Group 2 Winner Headman to Stand in France

Dual group 2 winner Headman has retired from racing and will stand at Figerro Breeding Farm in Saône-et-Loire, France, this year.

The son of Kingman was trained by Roger Charlton to land four of his nine starts including the Prix Eugene Adam (G2) and Prix Guillaume d'Ornano-Haras du Logis Saint-Germain (G2) at 3 in 2019.

An impressive debut winner on the all-weather at Newcastle as a 2-year-old, Headman also struck in the Al Zubarah London Gold Cup Handicap at Newbury, following in the footsteps of the fellow Charlton-trained and Juddmonte-owned Time Test.

The 5-year-old is the sixth foal out of the winning King's Best mare Deliberate, a half sister to five-time top-level winner Flintshire , who stands at Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa in Kentucky, plus Dance Moves, a dual listed victor for André Fabre.

Deliberate has also produced Projected, a grade 2-winning son of Showcasing, and Delivery, a group 3-placed daughter of Rail Link. 

Deliberate is herself out of the Sadler's Wells mare Dance Routine, winner of the Prix de Royallieu Hotel du Golf Barriere (G2) and runner-up in the Prix de Diane Hermes (French Oaks, G1) for Fabre and a full sister to Concentric, the dam of dual Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) heroine and 11-time group/grade 1 winner Enable. 

She is also a full sister to the group 3-placed Light Ballet, the dam of four winners including listed scorer Penchee, whose other siblings include the stakes winners Apsis and Space Quest. 

Deliberate has a 2-year-old Siyouni filly named Suyian, produced a filly by Kingman last year, and was covered by the Banstead Manor Stud stallion again last year. 

Headman will stand for a fee of €2,800.