Gallops report from Andrew Balding's Lambourn yard


DANCING STAR impressed in some speed work earlier in the week to put the edge on her for the Diamond Jubilee Stakes on the final day of Royal Ascot.

The Andrew Balding-trained filly has improvement to find but she put in an encouraging effort on her second and latest outing this year.

Her low draw is more encouraging granted the way the draw bias flip-flopped after the first few days, while she really grabbed the ground in her latest visit to the Canon Down grass gallop and looked a picture breezing up the main all-weather this morning.

MONTALY has run well at this meeting and returns from a freshening break in the Queen Alexandra Stakes.

The six-year-old raised his game to land a dramatic Chester Cup on his first outing of 2017, with Balding intent on giving him a select campaign in the top staying races throughout the remainder of the season.

ELBERETH has looked an improved mare this summer and floated over the ground ahead of the Wolferton Handicap.

In current form it will be a surprise if she does not at least pick up a little more black type.

DONJUAN TRIUMPHANT looks a tasty outsider for the Wokingham for which he has galloped encouragingly.

What makes him even more interesting is how well he ran when returned to grass last time.


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