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Blond Me is likely to be stepped back up in class for the Duke of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot.

After defeating a useful field on her return to action in a Listed event at Goodwood, trainer Andrew Balding has now earmarked an outing in the Group Two contest on June 15 for the four-year-old.

Should all go to plan, the Kingsclere handler is not ruling out the possibility of Blond Me being campaigned abroad after she twice ran in America last season.

The Kingsclere handler said: "She is a very nice filly and I thought she was immensely impressive at Goodwood - it looks like she has improved a lot.

"She's in the Duke of Cambridge and that is very much on the agenda, although I need to discuss it with the owner. It is not a final plan, but that is what I am looking at.

"We might look at going abroad again in the autumn, or from midsummer onwards.

"We have just got to keep her running well."