Khalid Abdullah's 5-year-old Bated Breath (GB) (Dansili {GB}--Tantina, by Distant View), who broke Haydock's track record when winning the May 26 G2 Temple S., has been retired and will join his owner's stallion roster at Banstead Manor Stud near Newmarket. The homebred bay failed to strike in nine attempts at the highest level, but registered seconds in last term's G1 July Cup, G1 Haydock Sprint Sup and GI Nearctic S., and in this year's G1 King's Stand S., on unsuitably softened turf, at Royal Ascot June 19. His two latest efforts yielded a sixth in the Aug. 24 G1 Nunthorpe S. and a third in the Sept. 8 G1 Haydock Sprint Cup. “Bated Breath leaves Beckhampton this week to go to Juddmonte Farm's Banstead Manor Stud to take up stallion duties alongside his hugely popular sire Dansili,” commented trainer Roger Charlton. “He has been a wonderful horse to train--genuine, tough, sound, and consistent with a bombproof temperament. I am sure when breeders see him they will fall in love with him. We will all miss his wonderful bold head looking out of his box and I will look forward to training his sons and daughters.” Bated Breath retires with a career record of 18-6-4-2, and earnings of £419,945.