A summer campaign is Kitty Chat’s chance to make a case to be set for an early autumn stakes race and co-trainer Adrian Bott hopes she can kick off with a win at Canterbury on Monday.

Speedy local sprinter King’s Duty can provide Newcastle trainer Mark Minervini and his owners with a nice Christmas present by winning the Prince Of Merewether Midway Benchmark 64 Handicap (1150m) at the Newcastle Jockey Club's Boxing Day race meeting on the Beaumont Track.