Elsworth’s Dancealot to deliver

SIR DANCEALOT can spring a surprise of sorts in the Clipper Logistics Duke of York Stakes at York, writes The Ferret.

Plenty of attention will surround Harry Angel, and rightly so after his efforts last season, but there are sound enough reasons to think David Elsworth’s charge can give him at least give him a run for his money.

Chief among those is the fact Sir Dancealot is race-fit, following a good effort to chase home Brando in the Abernant Stakes at Newmarket.

A gelding operation also seems to have been of benefit and while six and a half furlongs would doubtless be his trip if connections could pick an ideal one, having a horse on your side that will run to the line is never a bad thing.

HIGHGARDEN gets the nod in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes.

That John Gosden took enough positives from her defeat at Sandown to come to a race like this looks significant.

This will only be her third career outing and she is entitled to have learned plenty from that last outing, as she did not have to work at all hard to win her only juvenile outing.

Her trainer felt she got a little tapped for toe when the pace quickened at the Esher circuit, before finding her feet and staying on again.

SELECTIONS:

PERTH: 6.05 Champ, 6.35 Calivigny, 7.05 Quantum Of Solace , 7.35 Miss Biscotti, 8.05 Cockley Beck, 8.35 Jet Master, 9.05 Creevytennant.

YORK: 2.20 Hamada, 2.55 Flying Pursuit, 3.30 SIR DANCEALOT (NAP), 4.05 Highgarden, 4.35 Desert Doctor, 5.05 Mayson Mac, 5.35 Zeelander.

DOUBLE: Sir Dancealot and Highgarden.