BetMGM Atalanta Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies & Mares)

Sandown

2:25

Date 2025-08-30

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £48,204

Runners (14)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
10 (11)	Blue Bolt b J:Colin Keane T:Andrew Balding	J:Colin Keane T:Andrew Balding	126	—	5111	102	116	89	56d	—	—	+20	41.2	10/3 23%
Very progressive, beating Cajole in C&D Listed event latest; more to come; leading claims
2 (10)	Bright Thunder b J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	132	—	-53213	103	114	105	31d	—	—	+16	31.1	6/1 14%
Couldn't live with Spiritual at Epsom but in career-best form since, including Listed win
1 (8)	Spiritual b J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	135	—	43-310	112	118	112	27d	—	—	+7	18.8	13/2 13%
Well held in French Group 1 latest but impressive in Epsom Group 3 before; respected
13 (13)	Flight ch J:Oisin Murphy T:Ollie Sangster	J:Oisin Murphy T:Ollie Sangster	126	—	33-268	109	118	96	71d	—	—	+7	17.6	8/1 11%
Second in 1,000 Guineas on return; held in two Group 1s since but this is a drop in class
11 (1)	Cajole b J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	126	—	412225	100	114	100	35d	—	—	+15	24.9	15/2 12%
2nd to Blue Bolt in C&D Listed race last month; too free when fifth in Ascot Group 3 since
6 (4)	Skellet b J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	132	p	8721-8	104	115	95	84d	—	—	+9	15.4	11/1 8%
On the up when winning C&D Listed last autumn but well held on return and off again since
8 (12)	American Gal b J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	126	—	1-3172	103	116	104	35d	—	—	+15	22.2	14/1 7%
Won 1m French Listed race on good to soft; went close in Ascot Group 3 latest; considered
7 (5)	Alobayyah b J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	126	—	1-	-	100	88	312d	—	—	+5	12.1	14/1 7%
Didn't beat much on soft-ground debut last autumn but evidently well regarded by top yard
4 (14)	Lady Of Spain b J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	132	—	1/111-	103	115	-	255d	—	—	+17	21.6	20/1 5%
Looked exciting when making it 4-4 on AW in French Listed in December but not seen since
3 (7)	Fair Point b J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	132	—	120-92	102	114	49	60d	—	—	+9	14.4	18/1 5%
Runner-up twice at Listed level, including last time, but this looks harder
9 (3)	Betty Clover gr J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	126	—	-423P7	100	108	89	31d	—	—	+12	15.4	25/1 4%
Listed winner and Group placed but only seventh in Group 3 at Glorious Goodwood latest
14 (2)	Hey Boo b J:George Bass T:Jack Channon	J:George Bass T:Jack Channon	126	ht	1128	101	109	92	118d	—	—	+22	25	33/1 3%
Came a long way in a short time earlier in the year; remains unexposed back from a break
5 (6)	Molten Rock b J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	132	—	244-97	95	107	96	36d	—	—	+10	11.7	50/1 2%
Runner-up in a Group 3 in Germany last year but has a bit to find on form here
NR (9)	Cathedral b J:NON-RUNNER T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:NON-RUNNER T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	126	—	12-442	107	116	100	41d	—	—	—	14.3	—
Fourth in Group 1 at Royal Ascot and second in French Group 3 since; new trainer in form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Blue Bolt	3/1	11/4	3/1	3/1	10/3
Bright Thunder	5/1	6/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Spiritual	6/1	13/2	11/2	6/1	6/1
Flight	15/2	8/1	7/1	15/2	15/2
Cajole	15/2	15/2	7/1	15/2	15/2
Skellet	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
American Gal	14/1	14/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Alobayyah	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Lady Of Spain	16/1	20/1	16/1	16/1	18/1
Fair Point	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Betty Clover	22/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Hey Boo	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1	25/1
Molten Rock	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Cathedral	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Blue Bolt

41.2

OR: 13 Form: 22 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Bright Thunder

31.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 13.4 Odds: 4.4

6/1

3rd

Hey Boo

OR: 12.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Cajole

24.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

American Gal

22.2

OR: 13.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Lady Of Spain

21.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Spiritual

18.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Flight

17.6

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Skellet

15.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Betty Clover

15.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 2 Odds: 1

25/1

Fair Point

14.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Cathedral

14.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Alobayyah

12.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Molten Rock

11.7

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Spiritual Top Rated	112	118	112
Flight	109	118	96
Cathedral	107	116	100
Skellet	104	115	95
Bright Thunder	103	114	105
American Gal	103	116	104
Lady Of Spain	103	115	—
Blue Bolt	102	116	89
Fair Point	102	114	49
Hey Boo	101	109	92
Cajole	100	114	100
Betty Clover	100	108	89
Molten Rock	95	107	96
Alobayyah	—	100	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spiritual	27d ago	Fit
Bright Thunder	31d ago	Fit
Betty Clover	31d ago	Fit
Cajole	35d ago	Fit
American Gal	35d ago	Fit
Molten Rock	36d ago	Fit
Cathedral	41d ago	Fit
Blue Bolt	56d ago	Fresh
Fair Point	60d ago	Fresh
Flight	71d ago	Fresh
Skellet	84d ago	Fresh
Hey Boo	118d ago	Long break
Lady Of Spain	255d ago	Long break
Alobayyah	312d ago	Long break