THE profile of South African racing has risen considerably in the past two decades, and although Intense Tango is a British-born daughter of an Irish stallion, she has strong South African pedigree connections.

The Karl Burke-trained four-year-old caught the eye at Doncaster last Saturday when beating her elders in the Grade 2 OLBG.com Mares’ Hurdle (registered as the Doncaster Mares’ Hurdle) over two miles, 110 yards.