THERE will have been lots of celebrations throughout the Darley group after the Dalham Hall Stud shuttler, Harry Angel (Dark Angel), sired his first Group 1 winner on Saturday. His three-year-old son Tom Kitten demolished his rivals at Randwick to capture the Spring Champion Stakes over 10 furlongs.

Twice successful at two, the colt won the Group 3 Up And Coming Stakes at Rosehill in August, but suffered a number of defeats when placed in races such as the Group 3 Ming Dynasty Stakes and Gloaming Stakes. The colt, out of the Street Cry (Machiavellian) mare Transfers, scored by almost four lengths, and in a time only a second outside the track record.