Newmarket review: Dancing Star into Stewards' Cup picture

A round-up of the rest of the action from Newmarket where Dancing Star made it three wins from four starts this season.

Attentions may now be turned to an outing in the Qatar Stewards' Cup at Glorious Goodwood for Dancing Star following her victory in the Betfred Mobile Heritage Handicap at Newmarket.

After being chinned on the line in a similar contest at York last month the Andrew Balding-trained three-year-old made amends when staying on strongly to make it three wins from four starts this season.

Ridden just behind the early pace which was cut out by A Momentofmadness, it looked as though the daughter of Aqlaam was going to have to settle for a place at best again as Bounce and Priceless moved on inside the final quarter-mile of the six furlong event.

Demonstrating the sort of attitude that has been key to her progressive profile, the 7/1 shot went into overdrive coming up the hill to pass the post three-quarters of a length clear of Priceless with the same gap back to Bounce in third.

Magical Memory won this race 12 months ago on the way to glory in the Goodwood feature.

Balding said: "We were beaten by a good horse at York. We looked like winning, but were mugged on the line.

"David Probert gave her a lovely ride. She is pretty gutsy and talented. She has made up for that defeat at York.

"We've given her a Stewards' Cup entry as she won at Goodwood two starts ago and that might be a possibility.

"She is from a family that the yard know well and she is probably ahead of Lochsong at this stage of her career.

"She will stay in training next year."

Easy Victory earned opening quotes for next year's Qipco 1000 Guineas after living up to her name in the second division of the British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes.

Twelve months after subsequent Group One winner Lumiere lit up the July Course with a scintillating debut effort, the Saeed bin Suroor-trained two-year-old showcased her talents.

A ready success led to a 33/1 quote for the fillies' Classic with Paddy Power.

Travelling well throughout, the 11/2 winner only needed to be pushed out once hitting the front late on to claim a two-length success and complete a quickfire double for winning rider James Doyle.

Bin Suroor said: "She is an improving filly. She does some very honest work in the morning and has shown plenty of speed. She is the sort of filly that will improve a lot for this race.

"I did expect this today as in the morning she works with the nice fillies. The first time we worked her she showed us she was nice. She is a filly for the future

"We will maybe keep her at the same trip for the Group Two race at York (Lowther). I think after York we might step her up."

He went on: "I think next year she will be a better filly as she has still got a lot of improvement. With good to soft in the ground we would see a better result. I think next year she will be a mile-and-a-quarter horse."

Hawana (4/1) made her previous experience count in burning her rivals off from the front in the opening division of the six-furlong contest to initiate Doyle's brace.

Although there was drama before the gates opened with the Wesley Ward-trained Oh So Terrible bolting at the stalls there was little in the way of incident throughout the race.

Dictating matters from the word go the John Gosden-trained juvenile found plenty for pressure to cross the line with two lengths in hand.

Gosden said: "She is a nice filly and she will have learnt a lot from her run at Kempton. She controlled the race and we will keep her to this trip for the time being.

"She has got a very good mind and fingers crossed we can go the right way. She will stay at six and we can always go for a novice contest or look at a little Listed race."

The Kristin Stubbs-trained Soie D'Leau (9/2) completed a quickfire double for Lumiere's rider Joe Fanning when obliging in the concluding Robinsons Mercedes-Benz Handicap.