A Group One three-year-old target has already been set for the Karaka Million (1200m) runner-up Al Hasa.

“He’s gone for a spell – he’s our 2000 Guineas colt for the spring,” Te Akau principal David Ellis said.

Trained by Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards, Al Hasa finished runner-up on debut and then won the Listed Welcome Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton by a widening six lengths before he chased home his unbeaten stablemate Avantage in the Ellerslie feature.