Roger Varian's star miler Charyn will retire at the end of the season with the Breeders' Cup Mile or Japanese Mile Championship both muted as potential swansong targets.
The striking son of Dark Angel has somewhat taken the mile division by storm this season, winning the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot before a scintillating display in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville.
After a slightly unfortunate second-place finish in the Prix du Moulin, the Roger Varian-trained likeable grey is a well-fancied 11/8 chance to get back on track in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes back at Ascot on Qipco British Champions Day, with owner Nurlan Bizakov announcing he could then head to either Japan or American before retiring to his stud Haras de Montfort and Preaux.
In a statement on X, Bizakov said: "Charyn's immense talent will be on display again on October 19 at Ascot in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, followed by possible tilts at either the Breeders' Cup Mile on November 2nd or Japan's Mile Championship on November 17th, before his final, one-way trip to France to take up stud duties at Haras de Montfort and Preaux.
"Although he has become a familiar name on the European stage and beyond these past seasons, I cannot wait to unveil Charyn in his new role, and I am already thankful for the incredible hype and growing momentum arising about him."
