Dance team target Goodwood glory

Ed Vaughan was left rueing his luck after Dance And Dance was narrowly denied in the Royal Hunt Cup last week.

The five-year-old was denied a clear run at a crucial stage in the Royal Ascot heat but flew home to be beaten just half a length by Julienas.

The Royal Applause gelding will now be given a short break before a crack at the valuable totesport Mile at Glorious Goodwood.

“He was a bit unlucky. He met trouble in running and would have gone very close – I think he would have taken all the beating if he had got a straight run,” said Vaughan.

“He’s had five runs already this season so I’ll give him a bit of a break before I bring him back for the Golden Mile (totesport Mile) at Goodwood.

“I’m not tempted to run him in a Group race yet. I think he needs a break, I wouldn’t run him for at least a month so I think we’ll go straight there. You can’t go to the well too many times.

“I think it’s time for a break, I prepped him pretty hard for Ascot. It nearly came off but it didn’t.

“He owes us nothing and he is a horse who potentially could be going to Dubai next year.

“I’d be very surprised if he stayed 10 furlongs. It’s getting more difficult now with his handicap mark but something like the Cambridgeshire, over a mile and one, could be a possible, but you need a 10-furlong horse for that.”