Princess Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored By Oddschecker) (Group 3) (Fillies & Mares)

Epsom

13:00

Date 2025-06-07

Distance 1m113y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £56,710

Winning Time 1m 43.94s (slow by 0.74s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Spiritual (IRE) Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	9/1	Won
2nd	Bright Thunder (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	14/1	4.75
3rd	Sparks Fly (GB) Laura Pearson · David Loughnane	11/1	.5
4th	Royal Dress (IRE) William Buick · James Tate	16/5	3
5th	Chic Colombine (FR) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	22/1	2.75
6th	Sirona (GER) Ryan Moore · David Menuisier	15/2	.5
7th	Bermuda Longtail (FR) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	4/1	1.25
8th	Skellet (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	3/1F	1.75
9th	Sunfall (GB) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	22/1	.5
10th	Imperial Quarter (IRE) Ray Dawson · Roger Varian	25/1	.5
11th	Kindest Nation (IRE) Harry Davies · Hugo Palmer	125/1	13

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (2)	Royal Dress Bay J:William Buick T:James Tate	J:William Buick T:James Tate	134	h	3813-3	107	118	94	23d	—	—	+4	23	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Unlucky third in this last year; Group 3 winner who shaped okay in Group 2 on reappearance
11 (1)	Bermuda Longtail Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	122	—	21-22	99	112	84	22d	—	—	-3	18.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Better is needed but she looked promising with her Listed 2nd at York (1m, good to firm)
7 (5)	Skellet Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	134	p	/8721-	104	113	93	262d	—	—	+16	31.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Close in 1m1f French Group 3 and edged ahead close home in 1m Listed contest at Sandown
6 (7)	Sirona Bay J:Ryan Moore T:David Menuisier	J:Ryan Moore T:David Menuisier	134	—	6212-4	105	117	92	35d	—	—	+5	17.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Close fourth from the front at Goodwood on reappearance and has each-way claims
9 (10)	Spiritual Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	134	—	1643-3	106	113	98	28d	—	—	+11	19.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Front-runner; minor honours at this level, including back over 7f on Lingfield return
1 (4)	Bright Thunder Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	134	t	196-53	103	111	97	35d	—	—	+7	15.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Listed winner; has come up short in three Group 3 events and has work to do
8 (8)	Sparks Fly Bay J:Laura Pearson T:David Loughnane	J:Laura Pearson T:David Loughnane	134	—	7111-8	110	118	103	70d	—	—	+10	16.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
October before she really found her stride last season but she then won three Listed races
2 (3)	Chic Colombine Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	134	tp	208-79	97	109	78	35d	—	—	+9	13	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Unlucky when close second in this race last year; out of form since; first cheekpieces
10 (11)	Sunfall Grey J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	134	—	33101-	102	111	90	245d	—	—	+26	30.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Ascot Listed win (7f, soft) in October; left W Haggas; needs further marked improvement
3 (6)	Imperial Quarter Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	134	h	04386-	104	112	100	239d	—	—	+12	16	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Easily best form when third of nine in Group 3 at Sandown (1m, good) last August
4 (9)	Kindest Nation Brown J:Harry Davies T:Hugo Palmer	J:Harry Davies T:Hugo Palmer	134	v	146-30	88	103	84	14d	—	—	+9	9.7	31.25/1	125/1 1%
A pretty useful handicapper, seen mostly over about 7f; this race is a stiff task

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Royal Dress	10/3	7/2	7/2	4/1	7/2
Bermuda Longtail	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1	3/1
Skellet	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Sirona	6/1	13/2	6/1	7/1	6/1
Spiritual	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Bright Thunder	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1	17/2
Sparks Fly	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Chic Colombine	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	18/1
Sunfall	22/1	20/1	20/1	16/1	20/1
Imperial Quarter	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
Kindest Nation	125/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	100/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Skellet

31.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Sunfall

30.7

OR: 13 Form: 16.5 Odds: 1.2

22/1

3rd

Royal Dress

OR: 14.3 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Spiritual

19.4

OR: 14 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Bermuda Longtail

18.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

4/1

Sirona

17.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Sparks Fly

16.9

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Imperial Quarter

OR: 13.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Bright Thunder

15.8

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Chic Colombine

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Kindest Nation

9.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sparks Fly	110	118	103
Royal Dress	107	118	94
Spiritual	106	113	98
Sirona	105	117	92
Skellet	104	113	93
Imperial Quarter	104	112	100
Bright Thunder	103	111	97
Sunfall	102	111	90
Bermuda Longtail	99	112	84
Chic Colombine	97	109	78
Kindest Nation	88	103	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kindest Nation	14d ago	Fit
Bermuda Longtail	22d ago	Fit
Royal Dress	23d ago	Fit
Spiritual	28d ago	Fit
Sirona	35d ago	Fit
Bright Thunder	35d ago	Fit
Chic Colombine	35d ago	Fit
Sparks Fly	70d ago	Fresh
Imperial Quarter	239d ago	Long break
Sunfall	245d ago	Long break
Skellet	262d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Spiritual	Front Runner
Sparks Fly	Front Runner

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 11 runners classified.