASIS DREAM , by ARCANO . Wootton Bassett’s sire Iffraaj sired Group winners from daughters of DANEHILL , DANSILI , DUKE OF MARMALADE , ROCK OF GIBRALTAR and DANZERO . Wootton Bassett’s Gr.2 2YO winner Beautify is one of several BT performers out of DANSILI mares. His 2023 2YO Gr.3 winner Zabiari had a dam by DUKE OF MARMALADE . His Gr.1-placed Listed winner Apples And Bananas has a dam by MASTERCRAFTSMAN . Wootton Bassett’s Gr.1 Prix Saint-Alary winner Incarville is out of a grand-daughter of NIGHT SHIFT , by AZAMOUR . NIGHT SHIFT’s grandson TURTLE BOWL is the broodmare sire of Gr.2 winner Atomic Jones and Listed winner Waltham. Mares with SHIRLEY HEIGHTS blood made their mark with Wootton Bassett. His Gr.1 winner Al Riffa has a 2nd dam by DARSHAAN , while Gr.2 winner Royal Patronage is out of a grand-daughter of DARSHAAN , by DALAKHANI . The first nine foals out of VERGLAS mares included the top-class King of Steel, the Gr.3 winning stayer Presage Nocturne and Listed winner Dream Works. Mares from the ROYAL APPLAUSE male line are well qualified to reinforce Henri Matisse’s juvenile ability. Wootton Bassett’s first 4 foals out of ROYAL APPLAUSE mares include Gr.2-placed Mamba Noire and 108-rated English Oak, and ROYAL APPLAUSE also sired the 2nd dam of Gr.2 winner Green Impact. This puts daughters of ACCLAMATION , DARK ANGEL and MEHMAS into the picture. Wootton Bassett sired the very promising Gr.2 winner Constitution River from a handful of foals out of mares by LE HAVRE .
“ raced wide around the home bend, but he was good enough to overcome that, finishing strongly to win cosily ” RACING POST on the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf
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