OPERA SINGER benefits from Moore masterclass to capture Nassau Stakes
Opera Singer benefitted from a fine front-running ride by Ryan Moore to oblige at 10 furlongs on the first time of asking in the Qatar Nassau Stakes at Goodwood – and now looks bound for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
Last season’s champion juvenile filly had a setback in the spring, which delayed her return to action and denied her an outing in the 1000 Guineas.
A daughter of Justify, she made her comeback in the Irish equivalent, surpassing expectations when finishing third, and she came forward again when narrowly beaten by Porta Fortuna in the Coronation Stakes.
Moore was keen to dictate on Aidan O’Brien’s charge and she took two lengths out of the field with two furlongs to run.
The closers were gaining deep inside the final furlong, with Andrew Balding’s See The Fire running a career-best and getting to within a neck, while French Oaks winner Sparkling Plenty rattled home for third behind the 9-4 winner.
However, the supplemented Emily Upjohn was disappointing, never threatening to get in a serious blow.
O’Brien said: “We’re so positive with Justify. When Ryan got off her last year, he said this filly would come back and win the Arc. When he rode City (Of Troy) last year, he said something the same, that he’d never ridden something like it before.
“Ryan gave her an incredible ride, he was so confident about her. We listen to what Ryan says, he tells us and we follow him all the time.
“Ryan said after the Boussac last year ‘this filly will win the Arc’. We had an interrupted spring with her, she was barely ready for a racecourse gallop in the spring, when she went for the Guineas.
“We left her after that to go to Ascot and she ran a great race, but what we were wanting to do was step her up to a mile and a quarter all the time and that was here.
“There’s every chance she’s going to get a mile and a half. Ryan said she was very classy to do that in front of a bunch of fillies like that and Ryan said she fought as well. I’m impressed with her really.
“She could go to one of the fillies’ races in France, she could go to the track (ParisLongchamp) and have a look at it. The Vermeille or those kinds of things, but the lads will decide what they want to do.
“I don’t think she needs to (run over the trip prior to the Arc), but she could do it; we’ll see, I suppose. I don’t want to be saying we’ll do something and not do it, but she’d have to run once before then anyway.
“She got a mile very strong in the Boussac, she opened up going into the furlong marker and galloped through the line.
“I couldn’t believe she was placed in the Irish Guineas, couldn’t believe it, she wasn’t ready to be placed but she got placed.
“The second day Ryan just felt another horse went to make the running and it just messed up his pace a little bit. He was over the moon with her and she was beaten by a very good filly.
“It always looked like the filly was crying out to go over a mile and a quarter or a mile and a half. Justifys, one thing about them is they keep going. Every one of them is the same, they just keep going.”
Speaking further on his jockey, O’Brien smiled: “Ryan? He should keep improving until he’s 45 and he’s only 40! I always keep telling him, every year he’s getting better.”
Moore added: “I was very confident she would stay. We always felt when she won the Boussac at a mile last year that, staying on very well, she would be a 10- or 12-furlong filly.
“We’re still learning about her but she’s shown herself to be top class. She should build on this as well. She does everything beautifully.
“I thought she would take a lot of beating today and hopefully she will improve again. I could absolutely see her being an Arc filly, but there is plenty of water to go under the bridge.”
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31 Comments
This has been going on for ages in every jurisdiction.whoever rides all the favs is a genius.jockeys are not part of equation.its all horse
Sparkling Plenty jockey cristian demuro was tourin between horses. Verybad ride. If he has settled better he will be an easy winner
The difference great jockey makes. Sparkling plenty given a terrible ride by cristian demuro. He is seriously overrated, dellius was another one of his Jamie Spencer moments.
