WANTAGE trainer Henry Candy admits he is taking the “bold” route after giving Limato the green light to tackle the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York tomorrow.

The four-year-old was a stunning winner of the six-furlong Darley July Cup at Newmarket last month.

But now the Kingston Warren handler’s flying machine will be dropping back to five furlongs for the first time after connections stumped up the £30,000 supplementary entry fee.

Candy, who won the Group 1 contest with Kyllachy in 2002, said: “That’s a fairly bold thing to do because the difference between a six-furlong race at Newmarket and five-furlong race at York is pretty amazing.”

Meanwhile, the Wantage trainer sent out Chain Of Daisies to land the Listed EBF Stallions Upavon Fillies’ Stakes at Salisbury in a record time.

After the 11-2 shot made all the running under Fergus Sweeney to capture the mile-and-a-quarter contest by a length from Sagaciously, Candy said: “She is very competitive and tough. If more horses were like her, I’d be very happy. She is so genuine.”

The success sparked a 31-1 double for the trainer completed by Exoplanet Blue in a seven-furlong apprentice handicap with George Wood on board.

And Time To Exceed continued the yard’s winning run with a neck success in a six-furlong maiden stakes at Doncaster under Ben Curtis.

Blewbury trainer Eve Johnson Houghton matched her previous best tally of 28 winners in a calendar year when Coarse Cut won at Bath with John Fahy in the saddle.

It was the Woodway stables’ third triumph in as many days after Fahy got Charlie Wells home by a head in a two-mile handicap at Lingfield, while Charlie Bishop was on board for Reaver’s victory in an extended mile handicap at Windsor.

Bishop was also in the plate for West Ilsley trainer Mick Channon as 2-9 favourite Tigerwolf scrambled home by a head in a seven-furlong maiden stakes at Salisbury.

Channon enjoyed further success with Highlife Dancer in a mile-and-a-quarter amateur riders’ handicap at Nottingham under Katy Lyons, who runs an equestrian business at Lockinge Stud.