The Nassau Stakes is one of the three Group 1s run at the Glorious Goodwood festival every year. It is run over 1m2f and is exclusive to fillies and mares. In terms of races only for female horses, it is the first of its kind to see the three-year-olds against older horses during the season.

2026 Nassau Stakes Tips

Aidan O’Brien’s Diamond Necklace can maintain her unbeaten record with a dominant victory in Thursday’s showpiece race.

15:35 Qatar Nassau Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares)

Diamond Necklace

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Result

1st 4/6

2026 Nassau Stakes Odds

Check out the latest Nassau Stakes odds for the 2026 renewal, which is run on Thursday 30th July.

15:35 Goodwood

Qatar Nassau Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares)

• Going Good To Firm
• Distance 1m 1f 197y
• Class Class 1
• Race Type Flat Turf
• Surface Turf
• Runners 5
• Win Time 2m 4s

Prize Money

• 1st £340,260
• 2nd £129,000
• 3rd £64,560
• 4th £32,160
• 5th £16,140
• 6th £8,100

GG Edge Standard Compact

Win% is implied from the betting forecast

1st 4 (3) 6 tips Diamond Necklace OUR TIP W: 9st 0lb Age: 3 yo Filly

4/6 (Won)

J: Ryan Moore T: A P O’Brien

OR: 115 RPR: 122 Form: 111-11

GG Racing Score — Ability — Draw — Jockey — Trainer — Course — Distance —

2nd 1 (5) 6 tips Friendly Soul W: 9st 9lb Age: 5 yo Filly

5/2

J: William Buick T: John & Thady Gosden

OR: 113 RPR: 121 Form: 111/P3

GG Racing Score — Ability — Draw — Jockey — Trainer — Course — Distance —

3rd 2 (1) See The Fire W: 9st 9lb Age: 5 yo Filly

7/1

J: Oisin Murphy T: Andrew Balding

OR: 114 RPR: 120 Form: 29-116

GG Racing Score — Ability — Draw — Jockey — Trainer — Course — Distance —

4th 3 (4) 1 tip Botagoz W: 9st 0lb Age: 3 yo Filly

14/1

J: Ray Dawson T: Roger Varian

OR: 111 RPR: 115 Form: 1-131

GG Racing Score — Ability — Draw — Jockey — Trainer — Course — Distance —

5th 5 (2) Moments Of Joy W: 9st 0lb Age: 3 yo Filly

66/1

J: Wayne Lordan T: A P O’Brien

OR: 98 RPR: 104 Form: 25-640

GG Racing Score — Ability — Draw — Jockey — Trainer — Course — Distance —

+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£2.40
Straight Forecast	£2.50
Trifecta	£3.80

Selections

D Express:

Friendly Soul

Daily Mail:

Diamond Necklace

Daily Mirror:

Diamond Necklace

Daily Record:

Friendly Soul

POSTDATA:

Friendly Soul

RP RATINGS:

Diamond Necklace

SPOTLIGHT:

Diamond Necklace

TOPSPEED:

Diamond Necklace

Telegraph:

Botagoz

The Guardian:

Friendly Soul

The Star:

Friendly Soul

The Sun:

Diamond Necklace

The Times:

Friendly Soul

Nassau Stakes Racecourse 

Goodwood’s 1m2f track undulates and turns sharply, with a gradual downhill section replaced by an incline until the main bend into the straight. From there, the course drifts significantly to the right and moves sharply downhill, ensuring those towards the front can get a brief edge on their rivals on their run for home. At the very end, the track moves uphill again, meaning stamina is tested to the last.

Over this trip, an inside draw can be useful for the bends, but can also mean you get stuck to the rail. Minding in 2016 was the last filly or mare to win from stall 1, with the last two winners emerging from the widest draw.

Betting Strategies for the Nassau Stakes

Betting on the Nassau Stakes can be tricky at times given small fields, but ultimately punters will find plenty of ways to bet using these methods.

Each Way

If you fancy hedging your bets then opt to place your bet each-way. Plenty of horses have filled the frame at good prices in recent years to reward each-way backers.

Non Runner No Bet

There are 31 provisional entries for the 2024 Nassau Stakes, while a maximum of only 18 can run. Furthermore, nine has been the biggest field size for the contest in the last decade, so make sure to understand that your ante-post fancy may not be guaranteed to run, and could be better off backed with non runner no bet terms.

Without the Favourite

Four of the ten winners since 2014 have been 2/1 favourites or shorter. This can put off some punters, but there were 16/1 runner-ups to both Minding and Winter who would still have gone off at decent odds without the favourite, as would Aristia at 40/1 in 2022.

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Nassau Stakes Trends & Historic Data

Favourite backers would not have had the best time in the Nassau Stakes in recent renewals. Although four have been victorious, and a number of other short prices have been successful, you would be down 1.7 points to a level stake for just having backed the favourites.

Then again, only Deirdre in 2019 went off at a double-figure price before returning to the winners’ enclosure. She is also the only international winner within the last decade despite a number of chancers.

The weight allowance for three-year-olds has proved invaluable for many fillies. They receive 9lb for their age at this point of the season, and that has seen six winners of that demographic and just two winners over the age of four in the last decade.

Nassau Stakes Past Winners

Look back some of the most recent Nassau Stakes winners…