Te Akau Kilmore Preview

Te Akau has one horse racing on Sunday 25 November at Kilmore, Melbourne.

Weather: overcast, track: Soft5, rail: true

7.05 p.m. (NZ time) R8 3 Age of Fire (4 h Fastnet Rock - Dragon's Tail) - Jye McNeil; found the line late when resuming in the Village Stakes (Listed, 1200m) on 17 October at Caulfield, and remained rearward in the Chatham Stakes (Gr. 3, 1400m) on 10 November at Flemington. Fitter for two races, he drops in class and steps in distance for the $150,000 bet365 Kilmore Cup (Listed, 1600m). A slower tempo and his ability to handle slow ground should enable him to prove more competitive. Fixed odds: $41.00 & $6.75.

Owned by the Te Akau 2016 Sydney Breeding No. 2 and Brendan & Jo Lindsay (Cambridge Stud), Age of Fire contested the Rosehill Guineas (Gr. 1, 2000m) in March, spelled, and following trials in July and August then was sent to Darren Weir at Warrnambool, Victoria.

In November last year, he was runner-up to stable-mate Embellish (Savabeel) in the 2000 Guineas (Gr. 1, 1600m), before winning the Levin Classic (Gr. 1, 1600m) in January.