Jockey Daniel Stackhouse has received extra satisfaction from the debut win of Bassett at Caulfield.

It was on his recommendation that his mother Vicki took up a share in the son of Savabeel after Stackhouse rode the gelding in a trial at Sandown earlier in the year.

When he found out there were shares available in the two-year-old, Stackhouse firstly contacted his father, who declined, before his mother took up the offer.

To make the win a little more special, Stackhouse's parents flew in from New Zealand to witness the victory.

"I've always liked this horse right from the first time I rode him," Stackhouse said.

"I said to my mum I found a nice one to be involved in and she did.

"It's great to get the win for her and all the other owners."

A drifter from $3.50 to $6.50 in the 1100m sprint for two-year-olds, Bassett took full advantage of an inside draw to defeat his Peter Moody-trained stablemate Kinglike ($16) by 1-1/4 lengths with favourite Battle Of Troy ($2.50) a length away third.

Stackhouse said his parents had been involved in a few jumpers in New Zealand but Saturday's victory was their biggest success.

Bassett holds a nomination for the Group One J J Atkins Plate (1600m) at Doomben on June 6.

"He looks like he's got more than handy ability," Moody's racing manager Jeff O'Connor said.

"He's got a lot of speed for a Savabeel and it was a terrific result."