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After her impressive victory in the City Walls Stakes, Nymphadora has her sights set on the Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes, where she could have another chance to create some York magic.
A Sprinting Star: Nymphadora's Shot At Glory
Nymphadora, a 4YO, trained by Andrew Balding, demonstrated her affinity for the Knavesmire as a young horse by winning the Marygate. Although she didn't succeed in the Lowther Stakes later that year, she triumphantly returned to the course on Saturday, enchanting her competitors and claiming Listed honors.
Nymphadora, the daughter of No Nay Never, seems to have secured a chance to compete in a significant sprinting event later in the season. If conditions are favorable, a return to York for the Nunthorpe Stakes seems like the logical choice. Additionally, the Prix de l'Abbaye at ParisLongchamp on October 1 is also being considered due to Nymphadora's preference for soft ground.
“She definitely enjoys getting her toe in and loves York,” said Richard Brown, racing manager for owners St Albans Bloodstock Limited.
“She’s a multiple-stakes winner and I love the way she can get to the front. In a Group One she is not going to get an easy lead but she has a lot of pace, she can get to the front and sustain, and we know she handles soft ground.
“I have not spoken to Andrew yet because we wanted to enjoy the victory, but I suppose, in my mind, I would have one eye on the Nunthorpe because she loves the track and five furlongs.
“She won the Marygate there and when she won there on Saturday she showed a lot of speed and she won pretty well in the end — she’s a quick filly. I would say we will definitely have one eye on it at least.”
Brown went on, “I think cut in the ground is important to her, so an Abbaye might also come into the thinking.
“We are going to have a crack at something and the great thing with a filly is even if she was fourth in one of those races, you can catalogue it and it’s an important thing to get on the page.”
Nymphadora's victory in the City Walls Stakes on Saturday marked her second win in four starts this season. The triumph was part of a successful weekend for owner Andrew Stone of St Albans Bloodstock, as his other horse Araminta, trained by Henry Candy, also claimed victory in the Gr. 3 Prix Chloe at Chantilly.
Brown added, “It was a great weekend because Andrew also has a share in the filly that won the Group Three in France on Sunday. So he had two stakes winners in one weekend and he’s a very happy man at the moment.
“I’m delighted for him because he puts a lot in and it’s fantastic to see him getting these results.”