Premier jockey James McDonald is adamant Wodeton is primed to deliver on his group 1 promise in the Golden Rose (1400m) on Saturday and give Coolmore an emotional win following the loss of the colt’s champion sire, Wootton Bassett, this week.

The racing world was rocked on Tuesday by the death of the British-bred stallion at age 17 from pneumonia while at Coolmore Australia standing for a national record service fee of $385,000.

McDonald took John O’Shea and Tom Charlton-trained colt Napoleonic, a son of Wootton Bassett, to victory at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, and he was excited about the chances of Wodeton landing a far greater success on Saturday at Rosehill.

Wodeton, one of four Chris Waller-trained runners in the $1 million Golden Rose, has one win from seven starts, but has never

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