Dance Time

Southwell is where Dance Time truly comes alive. The track has been her hunting ground, with three wins from just eight races there — a return of nearly 40% that marks her as a genuine course specialist. Her most recent victory came at Wolverhampton on 24 November 2025, but that win is now ten months in the past, and her form has dried up since. Her last six races have brought nothing better than a couple of placed efforts, suggesting she may have hit a patch where the races are not falling her way. Trained by David Loughnane at Stoke Heath in Shropshire, Dance Time runs mainly in Class 5 races, where she has won six times from 19 attempts.

The trainer has described her as something of an enigma — a horse that put on substantial weight during her last break and developed into a stronger animal, yet still carries the natural racing ability that made her competitive at two and three years old. On her day, particularly when the conditions suit and she gets to stretch out over a proper distance, Dance Time remains capable of getting her head in front. But recent form suggests she may need the right race to spark another winning run.