Nymphadora leads home Balding one-two at Chester Nymphadora, trained by Andrew Balding, denied the King and Queen of England their first win since the coronation as King's Lynn had to settle for second place in the CAA Stellar Handicap at Chester. King's Lynn had previously won the Group Two Temple Stakes at Haydock and competed at the highest level in the sprinting division, including the King's Stand and Platinum Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. Despite being the 5-2 favourite, King's Lynn was unable to chase down Nymphadora, who had been a disappointing on her last start at Bath but made a pleasing comeback today under Oisin Murphy to win by a length. Anna Lisa Balding, the trainer’s wife, said: “The lad who rides Nymphadora said she was in the form of her life, and there’s a fresh strip of ground which encouraged us she would handle it. “John Warren (King and Queen’s racing manager) said Ryan would ride King’s Lynn and it was great to have Oisin, who is riding with such confidence. It’s good to have him back in the team. “It didn’t happen for this filly at Bath but we put a line through it and started again. All being well she will go direct to Royal Ascot now.”
