Legs disappoints as Glance takes the Albany Cursory Glance maintained her unbeaten record and dented some lofty reputations in the process by running out an impressive winner of the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot. The finish looked set to be fought out between the giant American filly Sunset Glow and David Evans' 9-2 joint-favourite Patience Alexander as the pair began to pull clear on entering the final furlong. However, Andrea Atzeni, riding his first Royal Ascot winner in a breakthrough season, brought his mount through to challenge and when she picked up the Kempton winner (14-1) was always going to reach the front two, and she finished two lengths ahead. There was strong money all day for David Wachman's Sexy Legs, but she never looked like taking a hand in the finish eventually coming home in ninth, while Sunset Glow battled back past Patience Alexander to claim second. Atzeni said: "It's great. I had some good rides through the week and I was hoping to get a winner. "She wasn't the quickest out of the stalls, but she travelled really good and from two down I got on the quarters of the American horse. She quickened away from me, but my filly has outstayed them. She's a very nice filly and we've always liked her." Part-owner Craig Bennett added: "We bought her mother in 2006 and she was always better than she showed, but she was a bit of a madam. Jamie Spencer said to me she'd breed us a champion as she saves so much for herself, and here we are. To win at Royal Ascot is a dream." Varian, recording the second Royal Ascot winner of his career, said: "It's terrific. To have winners here means everything and I'm very excited for the owners. "I was saying earlier in the week Friday and Saturday were our bigger days. Friday has come along and we've had to start walking the walk, but we've always thought a lot of this filly. Her homework has been exceptional. She was very green when she won at Kempton and she's come on a lot. "We got her from the States in November. I rang Craig and said we've got a good filly here. That can be dangerous saying that to owners and it's not like me to do it, so I'm so pleased it's worked out. " We think she'll get further. Andrea said he thought he might not get to the American filly (Sunset Glow), but he's outstayed her. I'm not sure where we'll go from here. We'll just digest this and take it from there." Sunset Glow's trainer Wesley Ward added: "It was a gallant run. She's probably the most talented of the group I brought here this year. "She likes fast ground - I walked it this morning and I was sinking in, it probably hadn't had enough time to dry out. I understand why they water for safe ground, but it's a killer. She'll stay a mile, and six furlongs at Ascot this early on is like running a mile." Evans said of Patience Alexander: "She just got outstayed. A furlong out she looked the winner, but she's a good filly. We could go to the Molecomb."
