Four years on from his first appearance in Australia, Ashrun will look for a remarkable victory in the Tancred Stakes after recovering from tendon injuries.
Australian Bloodstock’s Jamie Lovett is used to the gamble of trying to find a European stayer to win Down Under, but he has never come across a horse as tough as Ashrun.
“Ciaron and David did a wonder job just to get him back racing and anything was going to be a bonus, but he ran fourth in the Melbourne Cup, and we still think that big win might be there for him.Getty “He was placed in a group 1 in Germany and was runner-up in a very strong Prix Kergorlay back in 2020,” Lovett said. “It was a great year for stayers in Europe and, as I said, we thought we had the right horse and right weight in the Cup.
“He is an amazing horse because the first day back at the races in September last year, we were just hoping he would keep up and not get beat 20 lengths. But he charged through the line only a couple of lengths from them – it was the signs he was the horse we thought we had four years ago.” Maher has a philosophy with tendon injuries that time is important before controlling the loads on the legs to help horses such as Ashrun return. It also means they build their form because each run gives a platform for the next.“There is a lot of treadmill work and trying to keep things as controlled as possible with horses with a tendon ,” Maher said. “The beach is great for them, and you try to keep the load off the tendon as much as possible.
“It was just great for this bloke to get back to the Melbourne Cup, but winning another race was incredible.”
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