New Approach’s Telecaster Too Hot In the Dante

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   As is generally the case where York’s G2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante S. is concerned, there was some serious Derby reckoning on Thursday as Too Darn Hot (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) surrendered his unbeaten record to Telecaster (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) and any thoughts of a tilt at the blue riband in the process. While John Gosden was talking of Royal Ascot and the G1 St James’s Palace S. in the aftermath for the Lloyd-Webbers’ juvenile champion, Hughie Morrison was trying his best to be sensible as he pondered a supplementary entry for the June 1 Classic for the Meon Valley Stud homebred winner. Telegraphing his raw ability with a nine-length success in a 10-furlong Windsor maiden Apr. 15, Telecaster who races for the Castle Down Racing syndicate tracked Too Darn Hot’s stablemate Turgenev (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) way ahead of the remainder from the outset under Oisin Murphy. Earning the lead passing the two-furlong pole, he was threatened by the even-money favourite inside the last furlong but stayed on best to prevail by a length, with four lengths back to Surfman (GB) (Kingman {GB}) in a renewal every bit as strong as looked likely beforehand.
   Taken out of the Derby in March, Telecaster would need to be added back in “Kris Kin” style and therefore Morrison was not jumping in to an instant commitment. “He’s obviously a very good horse, but the Derby is only 16 days away and so we’ll have to see how he is,” he said of the 7-1 shot, who if allowed to run in the blue riband will be a second Classic runner at Epsom for the stud after Anapurna (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in the Oaks. “We always thought that he had an incredible cruising speed and it was his strength that kept him going. I thought he’d gone too quick and wouldn’t get home–he had to beat Turgenev first and was being stalked by the favourite–but it looked as if we outstayed him.”
   Gosden was categoric about Too Darn Hot’s next destination. “They set an even pace and Frankie was settling him, but he was strong and pulling being fresh on his first run of the year,” he said. “He had those two weeks walking and the lack of a race beforehand, but stamina told in the end. We came for a trial and an answer and that is very clearly that we’ll freshen him up and go for the [June 18] St James’s Palace at Royal Ascot.”

TELECASTER (GB), c, 3, New Approach (Ire)–Shirocco Star (GB) (G1SP-Eng, MG1SP-Ire & GSP-Fr, $485,970), by Shirocco (Ger).
(180,000gns RNA Ylg ’17 TATOCT). O-Castle Down Racing; B-Meon Valley Stud (GB); T-Hugh Morrison; J-Oisin Murphy. £93,572. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, £98,441.

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