Te Akau Ascot UK Preview

Te Akau has one horse racing on 5 May at Royal Ascot.

Going: Good to Soft

2.10 a.m. (NZ time) R3 4 Torcedor (6 g Fastnet Rock - Magnolia Lane) - Colm O'Donoghue; has drawn barrier three of six in the Longines Sagaro Stakes (Gr. 3, 3200m), for a purse of NZ$66,000 to the winner. His form prior to a glitch in the Dubai World Cup (Gr. 2, 3200m) was particularly good, finishing second to Order of St George (Galileo) in both the Qipco Long Distance Cup (Gr. 2, 3200m) and Irish St Leger (Gr. 1, 2816m) at The Curragh. Hence, he is the 9/4 ($3.25) favourite for this assignment. Purchased by Te Akau principal David Ellis for 70,000 Euro (NZ$115,000) at the 2013 Deauville Yearling Sales in France, he is owned by Sir Patrick Hogan, Sir Peter Vela, Mohammed Moussa and Laurie Laxon, and is trained by Jessica Harrington in County Kildare, Ireland. Torcedor has won four of his 16 starts and posted five seconds and a third, earning NZ$627,367 in prize money.

News:

Torcedor tops field of six for Sagaro Stakes

Irish raider Torcedor is one of six runners in the Longines Sagaro Stakes at Ascot on Wednesday.

Jessica Harrington's charge claimed the scalp of Order Of St George in the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan last spring and chased home the same horse in both the Irish St Leger and Long Distance Cup later in the season.

He trailed home last of 16 runners on his first start of 2018 in the Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan, but sets the standard in this two-mile Group Three on his previous form.