No guarantees but Smith happy to take logical step

Dancing Star will try to jump from major handicap success to Group 1 glory at HaydockCredit: Mark Cranham

Dancing Star attempts to make the jump from top handicapper to Group 1 winner in one flying leap with owner-breeder Jeff Smith adamant the 32Red Sprint Cup is the right race for his Stewards' Cup heroine.

The Andrew Balding-trained three-year-old followed in the footsteps of her illustrious relative Lochsong when landing the Goodwood dash, but now tries to do something even Lochsong – third in this race 23 years ago – could not.

32Red Sprint Cup card and form

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Lee MottersheadSenior writer

Published on 2 September 2016inPreviews

Last updated 16:47, 2 September 2016

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