Kieren Fallon is riding at the top of his game and followed up a treble on Sunday with a splendid 40-1 double 24 hours later, highlighted by Sir Michael Stoute's Carnival Dancer's success in the Group Three Sodexho Prestige Scottish Classic at Ayr. Fallon brought the son of Sadler's Wells with a strong run on the outside to take up the running a furlong and a half out and he stretched clear in good style to beat Albarahin by three lengths.
Carnival Dancer was keeping up the good run for his owner/breeder, the Cheveley Park Stud, whose representative John Marsh explained: "The ground was plenty quick enough at Sandown last time. But he enjoyed this easier going today and did it well. That is Cheveley Park's 20th winner of the season and they deserve it, they put in a lot of time and money into it." Carnival Dancer is among the entries for the Juddmonte International at York and Goodwood's Celebration Mile next month, but Marsh added: "I don't know what the plans are but Sir Michael may have something in mind."
Visored for the first time and with Fallon helping persuade him put his best foot forward, the Richard Fahey-trained Isithsaan, carrying the colours of local owner Janis Macpherson, came storming through to lead inside the final furlong to take the Alloway Stakes with two lengths to spare. Richard Hughes flew across the border for one ride before heading back south with Fallon to Windsor's evening meeting, and he made it pay when the Barry
Hills-trained Plateau made a successful debut in the European Breeders Fund Maiden Stakes. The bay colt certainly knew his job and made virtually all, having the race in safe keeping approaching the final furlong and passing the post with one and three-quarter lengths to spare over Chabibi.
The Lambourn trainer doubled up when The Glen, ridden by his son Michael, had to hardly break out of a canter to see off three moderate rivals in the Doonfoot Maiden Stakes. John Quinn kept himself in his wife Sue's good books when he produced Captain Venti fit and ready to supplement a recent Hamilton success under a good ride from Robert Winston in the Garry Owen Nursery. Winston brought the bargain buy with a perfectly-timed run to collar Silver Band in the last 150 yards and go clear to score by three lengths. College Maid, a good third in a £25,000 handicap at Hamilton on Friday, won the Tote Bookmakers Stakes in the hands of Tony Culhane. (PA)
Filed by Shane Murray
