Love To Dance can come good
She has gone close on a couple of occasions, but is capable of running a stinker as well, so is obviously not one to be trusted implicitly.
Nevertheless, Aidan O’Brien’s inmate has plenty going for her in this class and is well worth the risk, on a programme which offers few opportunities.
The ground is set to ride on the testing side, but that should not be a major problem for a daughter of Saddlers Wells.
After turning in two particularly poor efforts, Love To Dance more than hinted at a return to form in a Group 3 at Cork last time.
Essentially, she produced her best effort to date to finish seventh of 16 behind Unsung Heroine. Beaten about eight lengths, the form was put in context when runner-up, Hasanka, went on to easily land a Listed race at the Curragh.
The bottom line is if the selection strips in the same shape as in Cork, then she should finally enjoy a turn.
Our Eric may have only managed eighth of eight behind Define at Galway, but still rates a safe wager in the Ulster Bank Novice Hurdle.
He ran well for most of the journey, won his previous two races and this is a woeful contest.
Dannyally, who stayed on stoutly when seven lengths second to Derinlaur at Naas, is fancied to go one better in the Bumper.
