held up in 7th, headway on outside over 3f out, went 3rd 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, one pace when rider dropped reins inside final furlong, went 2nd final 75 yards
close up in 4th until lost place 7f out, struggling final 3f
reastless in stalls, tracked leading pair, chased winner 6f out, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, one pace and held when lost 2nd final 75 yards
slowly into stride, held up in rear, steady headway from 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders
tracked leader, led 7f out, made rest, ridden along from 2f out, in command and stayed on inside final furlong
led until 7f out, chased winner until 6f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
held up in touch, headway to 3rd over 5f out, until 2f out, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, held up in 5th, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride and always behind
A straight-forward opportunity for the 80-rated DANCING DUDE to break his maiden tag at the main expense of Tinseltown and Across The Sea. The selection has shaped with promise in all three starts this year, with his best run coming on slightly softer ground at Musselburgh. If the ground stays good then he has a very good opportunity today. It will be 'hats off' to his trainer Alan Swinbank if he can get the modest bumper horse Stetson to win this, and a bigger threat may be Irish challenger Tinseltown. He shaped with promise on debut at Leopardstown last July (was blinkered) but looks an intriguing contender with Royston Ffrench a good jockey booking. Dinkys Diamond and Henry Havelock have both been exposed as modest over shorter trips, whilst On The Right Path needs to build on just a fair debut effort at Pontefract earlier in the month. Not a strong race, and Dancing Dude can prevail.
Stetson 3-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 16, 9l behind Theredballoon (10-2) at Huntingdon 2m NH flat (6) gd in Mar.
Tinseltown 5-1 (9-5) Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden 3f out, under pressure in 7th 2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 7l behind Boulay (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 4f mdn stks gf in Jul.
Across The Sea (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, in rear, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 11l behind Arlequin (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep.
Captain Cornelius (IRE) Captain Rio gelding out of Bolas.
Dancing Dude (IRE) 4-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase easy winner over 1f out, no chance, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Saptapadi (9-12) at Doncaster 1m 4f mdn stks (4) gf.
Dinkys Diamond (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 10, well behind Hanson'd (9-3) at Ayr 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Henry Havelock 150-1 (9-3) Always behind, tailed off over 2f out, 8th of 9, 27l behind Jupiter Fidius (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
On The Right Path 40-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden welll over 2f out, never a factor, 6th of 8, 25l behind Zuider Zee (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut (4) gd.
I Got Music 100-1 (8-12) Always in rear, never a factor, 7th of 8, 27l behind Zuider Zee (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut (4) gd.
Sinatramania Dansili colt out of Come Fly With Me.
