JAMES Fanshawe’s Group 1 British Champions Sprint winner Kind Of Blue has been retired to stand at Newsells Park Stud, starting at a fee of £10,000. The son of Blue Point will be syndicated, with Newsells and Wathnan Racing as the majority shareholders.

Twice runner-up in the Hadyock Sprint Cup, Kind Of Blue was initially raced by Michelle Morris with Jan and Peter Hopper, who also bred the bay out of a full-sister to Deacon Blues and half-sister to The Tin Man, both also winners of the British Champions Sprint.

On the family’s latest star, Fanshawe commented: “Kind Of Blue picked up an injury as a yearling and didn’t come into training until the middle of his two-year-old season. But he was always more mentally and physically developed than the rest of the family – that’s the Blue Point in him.

“He was always so mature-looking and we entered him for the Commonwealth Cup before he’d even run. We chucked him in the deep end and he never looked back. I’m sure that anyone who goes to see him will be impressed by his power and tremendous athleticism.”