By Ashley Iveson, PA
Dancing Gemini is being readied for a second successive trip across the Channel and another tilt at Group One glory in Sunday’s Prix du Moulin at ParisLongchamp.
Roger Teal’s stable star made an excellent start to the season with victories in the Doncaster Mile and the bet365 Mile at Sandown, and he was only narrowly denied a top-level breakthrough when beaten a neck by Lead Artist in the Lockinge at Newbury.
Dancing Gemini failed to fire in a slowly-run Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot, but having bounced back to form when finishing a close-up third in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville in mid-August, the four-year-old will return to France with a degree of confidence behind him this weekend.
Teal said: “He seems in good order, so the plan at the moment is to run in the Moulin.
“Deauville was a bit frustrating and a case of so close but yet so far, but it was a good performance and hopefully he can run another big race on Sunday.
“The ground was rock hard at Deauville, I couldn’t believe how quick it was. Looking at the forecast it looks like it’s been wet over there this week and it’s due to dry up later in the week, but hopefully the ground will be a bit easier than what he’s been running on.
“Rossa Ryan will ride him again and we’re looking forward to it.”
