Te Akau Lad cruises home
Auckland correspondent
Te Akau Lad, such a fine winner at Pukekohe a week earlier, annihilated his opposition in the DB Draught Hurdles at Ellerslie on Saturday. Ridden, as usual, by Toby Autridge, Te Akau Lad was soon in front and he gave a splendid display of jumping to score by nine lengths from Vinaman, which chased him most of the way. Roskill King was four lengths away, third. In winning, Te Akau Lad took his first step towards the sAust4o,ooo Trans Tasman Hurdles at Rosehill, Sydney, in November. The race on
Saturday was the first of four qualifying events in New Zealand for the Australian feature. “He should have no trouble with the smaller fences over there,” said rider Toby Autridge. “He skips them so neatly. And he’s got the pace on the flat to be right up there all the way.”
Te Akau Lad, an eight-year-old son of Zamazaan, is trained by Graeme Rogerson, who won the Tanalith Northern Hurdles in June with Noble Heritage and is also represented by another top jumper in Lord Zirito.
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