Nassau Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Glorious Goodwood)

Fillies and mares contest Goodwood's showpiece Group 1 over a mile and a quarter, a distaff championship that regularly gathers the leading middle-distance females from across Europe. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.
Nassau Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Glorious Goodwood)
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Expert Guide

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2027 Nassau Stakes Preview

The Nassau Stakes is the feature race on day three of the Glorious Goodwood festival, which is held in late July or early August. This Group 1 is open to fillies and mares who are aged three years old or older and run over one mile and two furlongs.

Nassau Stakes Information:

We also have a dedicated Goodwood tips page that will cover this race, as well as all the other races on the day. See which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood section for links to these.

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How competitive is the Nassau Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022, when the race had an over-round of 106%. The race in 2013 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 126%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Nassau Stakes, the over-round has been 113%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £113 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2027 Nassau Stakes Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Nassau Stakes Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run Nassau Stakes races over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Deirdre (2:02.93) in 2019
  2. Diamond Necklace (2:04.40) in 2026
  3. Peeping Fawn (2:04.53) in 2007

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Nassau Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -7.06. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:02.93 was set by Deirdre in 2019, trained by Mitsuru Hashida and ridden by Oisin Murphy, which is the quickest time over that period. The slowest winning time was set in 2023 when Al Husn won in a time of 2:13.37 for trainer Roger Varian, who booked Jim Crowley in the saddle.

What the expert says...
Future form is not great for the winner of the Nassau. Between 2007 and 2025, those who ran again produced just four next-time-out winners; the last to do so was Wild Illusion, who went on to win the 2018 Prix de l'Opéra.

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Nassau Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Nassau Stakes' past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the race year, the winning horse, and the horse's age & weight. Also detailed is the stall from which the horse came and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Nassau Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2026
2:04.40
Diamond Necklace (IRE)
3yo 9-0 (3 of 5) 4/6F
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2025
2:08.43
Whirl (IRE)
3yo 9-0 (4 of 5) 6/5F
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2024
2:04.96
Opera Singer (USA)
3yo 9-1 (8 of 9) 9/4
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2023
2:13.37
Al Husn (IRE)
4yo 9-9 (6 of 6) 9/1
Jim Crowley
Roger Varian (GB)
2022
2:05.77
Nashwa (GB)
3yo 9-0 (9 of 8) 6/5F
Hollie Doyle
John & Thady Gosden (GB)
2021
2:08.94
Lady Bowthorpe (GB)
5yo 9-7 (5 of 6) 100/30
Kieran Shoemark
William Jarvis (GB)
2020
2:04.99
Fancy Blue (IRE)
3yo 8-12 (3 of 7) 11/4
Ryan Moore
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
2019
2:02.93
Deirdre (JPN)
5yo 9-7 (4 of 9) 20/1
Oisin Murphy
Mitsuru Hashida (JPN)
2018
2:06.22
Wild Illusion (GB)
3yo 8-13 (6 of 6) 4/1
William Buick
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2017
2:11.79
Winter (IRE)
3yo 8-13 (6 of 6) 10/11F
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Nassau Stakes have been based:

  • GB: 10 winners with an additional 19 placings from 105 runners
  • IRE: 9 winners with an additional 6 placings from 33 runners
  • JPN: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 4 placings from 9 runners

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Nassau Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Nassau Stakes over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien, who has won the race seven times, with those seven winners coming from Peeping Fawn (2007), Halfway To Heaven (2008), Minding (2016), Winter (2017), Opera Singer (2024), Whirl (2025) and Diamond Necklace (2026). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Nassau Stakes is John Gosden (3 wins). One trainer has not had the best of times in the Nassau Stakes; Sir Michael Stoute has sent a total of 12 runners to the race without recording a win.

Here are some of the top Nassau Stakes trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
A P O'Brien24-7-9-4.77-7.03
John Gosden14-3-5+17.25+7.64
Roger Varian6-1-2+4.00+2.01
John & Thady Gosden5-1-2-2.80-2.47
Charlie Appleby2-1-1+3.00+1.50
William Jarvis1-1-1+3.33+2.08
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien1-1-1+2.75+1.72
Sir Michael Stoute12-0-2-12.00-8.40
Andrew Balding5-0-2-5.00-0.40
A De Royer-Dupre4-0-2-4.00-2.43

Nassau Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Nassau Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore, who has won the race six times, with those six winners coming from Minding (2016), Winter (2017), Fancy Blue (2020), Opera Singer (2024), Whirl (2025) and Diamond Necklace (2026). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Nassau Stakes are William Buick (3 wins) and Tom Queally (3 wins).

Here are some of the top Nassau Stakes jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Ryan Moore17-6-8-3.02-3.63
William Buick10-3-4+22.50+11.75
Tom Queally5-3-5+6.88+6.52
Oisin Murphy7-1-3+14.00+10.60
Wayne Lordan4-1-1-1.00-1.80
Kieran Shoemark3-1-1+1.33+0.08
Hollie Doyle2-1-1+0.20-0.28
Tom Marquand5-0-2-5.00-0.75
James Doyle5-0-1-5.00-1.20
Silvestre De Sousa3-0-1-3.00+0.00

2027 Nassau Stakes Runners & Shortlist

The runners and the final trends shortlist for the 2027 renewal of the Nassau Stakes will be added once the final declarations are confirmed, which are usually 48 hours before the race.

Nassau Stakes Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +19.90, is when runners ran over 7f on debut.

❌ The worst-performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career start in the class; when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-28.

Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:

  • 2026: Winner in 3 (5) [5 Runners]
  • 2025: Winner in 4 (5) [5 Runners]
  • 2024: Winner in 8 (7,5) [9 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 6 (5) [6 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 9 (2,5) [8 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Nassau Stakes is Curragh; there have been a total of 7 winners of this race who ran at Curragh last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Ascot; there have been a total of 6 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Nassau Stakes:

  • Oasis Dream (3 Wins)
  • Dansili (2 Wins)
  • Dubawi (2 Wins)
  • Galileo (2 Wins)

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Nassau Stakes; that stallion is Sea The Stars, who has failed to produce a winner from 6 runners.

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Winsili in 2013, winning for John Gosden at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of William Buick. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 9 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.

Route to the Nassau Stakes

Many trainers target races as preparation for the Nassau Stakes. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2026 - Diamond Necklace
Chantilly - 1st of 11 (1/2)
Prix de Diane
2025 - Whirl
Curragh - 1st of 7 (13/8)
Pretty Polly Stakes (Irish)
2024 - Opera Singer
Ascot - 2nd of 9 (10/3)
Coronation Stakes
2023 - Al Husn
Newcastle (AW) - 1st of 9 (3/1)
JenningsBet In Shiremoor Hoppings Fillies Stakes
2022 - Nashwa
Chantilly - 1st of 17 (3/1)
Prix de Diane
2021 - Lady Bowthorpe
Newmarket (July) - 4th of 13 (11/1)
Falmouth Stakes
2020 - Fancy Blue
Chantilly - 1st of 11 (91/10)
Prix de Diane
2019 - Deirdre
Ascot - 6th of 8 (33/1)
Prince of Wales's Stakes
2018 - Wild Illusion
Ascot - 2nd of 10 (9/4)
Ribblesdale Stakes
2017 - Winter
Ascot - 1st of 7 (4/9)
Coronation Stakes

Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood

Here is the schedule for the five-day Glorious Goodwood festival for races which we cover with blogs. Each race will be linked to the race blog, and details of last year's winner are in the table below.

Tuesday at Glorious Goodwood

Part of the British Champion Series, the Goodwood Cup is the highlight on the opening day, a marathon over two miles where stamina is key.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Chesterfield Cup HandicapAl Aali (FR)
4yo - 11/2
George Scott
William Buick
Vintage StakesDr Rascal (GB)
2yo - 13/2
Oliver Cole
Kaiya Fraser
Lennox StakesLake Forest (GB)
5yo - 10/11
William Haggas
Cieren Fallon
Goodwood CupScandinavia (USA)
4yo - 6/5
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore

Wednesday at Glorious Goodwood

Run over a mile, the Sussex Stakes is the main race on the second day; this Group 1 is also part of the British Champion Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Glorious Goodwood 1m4f HandicapInfraad (IRE)
3yo - 2/1
William Haggas
Tom Marquand
Alice Keppel Fillies Conditions StakesWild Blossom (IRE)
2yo - 5/4
K R Burke
James Doyle
Oak Tree StakesFlora Of Bermuda (IRE)
5yo - 5/2
Andrew Balding
James Doyle
Molecomb StakesPershaada (IRE)
2yo - 11/4
Richard Hannon
Sean Levey
Sussex StakesBow Echo (IRE)
3yo - 10/11
George Boughey
Billy Loughnane

Thursday at Glorious Goodwood

The Group 1 Nassau Stakes is the highlight on Thursday, contested over 1m2f and restricted to only fillies and mares, the race is part of the British Champion Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Kincsem HandicapCiarrai Abu (IRE)
3yo - 100/30
Harry Eustace
George Wood
Richmond StakesMans Best Friend (IRE)
2yo - 11/2
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
Gordon StakesEnceladus (IRE)
3yo - 6/4
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Nassau StakesDiamond Necklace (IRE)
3yo - 4/6
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore

Friday at Glorious Goodwood

Friday features a couple of decent handicaps, with the Goodwood Handicap a stamina-testing race and the Golden Mile, which is a heritage handicap. The highlight of the day is the King George Stakes, a sprint run over five furlongs.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Goodwood HandicapDefiantly (FR)
4yo - 11/4
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Thoroughbred StakesShayem (IRE)
3yo - 17/2
K R Burke
Clifford Lee
Golden Mile HandicapArchivist (GB)
4yo - 16/1
Hamad Al Jehani
Callum Rodriguez
King George StakesAmerican Affair (GB)
6yo - 12/1
Jim Goldie
Paul Mulrennan

Saturday at Glorious Goodwood

Saturday is the day of one of the biggest handicaps on the flat, the Stewards Cup, 20+ runners over six furlongs compete in this heritage handicap.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Summer HandicapHopewell Rock (IRE)
4yo - 5/1
George Boughey
Ryan Moore
Glorious StakesEnfjaar (IRE)
6yo - 8/1
Roger Varian
Ray Dawson
Lillie Langtry StakesGoodie Two Shoes (IRE)
7yo - 8/1
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Stewards CupEvening Saigon (IRE)
4yo - 16/1
Hamad Al Jehani
James Doyle

Article Contributor Information

We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Nassau Stakes Preview are Andy and James. They both work on the Horse Racing Tips team, overseeing the tipsters and managing the tip settlement, while also creating and managing all the horse racing event previews for Flat racing.

James Banting

James Banting

Expert Guide

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Association provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Expert Guide

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for flat racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful flat racing blogs for OLBG.

Other Principal Races at Goodwood Racecourse

Here are some other notable races at the Goodwood racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.

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