Red-hot favourite Inspiral beaten as outsider Prosperous Voyage claims Falmouth Stakes
16/1 outsider Prosperous Voyage delivered a huge upset in the Group One Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket after beating previously unbeaten red-hot favourite Inspiral.
Unbeaten in five previous starts, including an impressive victory in the Coronation Stakes on her seasonal bow at Royal Ascot, Inspiral was sent off the 1/7 favourite for the John and Thady Gosden team and jockey Frankie Dettori.
However, she was clearly in for a fight as Dettori got to work a couple of furlongs out, momentarily looking like getting the better of the pacesetting Prosperous Voyage but not finding that extra kick to pull clear of Ralph Beckett's 16/1 winner.
That allowed 1000 Guineas runner-up Prosperous Voyage a second bite of the cherry and jockey Rob Hornby galvanised her back into the lead, eventually coming home an authoritative length and three-quarters to the good.
Wow - a huge upset at @NewmarketRace!
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 8, 2022
Inspiral suffers her first defeat as 1000 Guineas runner-up Prosperous Voyage wins the @Tattersalls1766 Falmouth Stakes for @RalphBeckett and @rob_hornby18! 😲 pic.twitter.com/yR3dibyDOW
For his part, John Gosden felt Inspiral had "run flat" in the wake of her Ascot comeback.