Its Opera Singer did the running , the carrying , and then showed the true grit and heart needed to stick it out 💚
quality
What in the name of 😮God what was shoemark at ffs needs
Rossa Ryan or young mc gonagel should be Gosdens number one shoemark definitely not up to this job and while l am at it Crowley is finished as well can't ride a finish needs the door 🚪
Once Ryan Moore took her to the front end and got her out on the lead, she by then had what was considered the more serious contenders like Emily Upjohn, French Oaks winner Sparkling Plenty. Also, same day winners at Newmarket on English 1000 Guineas day winner Elmalka and Dahlia Stakes winner Stay Alert were on the stretch from quite a way out. Loved the way Ryan Moore rode her with a ton of confidence, kept her mind on her job, and rode her hard in the final 2-1/2F as to complete the job and score a major G1 victory for this talented daughter of American Triple Crown winner Justify. After the race, jockey Ryan Moore told ITV Racing that she stayed well in last year's G1 Prix Marcel Boussac. Moore said after the ways she blitzed the Boussac field by 5+ lengths last October at Longchamp that he and Aidan O'Brien always felt she'd stay ten furlongs & twelve furlongs, with Moore going on to say that when she won the Boussac last year that he thought Opera Singer was an Arc filly (for the future).If Moore & O'Brien's post-race comments hold true, it appears that step up in trip from 10F to 12F will come next for Opera Singer in 3 weeks time at York in the G1 Yorkshire Oaks over 12F with trainer Aidan O'Brien nominating the Arc as her likely end of season target. With her win today at Goodwood, Opera Singer was cut from 12-1 to 5-1 by European bookies for the G1 Yorkshire Oaks, and she was shortened from 20-1 to 12-1 for the G1 Prix De l'Arc de Triomphe in October.
In fairness thats true as well why wasn't summion on the french 🥖 horse 🐴 l think he lost all his contracts l believe pier Charles budoix rideing out for adian o brien l believe another top class jockey think he got a monster ban if l am right 👍
The most overrated jockey in history…he was lucky the horse was so brave and lasted it out
Always thought this horse was incredibly talented. Very good victory in a pretty deep race.
Will not be beaten again this season
Ryan Moore is worth his weight in gold, and them some!!!!!
Certainly rode a better race than Shoemark – watch the move he makes at 1.00 which effectively ends the favs chances as Moore has a solo up the front end.
Gosden really seems to struggle with jockeys and at this stage I would just be putting Rab Havlin on my decent horses.
top class filly + top jockey 👌
Sparkling Water left far too much to do, pity, she looks very good indeed
Ryan the best flat rider in the world
She’s obviously a top class filly, but what a ride from Ryan Moore, that as a joy to behold.
Shoemark as jockey is shocking i hope the owners if they got a good horse in stable get someone else he will not win a group one race
When he rides the best horse in the race it's somehow a master class. He can't ride a horse When there is more than 8 horses in a race
Beautiful horse
I backed her at 11/4 but I wouldn’t say Moore was great
A monkey Lumieri chasing it
And Shoemark on Emily 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😀😀
American blood prevails again!
Aiden is my hero – what an absolutely lovely man. It must be a pleasure working for him. A legend!
I love how AOB always names everyone who has any involvement with the horses
According to AOB The lads have the last say… imho AOB has the final say !
What is all the blather about the Arc? She just held off See the Fire who hasn't come close at the top level in 3 prior starts this year. Meanwhile what a waste of a year for Emily Upjohn; should have been retired & bred…never reached the potential that was accorded to her; on the bright side, at least they didn't try for a third straight King George brow-beating this year.
interesting that American sires are considered to be speed heavy, yet American Pharoah and Justify have produced very good stayers on turf. BTW, check out Supa Speed, 2 yo from Justify bred to one of O'Brien's American Pharoah's (Elfin Queen), won today in debut as well at Del Mar.
Best horse finished in third
No disrespect, Opera Singer has ran a brave race and Moore gave her the best ride possible, but i wouldn't be in any hurry to back her for the Arc, another two strides and she would have been second.
Awful ride on Emily Upjohn all he had to do was track and follow Ryan Moore out the stalls (he was literally drawn next to him). This is a prime example of a world class jockey (Ryan) vs a shit one (Kieran). In the space of 5 seconds Ryan is already dictating the pace of the race meanwhile Kieran is still trying to get a position. Doubt he’ll ride for Gosden for much longer there are way better jockeys than him out there.