Opera Singer and Ryan Moore take the Nassau Stakes© Photo Healy Racing
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.
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.
