On the morning of Aug 22, when the trials turned out to be more like some good stretch-outs, Dancing Light caught the eye when leading from pillar to post.
Like the two other winners on that bright and sunny morning, this six-year-old did not break any land speed records, clocking Imin 01.99sec for the 1,000m.
But his trainer, Tim Fitzsimmons, would not have any complaints.
Aside from being a tad slow, his charge did everything right.
With French jockey Ryan Curatolo having made sure his mount remained alert in the gates, Dancing Light bounded out like a good horse and quickly put a couple of lengths on the chasing pack of Nimbus Star, Pacific Padrino and January.
Into the home stretch and it became a two-horse affair when Dancing Light and Nimbus Star dropped off the other two runners.
In what was a good run to the line, Dancing Light took the trial by half-a-length.
Dancing Light has already punched home six victories in a career which began with a debut win on Jan 8, 2022.
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