By Tom Frary
Division (Kingman), an 800,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 purchase, had shaped with promise when runner-up on debut at Windsor last month and started as the 4-6 favourite to build on that second time at Haydock.
Always comfortable on the front end under James Doyle, the full-brother to the Lowther winner Celandine turned it on approaching the furlong pole to beat Night Mission (Dark Angel) by three lengths.
The winner is the fourth foal out of Rockcliffe Stud's Listed Maggie Dickson Stakes winner and G3 Summer Stakes-placed Pepita, with the third being the aforementioned Celandine who also took the Listed Empress Stakes and was placed in the Summer Stakes and Prix Robert Papin.
A half-sister to the Criterium International-placed Redolent (Redback) and to the dam of the Flying Five runner-up Son Of Rest (Pivotal), Pepita's yearling filly is by Starspangledbanner.
5th-Haydock, £12,000, Novice, 9-4, 2yo, c/g, 6fT, 1:14.12, gd.
DIVISION (GB) (c, 2, Kingman {GB}–Pepita {Ire} {SW & GSP-Eng}, by Sir Prancealot {Ire}).
Sales history: 800,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $11,045. O-Wathnan Racing; B-Rockcliffe Stud; T-William Haggas.
Middle Park entry Division (Kingman) looks a nice colt and opens his account with ease for @WilliamHaggas, @the_doyler and Wathnan Racing @haydockraces pic.twitter.com/16wM2eG2JT
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) September 4, 2025
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