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title: "Impressive Leicester winner Libertango heading to Royal Ascot says George Boughey"
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# Impressive Leicester winner Libertango heading to Royal Ascot says George Boughey

- Libertango made fine start to career at Leicester
- All roads leading to Royal Ascot now
- Currently priced at 12/1 for Albany

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**After impressing on debut at Leicester, Libertango will head to Royal Ascot with trainer George Boughey suggesting that she’s an Albany filly.**

### Libertango Likely To Run At Royal Ascot After Leicester Success

George Boughey’s two-year-old **LIBERTANGO** looks likely to run at [Royal Ascot](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/05/25/when-is-royal-ascot-2026-dates-times-and-full-race-schedule/) next after impressing on debut at Leicester.

The No Nay Never filly was a length-and-a-half winner of a Leicester maiden and impressed with her turn of foot.

She did a lot wrong too, coming away slow from the starting stalls. However, she travelled strongly and when 2000 Guineas-winning jockey Billy Loughnane asked her to quicken, she did it with ease.

#### WATCH: Libertango Bolts Up On Debut At Leicester

> Libertango (No Nay Never) is a 400,000gns buy from the breeze ups and looks a nice type, finishing strongly on debut for [@gbougheyracing](https://twitter.com/gbougheyracing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@LeicesterRaces](https://twitter.com/LeicesterRaces?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/6juv4gfTZw](https://t.co/6juv4gfTZw)
>
> — Racing TV (@RacingTV) [May 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/RacingTV/status/2059262260212588797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

After costing 400,000 guineas at the Craven Breeze-Up sales last month, she certainly wouldn’t look out of place at Royal Ascot, with the Albany sounding likely.

Trainer Boughey [said](https://www.attheraces.com/news/2026/May/26/libertango-books-albany-stakes-ticket-with-impressive-leicester-debut):

> “*She’s a very straightforward filly who we haven’t had long. It was almost too good to be true how relaxed she was and I hoped to see it on track because we’d seen it at home and she’s making up into an Albany filly, I would think – Billy was pleased.*
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> “*When she was bought, she was bought to win a maiden and then go to Ascot and that is what we will do. Will she stay any further than six furlongs? We will see. The family suggests she should get a mile but as a physical, she looks like a 5f horse, so if she can stay any further then she’ll be a good filly.*
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> “*She’s got the make up and brain for Royal Ascot and there was no pressure coming here today with a horse like that as she makes my job easy. She’s a nice filly snd we’re lucky to have her.*
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> “*Hopefully she can come out of this well and we can look forward to Ascot.*“

After already winning the 2000 Guineas with [Bow Echo](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/05/05/bow-echo-next-race-george-bougheys-classic-star-heads-to-royal-ascot/) this season, a winner at the Royal meeting for Boughey’s team would be no surprise.

### Albany Stakes Race Details 2026

📅 Date: Friday 19th June 2026\
⌚ Time: 2:30pm\
🏇 Racecourse: Ascot\
🔄 Trip: 6f\
💷 Winner: £70,887.50\
📺 TV: ITV Racing / Sky Sports Racing

*Note, all Royal Ascot action will be live on the [ITV Racing schedule](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/05/26/itv-racing-schedule-today-weekly-saturday/) from June 16th-20th.*