Dancing Approach wins on Irish debut

English import Dancing Approach made a winning debut for Joseph O'Brien at Leopardstown today as the trainer completed a double on the day in the Spin 1038 Handicap.

Owned by Fishdance Limited, the daughter of Camelot was a dual winner for trainer Roger Charlton in England and today, switching to Ireland and under jockey Shane Crosse, beat runner-up Pin Your Hopes by half a length.

O'Brien was successful in the half-hour earlier maiden with Southern Lights under Declan McDonogh, and following Dancing Appoach's win, the trainer's assistant Brendan Powell reported “Shane (Crosse) said that she travelled well turning in and was hoping that the gaps would come - thankfully they did.

“We know she stays a bit further, she won over 1m4f and an extended 1m3f at Haydock. The ground looked quite soft for the second of those wins - she probably wouldn't want it any quicker than it is today but it's very safe ground.

“She can only go onwards from here, she's a big filly with a bit of scope and had been doing everything right at home. It's funny because she doesn't do it at home, but when you watch her races you'll see that she has a habit of leaning a bit left-handed when coming off the bridle - she's very genuine, though.

“It'll be interesting to see where she goes from here. For breeding purposes, it'd be great if she could get black type somewhere along the line.”

Quotes from Alan Magee