Where Did They Come From: G2 Albany S.

There's a lot to play for among the young sires, as seven of the field in Friday's G3 Albany S. are the offspring of first-season stallions, including a daughter of Gleneagles (Ire), who had his first Royal Ascot winner on Wednesday. Sophomore No Nay Never, who provided the winner of the Coventry S., Arizona (Ire), on Tuesday, has another three chances of a winner from this race.

ALABAMA WHITMAN (GB) (Ivawood {Ire}–Mutoon {Ire}, by Erhaab)

Unsold when offered by breeder Robert Pocock of Stringston Farm at the foal sales and later bought for £18,000 by Bobby O'Ryan and trainer Richard Spencer at the Goffs UK Silver Yearling Sale. Second on her sole start on May 27.

AROHA (IRE) (Kodiac {GB}–Surrey Storm {GB}, by Montjeu {Ire})

A €68,000 Goffs November Foal Sale purchase from breeder Ballinacurra Stud by Robert Sinclair and Anna Sundstrom of High Valley Equine, who put her into training after buying her back at the Premier Sale for £45,000. Still a maiden after three runs.

BACK TO BRUSSELS (IRE) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}–Big Boned, by Street Sense)

A €105,000 Goffs Orby purchase by De Burgh Equine for the D Keoghan & Partners Partnership who was then sold privately to Phoenix Thoroughbred after winning her maiden at Navan in late April. Dam was a listed winner over six furlongs in America.

CELTIC BEAUTY (IRE) (No Nay Never–Keystone Gulch, by Gulch)

Still a maiden but recently third in the G3 Coolmore Stud Sprint S. for Ken Condon, she was bred by Lynch-Bages and sold for €52,000 to Dermot Farrington on behalf of David K Kelly at the Tattersalls Ireland September Sale.

CHILI PETIN (City Zip–Cat's Claw, by Dynaformer)

The Hat Creek Racing team returns to bid for more Royal Ascot glory with this once-raced Keeneland winner who was a $32,000 Keeneland September buy for Gatewood Bell's Cromwell Bloodstock.

DAAHYEH (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}–Affluent {GB}, by Oasis Dream {GB})

Has run once and won once, significantly beating Wednesday's G2 Queen Mary S. winner Raffle Prize (GB) (Slade Power {Ire}) over six furlongs at Newmarket. Bred by John Deer, she was bought by Oliver St Lawrence for Fawzi Nass at the Goffs UK Premier Sale for £75,000 and has subsequently been switched to the ownership of H H SH Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

DILIGENT DEB (IRE) (Due Diligence–Kummel Excess {Ire}, by Exceed And Excel {Aus})

Another Oliver St Lawrence buy, this time for €55,00 from the Goresbridge Breeze-up just a month ago. Bred by Hyde Park Stud, she made a winning debut on June 10.

EXCEPTIONAL (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}–Expressive {GB}, by Falbrav {Ire})

With one winning start to her credit, this Cheveley Park Stud homebred is a full-sister to the seven-time winner and 100-rated Don't Touch (GB).

EXCLUSIVELY (GB) (Showcasing {GB}–Sweet Cecily {Ire}, by Kodiac {GB})

Dam was a smart listed winner at two and Exclusively was a winner first-up at Redcar in early April. Bred by Newsells Park Stud, she was bought for 90,000gns at Tattersalls October Book 2.

FLEETING PRINCESS (GB) (Dandy Man {Ire}–Queen Of The Tarts {GB}, by Royal Applause {GB})

A 6,500gns foal from Salcey Forest Stud, and then a €16,500 Tattersalls Ireland yearling purchase by Jamie Browne who was later withdrawn from the Mocklershill draft at the Goffs UK Breeze-Up. Dam is a half-sister to the Group 2-winning sprinter Assertive (GB).

GALADRIEL (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}–Handbell {Ire}, by Acclamation {GB})

Fourth on her only start in the Listed Marygate S. Homebred by Sheikh Mohammed Obaid out of a sprint-winning mare from the family of Army Of Angels (Ire) and Serious Attitude (Ire).

GET THE LOOK (IRE) (Brazen Beau {Aus}–Confidente {Ire}, by Awesome Again)

Bred by Mattock Stud, the first foal of her winning Wertheimer-bred dam; beaten 19 lengths when last on June 4 debut.

GRACEFUL MAGIC (GB) (Gutaifan {Ire}–Magic Escapade {Ire}, Azamour {Ire})

Another to have made just one successful start, winning at 33-1 on May 30 for her breeder Dr Scott Kimber.

