Division was a promising and progressive juvenile, winning three races in succession including a Listed event at York. ‘A colt going places in a hurry,’ enthused the Thoroughbred Daily News.

Today’s race, first run in 2015, is the only G1 sprint in Europe confined to three-year-olds. It’s been Division’s target all spring. In May’s trial, run over the course and distance, he forfeited ground by rearing as the stalls opened, yet was beaten less than half a length. The son of Kingman then ran second in the G2 Sandy Lane Stakes, to most eyes soundly beaten by the filly Venetian Sun, who reopposes today. His trainer, however, begs to differ.