Dubai delight for Morrison
Dubai Affair hit the target at the fifth attempt in the Ladies Day Saturday September 4th Nursery at Kempton.
The Hughie Morrison-trained juvenile has this season posted some honourable efforts in defeat, and looked pretty impressive stretching clear in this five-furlong affair.
Dubai Affair (4-1) was spotted making good progress two furlongs from home as Kokojo made a decent fist of things at the head of affairs.
Although the long-time leader showed no signs of waning, Steve Drowne's mount galloped smoothly into the lead on her outside to collect by three-quarters of a length.
Cheetah made a promising return from a 304-day lay-off to claim the digibet Maiden Fillies' Stakes.
Luca Cumani's three-year-old has not been sighted since finishing third in a Doncaster maiden last October, but had clearly been well primed for her comeback.
Cumani's well-supported 6-5 favourite travelled sweetly from the outset, with Kieren Fallon content to sit just off the speed.
The front-running Kristalette began to feel the pinch at the top of the home straight, from where Cheetah scooted into an unassailable advantage which stretched to three lengths by the winning line.
Morrison then maintained his good run of form when saddling Classically to a dramatic victory in the digibet Sports Betting Handicap.
The 4-1 favourite arrived late on the scene under Drowne to deny the brave Blitzed and Ateeb in a pulse-chasing three-way skirmish.
Classically was providing another winner for Morrison's East Ilsley operation, who had secured an across-the-card Saturday treble at Bath and Sandown.
It was also the four-year-old's first success for new connections since his switch from Roger Charlton's yard last October.
Danzoe made a sudden return to form in the digibet.com Handicap.
Christine Dunnett's three-year-old had been all at sea on his last three starts, but positively thrived on his all-weather debut.
Island Legend, the 6-4 favourite, looked to have put the race to bed approaching the final furlong, but the 20-1 scorer had other ideas.
David Probert's mount accelerated into fourth entering the penultimate furlong and flew at the death to seize the day by a length.
Danzoe's success also brought welcome relief to his Norfolk-based trainer, who had gone 94 days without a winner.
Dunnett said: "We've had quite a quiet spell so that was needed to say the least."
Of the winner, she added: "He's in at Yarmouth on Sunday and he'll probably run there with a penalty."
