Albany Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies) – Ascot

Ascot

14:30

Albany Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies)

Date 2025-06-20

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £70,888

Winning Time 1m 12.87s (slow by 0.37s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Venetian Sun (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	7/1	Won
2nd	Awaken (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	66/1	1.5
3rd	Balantina (IRE) Tom Marquand · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	40/1	1
4th	Fitzella (GB) Oisin Murphy · Hugo Palmer	4/1	.5
5th	Fairy Oak (GB) Colin Keane · M D O'Callaghan	66/1	0.1
6th	Gold Digger (IRE) Jamie Spencer · Richard Spencer	7/1	1.25
7th	Nandita (IRE) William Buick · John & Thady Gosden	33/1	1.25
8th	Bibi Dahl (USA) Rossa Ryan · Jorge Delgado	66/1	.75
9th	Signora (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	15/8F	0.1
10th	Senorita Vega (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Tom Dascombe	125/1	1
11th	Ipanema Queen (IRE) David Egan · Adrian Murray	10/1	0.2
12th	Spinning Lizzie (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	100/1	.75
13th	Green Sense (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	9/2	1.75
14th	Magny Cours (IRE) Mickael Barzalona · Daniel McLoughlin	125/1	2
15th	Indigo Dawn (IRE) Pat Dobbs · Richard Hannon	80/1	1.75
16th	Oh Cecelia (IRE) James Ryan · Jack W Davison	50/1	6.5
17th	Tahalel (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	33/1	5

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
14 (11)	Signora Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	3	-	97	74	33d	—	—	-16	11.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Clear promise in Naas Group 3; sire and dam won at Royal Ascot; brings huge potential
5 (13)	Fitzella Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	128	—	21	-	98	85	28d	—	—	+1	18.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Close second at Ascot, then beat Tahalel in clearcut style at Haydock; major contender
7 (8)	Green Sense Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	128	—	12	-	103	80	33d	—	—	0	17	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won at the Curragh then ran well (close second) in Naas Group 3; big player on form
17 (1)	Venetian Sun Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	128	—	1	-	97	90	32d	—	—	0	14	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Notable connections; form of her Carlisle win looks solid; should progress; respected
6 (14)	Gold Digger Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Spencer	J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Spencer	128	—	1	-	98	68	37d	—	—	+3	12.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
260,000gns breeze-up buy; beat Awaken in Yarmouth race that has thrown up winners since
9 (17)	Ipanema Queen Bay J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	128	—	1	-	103	90	28d	—	—	+3	12.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Scored easily in big field at the Curragh; potentially Group class; possibilities
16 (9)	Tahalel Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	128	—	2	-	87	72	28d	—	—	+2	6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Showed promise behind Fitzella at Haydock and looks the type to do much better
2 (4)	Balantina Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	J:Tom Marquand T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	128	—	41	-	101	91	26d	—	—	+8	10.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Made all in latest Curragh start; connections landed this prize in 2023; interesting
1 (3)	Awaken Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	128	—	2	-	96	67	37d	—	—	+3	5.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Close second to Gold Digger, pair clear, in Yarmouth contest that is working out well
4 (10)	Fairy Oak Chestnut J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	128	—	2	-	92	71	13d	—	—	+3	5.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Solid second under 3lb claimer at Navan; Colin Keane takes over; could go well
11 (2)	Nandita Bay J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	128	—	41	-	97	51	23d	—	—	+9	10.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Won comfortably on Kempton AW last time; has Royal Ascot scorers in her pedigree
12 (5)	Oh Cecelia Chestnut J:James Ryan T:Jack W Davison	J:James Ryan T:Jack W Davison	128	—	21	-	94	59	45d	—	1W/1P 1 run	+12	14	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Form of her 5f Cork success has been boosted and she's by a 6f Royal Ascot winner
8 (12)	Indigo Dawn Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	128	—	1	-	95	65	27d	—	—	+9	10.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Goodwood winner who is open to progress and suitably bred (by a Royal Ascot scorer)
3 (6)	Bibi Dahl Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Jorge Delgado	J:Rossa Ryan T:Jorge Delgado	128	tb	2	-	88	-	41d	—	—	+4	5.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
US raider; promising second, albeit no match for winner, in Gulfstream Park event
10 (16)	Magny Cours Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:Daniel McLoughlin	J:Mickael Barzalona T:Daniel McLoughlin	128	—	1	-	88	48	19d	—	—	+9	10.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Prevailed narrowly at Listowel; doesn't exactly look a Group filly in the making
15 (7)	Spinning Lizzie Chestnut J:Kieran Shoemark T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	128	—	1	-	91	61	33d	—	—	+9	10.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Justified favouritism at Ripon but the runner-up did nothing for the form next time
13 (15)	Senorita Vega Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Tom Dascombe	J:Richard Kingscote T:Tom Dascombe	128	—	431	-	95	75	24d	—	—	+12	12.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Well on top at Brighton last time but faces a much stiffer task in this field

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Signora	2/1	9/4	9/4	2/1	2/1
Fitzella	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Green Sense	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Venetian Sun	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2	6/1
Gold Digger	15/2	7/1	15/2	15/2	7/1
Ipanema Queen	10/1	17/2	10/1	9/1	7/1
Tahalel	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1
Balantina	33/1	25/1	33/1	25/1	22/1
Awaken	50/1	28/1	40/1	33/1	28/1
Fairy Oak	66/1	28/1	50/1	50/1	33/1
Nandita	80/1	50/1	66/1	50/1	50/1
Oh Cecelia	80/1	50/1	66/1	50/1	50/1
Indigo Dawn	100/1	66/1	80/1	66/1	66/1
Bibi Dahl	125/1	66/1	100/1	66/1	66/1
Magny Cours	150/1	66/1	100/1	80/1	50/1
Spinning Lizzie	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Senorita Vega	300/1	125/1	200/1	125/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Fitzella

18.5

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Green Sense

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 5

5/1

3rd

Venetian Sun

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4

6/1

Oh Cecelia

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Gold Digger

12.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Ipanema Queen

12.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Senorita Vega

12.3

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Signora

11.5

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 8.5

9/4

Balantina

10.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Nandita

10.5

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Indigo Dawn

10.5

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Magny Cours

10.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Spinning Lizzie

10.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Tahalel

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1

33/1

Awaken

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Fairy Oak

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Bibi Dahl

5.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Signora	—	97	74
Fitzella	—	98	85
Green Sense	—	103	80
Venetian Sun	—	97	90
Gold Digger	—	98	68
Ipanema Queen	—	103	90
Tahalel	—	87	72
Balantina	—	101	91
Awaken	—	96	67
Fairy Oak	—	92	71
Nandita	—	97	51
Oh Cecelia	—	94	59
Indigo Dawn	—	95	65
Bibi Dahl	—	88	—
Magny Cours	—	88	48
Spinning Lizzie	—	91	61
Senorita Vega	—	95	75

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fairy Oak	13d ago	Quick return
Magny Cours	19d ago	Fit
Nandita	23d ago	Fit
Senorita Vega	24d ago	Fit
Balantina	26d ago	Fit
Indigo Dawn	27d ago	Fit
Fitzella	28d ago	Fit
Ipanema Queen	28d ago	Fit
Tahalel	28d ago	Fit
Venetian Sun	32d ago	Fit
Signora	33d ago	Fit
Green Sense	33d ago	Fit
Spinning Lizzie	33d ago	Fit
Gold Digger	37d ago	Fit
Awaken	37d ago	Fit
Bibi Dahl	41d ago	Fit
Oh Cecelia	45d ago	Fit