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Ceiling for Nunthorpe

Image: Ceiling Kitty: Could go to York for the Nunthorpe

Tom Dascombe has revealed that he could target York's Coolmore Nunthrope Stakes with Wednesday's Royal Ascot winner Ceiling Kitty.

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Speedy filly could take on her elders in Group One sprint

Wednesday's Royal Ascot winner Ceiling Kitty could bid for Group One honours in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes. Tom Dascombe's filly ran out a 20-1 surprise winner of the Queen Mary Stakes, stepping up on a York Listed victory to claim the Group Two prize. Owner Andrew Black is now eyeing a step up to full company for his home-bred daughter of Red Clubs, with the York feature on August 24 a possible target. Kingsgate Native landed the Nunthorpe in 2007, becoming the first juvenile since Lyric Fantasy in 1992 to win the prize, and Black would like his filly to feature on the roll of honour. He tweeted: "Ceiling Kitty a hardy type, all speed, needs a fast pace. "Giving weight all round over six furlongs doesn't appeal. Nunthorpe sounds like more fun."

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