Friday 18 June · Royal Ascot, England
14:30 Albany Stakes (Fillies' Group 3)
- Distance
- 0m 6f 0y
- Going
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- GBP 65000
- Runners
- 15
Race preview
A competitive-looking field, with eight fillies coming into this Group event unbeaten after one run, while a number of others have posted form which gives them solid claims in this juvenile contest. Oscula just about brings the highest standard of form into the race having beaten the colts comfortably in the Woodcote last time and is respected, but she looks set to face a number of particularly exciting fillies on this occasion and has to step up again. Of the unbeaten fillies, CACHET (a stablemate of Oscula) makes most appeal having displayed a striking turn of foot on her debut at Newmarket, looking a Group performer in the making. She is taken to get the better of two other highly impressive debut winners in the shape of Hello You and Flotus, with the first-named clocking a solid time when thrashing her rivals at Wolverhampton. Flotus also holds enormous potential having shown a high cruising speed when a clear winner on soft ground at Goodwood and should make her presence felt with Frankie Dettori booked to ride.
| No | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anadora | 13 | A Kirby | K A Ryan | 9 0 | 50-1 | |
| 2 | Cachet | 1 | Nicola Currie | G Boughey | 9 0 | 8-1 | |
| 3 | Elliptic | 12 | Gavin Ryan | Donnacha O'Brien | 9 0 | 14-1 | |
| 4 | El Maga | 1 | Rowan Scott | Phillip Makin | 9 0 | 50-1 | |
| 5 | Eve Lodge | 31 | J P Spencer | C Fellowes | 9 0 | 12-1 | |
| 6 | Flotus | 1 | L Dettori | S Crisford | 9 0 | 3-1 | |
| 7 | Gypsy Lady | 731 | Hollie Doyle | Miss Gay Kelleway | 9 0 | 66-1 | |
| 8 | Hellomydarlin | 1 | D Tudhope | G Boughey | 9 0 | 16-1 | |
| 9 | Hello You | 1 | James Doyle | R M Beckett | 9 0 | 9-2 | |
| 10 | Lady Ayresome | 511 | T Eaves | K A Ryan | 9 0 | 20-1 | |
| 11 | Oscula | 311 | Mark Crehan | G Boughey | 9 0 | 13-2 | |
| 12 | Prettiest | 1 | R L Moore | A P O'Brien | 9 0 | 5-1 | |
| 13 | Sandrine | 1 | David Probert | A M Balding | 9 0 | 16-1 | |
| 14 | Sows | 1 | S M Levey | R Hannon | 9 0 | 20-1 | |
| 15 | Sunstrike | 41 | Oisin Murphy | J & T Gosden | 9 0 | 16-1 |