Nashwa (4-1) came right back to form to register the third Group One victory of her career in the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (1m), the highlight of Festival Friday at the Boodles July Festival at Newmarket
Successful at the top level in the Prix de Diane and Nassau Stakes in 2022, the four year old Frankel filly had run below par on her two outings this season prior to today. However, she amply justified the decision to supplement her for this race at a cost of £20,000 last Saturday with a stunning success.
Partnered by Hollie Doyle the Imad Alsagar-owned Nashwa travelled smoothly into the lead entering the final furlong and went to score by five lengths from Remarquee (11-2) with another length and a half back to the Evens favourite Via Sistina in third.
Nashwa is trained by John and Thady Gosden. When sole licence holder, John Gosden won the Falmouth Stakes with Ryafan (1997), Elusive Kate (2013) and Nazeef (2020).
John Gosden said: “She’s a filly that has taken a long time to come to herself. She ran in France and she wasn’t there and at Newcastle she was a little keen early. It’s a stiff mile and a quarter up there and she just over-raced early and got caught in the last few strides.
Hollie Doyle said: “Things are going excellent, so I can’t complain. For this filly to get her head back in front and just display how good that we know she is - it is the icing on the cake. She’s been a real flagbearer for me and the team and there were plenty of doubters on the back of her last two runs today, but John Gosden is a master and you shouldn’t doubt him.
“I think she’s just proven to be extremely versatile, you can ride her anywhere and she stays 10 furlongs. Plenty more doors have been opened stepping her back down to a mile.”
