Dance In The Storm

Trained by Andrew Balding at his Kingsclere yard in Hampshire, Dance In The Storm is part of a stable operating at remarkable volume right now — 202 winners sent out this season alone, which is the kind of output that puts a yard in a different category to almost everyone else in British racing. When a horse comes out of a stable running that hot, it tends to get noticed. Dance In The Storm has justified the attention.

The partnership with jockey Oisin Murphy has been the key relationship in this horse's career. Murphy has ridden Dance In The Storm six times and won twice — a win rate of 33%, or roughly 1 in every 3 rides together. For context, finding a jockey-and-horse combination that clicks at that level is far from guaranteed, and it suggests a genuine understanding between the two. The most recent win came at Chester on 6 May 2026, just six weeks ago, so this is a horse right in the middle of a productive spell. It first broke its duck at Wolverhampton back in January 2025, and it has kept improving ever since.

The one area where Dance In The Storm has yet to deliver is at the top level. In three attempts at Class 2 races — among the best races in Britain — it has not won once. The recent form figures tell that story clearly: a near-miss second, then a third, then a tenth, then a win, then fifth, then a blank. There are peaks and troughs, but the underlying talent is obvious. Breaking through at that higher grade is the next challenge, and with a yard in this kind of form and a jockey who knows the horse well, it would be no surprise if that moment comes soon. Dance In The Storm raced as recently as yesterday, so this story is very much still being written.