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Punter wins €236,000 on Aidan O’Brien-trained horse at Royal Ascot

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Punter wins €236,000 on Aidan O’Brien-trained horse at Royal Ascot

A lucky punter was celebrating after Fairy Godmother landed the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot on Friday.

The two-year-old overcame adversity to get favourite backers off to a flying start on day four of the royal meeting, lunging late to secure victory in the Albany Stakes.




Aidan O’Brien’s filly was a 15-8 shot off the back of a Group Three victory at Naas last month, but little went right for her during the six-furlong contest.

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After initially being settled towards the rear, the daughter of Night Of Thunder began to pull fiercely for her head shortly after halfway and was soon stuck behind a wall of horses.

But it is testament to Fairy Godmother’s latent talent that after being switched across to the stands’ rail, she fairly motored home in the hands of Ryan Moore to get up and beat Simmering by three-quarters of a length. The winner’s front-running stablemate Heavens Gate was a neck further back in third.

And the win saw one punter pocket over €236,000 off a massive bet. The unnamed backer placed £100,000 on Fairy Godmother at odds of 2/1 with betting firm Star Sports.

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