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The Age
08-06-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Wootton Bassett colt to attract strong early interest at Canterbury
Breeding buffs and punters alike will be in raptures before one horse has even left the stalls at Monday's holiday Canterbury meeting. Fittingly on the King's Birthday weekend, some of the most royally bred youngsters in the country step out for the first time in a two-year-old opener for the boys at set weights over 1250m. Heading the lineup is the debutant colt Central Coast for the all-conquering Chris Waller and James McDonald combination. An early favourite with bookmakers, Central Coast is beautifully bred, being by UK-reared global sprint sire Wootton Bassett, and out of dual group 1-winning mare Sunlight, who won the Newmarket Hcp and William Reid Stakes in the same season. Given two impressive trials on rain-affected ground, Central Coast looks primed for a big debut for what is a steeped and well-established group of owners. Loading He drew to get a lovely trail on what should be a gradually improving Soft 7 surface or even firmer, with the track drying out through Sunday and into Monday. But there's no shortage of impressively bred rivals, starting with Cabriole, a powerful-looking colt by superstar Lonhro from the high-class Group 1-winning mare Flit. Starting his career also behind two progressive trials, winning the latest comfortably at Warwick Farm on a Heavy 9, Cabriole was on the clear second line of early betting.
Sydney Morning Herald
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Wootton Bassett colt to attract strong early interest at Canterbury
Breeding buffs and punters alike will be in raptures before one horse has even left the stalls at Monday's holiday Canterbury meeting. Fittingly on the King's Birthday weekend, some of the most royally bred youngsters in the country step out for the first time in a two-year-old opener for the boys at set weights over 1250m. Heading the lineup is the debutant colt Central Coast for the all-conquering Chris Waller and James McDonald combination. An early favourite with bookmakers, Central Coast is beautifully bred, being by UK-reared global sprint sire Wootton Bassett, and out of dual group 1-winning mare Sunlight, who won the Newmarket Hcp and William Reid Stakes in the same season. Given two impressive trials on rain-affected ground, Central Coast looks primed for a big debut for what is a steeped and well-established group of owners. Loading He drew to get a lovely trail on what should be a gradually improving Soft 7 surface or even firmer, with the track drying out through Sunday and into Monday. But there's no shortage of impressively bred rivals, starting with Cabriole, a powerful-looking colt by superstar Lonhro from the high-class Group 1-winning mare Flit. Starting his career also behind two progressive trials, winning the latest comfortably at Warwick Farm on a Heavy 9, Cabriole was on the clear second line of early betting.
