According to the official result at Yarmouth on Wednesday, Naga won the John Musker Fillies result at 20/1, with Robert Havlin steering the John & Thady Gosden runner to victory in the 1m2f Listed race. The shock victory upended morning expectations in a contest that had attracted significant attention as the card’s feature event.
Fairy Glen (FR), the 13/8 favourite trained by Simon & Ed Crisford, was beaten three-quarters of a length. Rhapsody (IRE), who had commanded our morning John Musker Fillies result preview at 3/1, finished fourth, beaten 2.5 lengths total—a result that ran to form in a contest where Listed-class form proved decisive. The winning time of 2m 4.84s proved telling on Good to Soft ground.
Naga Lands The John Musker Fillies Upset
Morrophore (FR), trained by John & Thady Gosden with Ryan Moore in the saddle, finished third at 11/1, beaten a length. Seet (GB), also from the Gosden yard, took fifth at 5/1. The Gosden team’s dominance of the placings reflected their preparation for the John Musker Fillies result, with Naga’s victory suggesting that value can materialise when pace and ground combine in favour of a runner held up in the early stages.
The John Musker Fillies result marks a significant statement in Listed company, confounding the markets that had favoured both Fairy Glen and the William Haggas runner Rhapsody throughout the morning. Naga’s win at odds of 20/1 proved that form in this grade need not be as settled as the opening prices suggested.
