Helmet sired his eighth European winner on Saturday 9 July when Godolphin’s Timeless Flight easily broke his maiden over six furlongs at York. Coming into the race on the back of a excellent debut second at Doncaster, he was always in the front rank before going clear a furlong from home under jockey James McDonald.
Bred by Kassala Limited, he was an excellent pinhook for Con Marnane when his price rose from 15,000Gns as a yearling to become a 210,000 breeze-up purchase. Out of the Stakes-winning Kathy’s Rocket, Timeless Flight is a half-brother to three winners.
Helmet, the leading first-crop stallion by horses rated 80 or more by Timeform, has now sired eight individual European winners including the impressive debutant winners Taamol, Thunder Snow, Boater and Chupalla.
