G1 Goal for New 2YO Wootton Bassett SW
Wootton Bassett added another exciting juvenile stakes-winner to his tally for this year when the Christopher Head trained colt Nighttime (2c Wootton Bassett x Daytime, by Frankel) scored a three length win in the Listed Prix Roland de Chambure (1400m) at Deauville on Sunday.
Second on debut in May at Saint-Cloud and then an easy maiden winner at the same venue last month, Nighttime was a short priced favourite and won with authority for Maxime Guyon.
Christopher Head is planning towards the Group I Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère for Nighttime.
“You have no idea how happy I am to train those Wootton Bassetts and what a stallion, what he is doing is just so impressive,” Head said in his post-race interview.
“I love this horse and I love the Wertheimers (owners), I love working with Maxime (Guyon, jockey) and this is just the beginning of a very good story.
“This horse has been so easy to train, he has been doing everything properly and he has been so professional during his races. You could ride him classically or just go in front, he can do anything.
“The Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère (G1) is on the table and we will do everything to make it possible to go there.”
A homebred for Wertheimer & Frere, Nighttime is a half-brother to Group III winner Halfday and is the second winner from three foals to race from blueblood Frankel mare Daytime.
The Juddmonte bred Daytime had just one start for a placing and is a sibling to Group III winner Midterm and stakes-winners Noon Star and Mori from Champion Older Mare Midday, a six time Group I winner, who notably won the Group I Nassau Stakes at Goodwood three times!
Nighttime is bred for greatness and is the 67th stakes-winner for Wootton Bassett and is his fourth juvenile SW in the Northern Hemisphere in 2025.
Wootton Bassett will be back in Australia this spring at a fee of $385,000.