Dancer makes winning return for Slattery Andrew Slattery produced Expert Dancer with a well-timed late charge to land the spoils in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap at Navan today. The Expert Eye filly was making her first start since Galway, having chased home Dancing Saxon at the festival. Slattery had to wait for a gap on the 9/2 shot, trained by his father Andy, and got a good tune from her in the closing stages as she chased down Divine Legend for a short-head victory. The winner was recording a second career victory having also taken a Limerick maiden in June. Slattery senior said: "She was unlucky in Galway, she got stopped coming up the hill. "A nice filly. "She got an injury and was away in surgery in Fethard for two weeks - she got a nail up to the frog of her hoof and she was very lucky to be back racing. It was touch and go for a few days. They did a great job to get her back. "We might leave her off now. I think she will be a lovely filly for the Lincoln. She loves soft ground and I think I might put her away. "Willie's filly (Mullins, Rebel Wave) that won at Champions Weekend (Leopardstown)- she beat her in a maiden in Limerick, so she had form." (Quotes by Michael Graham)