JM JACKSON (IRE) (No Nay Never–Kawn {GB}, by Cadeaux Genereux {GB})

A maiden after two runs, but has black-type after finishing runner-up to Flippa The Strippa (GB) (Outstrip {GB}) in the National S. Bred by Charles Shanahan and sold by Glenvale Stud for €58,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland September Sale to Kilbride Equine.

KEMBLE (IRE) (Kodiac {GB}–Cherrington {Ire}, by Lope De Vega {Ire})

Marked as sold for €100,000 as a foal, but she still races in the colours of her breeder Richard Kelvin-Hughes, who bought her dam, an unraced half-sister to Toronado (Ire), for 140,000gns as a yearling. Five-length winner of a Windsor maiden on May 13.

LAST SURPRISE (IRE) (No Nay Never–Beta Tauri, by Oasis Dream {GB})

A 72,000gns purchase from the Catridge Stud draft at the December Yearling Sale, she won nicely on debut at Lingfield. Bred by Mr and Mrs C Booth and Mrs S Cammidge, she is from the good Niarchos family which includes Bago (Fr) and Maxios (GB).

LIL GREY (IRE) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}–Vera Lilley {Ire}, by Verglas {Ire})

Bred by the Grassick family's Newtown Stud and sold to trainer Sheila Lavery for €12,000 at the Goffs Sportsman's Sale, the great grand-daughter of the dual Group 1-winning sprinter Lavinia Fontana (Ire) ran a good second on debut before breaking her maiden on June 7.

LORELEI ROCK (IRE) (Camacho {GB}–Laureldean Lady {Ire}, by Statue Of Liberty)

Won on debut on May 11 and then beaten seven lengths by Sunday Sovereign (Ire) on her only other start, she was bred by Paddy and Peter Kelly of Ballybin Stud, who sold her at the Goffs Sportsman's Sale for €40,000 to Powerstown Stud. She then breezed at Ascot, where she was bought for just £10,000 by Hamish Macauley and trainer Michael O'Callaghan.

MOON OF LOVE (IRE) (Kodiac {GB}–Moon Club {Ire}, by Red Clubs {Ire})

A £30,000 yearling at Goffs UK, she joined the Oaks Farm Stables breeze-up team to return to Doncaster, selling for £140,000 to the Cool Silk Partnership. Bred by Canice Farrell, she was third on her only start in the Hilary Needler Trophy.

NAYIBETH (Carpe Diem–Le Relais, by Coronado's Quest)

A $230,000 Fasig-Tipton October yearling, bought by Ben McElroy from Denali Stud, who consigned her on behalf of breeder Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings. The half-sister to GII Fountain Of Youth S. winner Soldat (War Front) was an impressive winner on her Keeneland debut on April 17.

PRECIOUS MOMENTS (IRE) (Gleneagles {Ire}–Tarbela {Ire}, by Grand Lodge)

A three-parts-sister to Queen's Vase winner Sword Fighter (Ire), she was sold for breeder Lynch-Bages for 500,000gns by Glenvale Stud at Tattersalls October Book 1. Her sire had his first stakes winner, Southern Hills (Ire), at Ascot on Wednesday.

SEPARATE (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}–Miss Moses, by Gulch)

A winner on her third start on June 1, she was sold through breeder Geoffrey Guy's The Glanvilles Stud for 14,000gns as a foal and pinhooked by John and Jake Warren, who sold her on to Peter and Ross Doyle for £30,000 at the Premier Sale. Victory today would not only be notable for her first-season sire but also for her breeder, who is more readily associated with National Hunt horses and has been represented by Grade 1 winners Sam Spinner (GB) and Honeysuckle (GB) in the last two jumps seasons.

SERAPHANITE (IRE) (Gutaifan {Ire}–Ellasha {GB}, by Shamardal)

Last on debut and first on her second start, this quick learner was bred by Yeomanstown Stud who sold her to her trainer Jamie Osborne for 30,000gns at Tattersalls October Book 3. She was unsold at £240,000 at the Goffs London Sale on Monday.

SILENT WAVE (GB) (War Front–Secret Gesture {GB}, by Galileo {Ire})

On paper, one of the best credentialed fillies in the field, being the first foal of the Oaks runner-up and G2 Middleton S. winner Secret Gesture, whose brother Japan (GB) also runs at Ascot on Friday in the G2 King Edward VII S. The mare was bought for $3.5 million at Keeneland by Godolphin and her daughter made a taking debut when winning at Goodwood on May 25.

SO WONDERFUL (War Front–Wonder Of Wonders, by Kingmambo)

With a very similar profile to Silent Wave, So Wonderful is not just by the same sire but also out of an Oaks runner-up who went on to be placed in both the Irish Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks. Bred by Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt, she was beaten half a length when second on debut and has since been fifth at Group 3 level.