One of the four Group 1s on British Champions Day is limited to the girls, with the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes crowning the best middle distance horse of their sex for that season. It is run over 1m4f at Ascot and is the only race held over that distance that day, meaning any filly or mare who wishes to step up from the 1m2f of the Champion Stakes to take on their own sex has a happy home. The market starts to shape up from months out, with the betting currently as follows.

The 2026 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes is run at 2.40pm on Saturday 17th October at Ascot. Compare the latest British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes odds in the racecard below, along with the leading contenders in the betting.

2026 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Odds

14:40 Ascot

Qatar Racing British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Group 1)

• Going Good
• Distance 1m 3f 211y
• Class Class 1
• Race Type Flat Turf
• Surface Turf
• Runners 12
• Win Time 2m 29s

Prize Money

• 1st £283,550
• 2nd £107,500
• 3rd £53,800
• 4th £26,800
• 5th £13,450
• 6th £6,750

GG Edge Standard Compact

Win% is implied from the betting forecast

1st 4 (12) Minnie Hauk W: 9st 7lb Age: 4 yo Filly

5/1 (Won)

J: Ryan Moore T: A P O’Brien

OR: 119 RPR: 132 Form: 152830

GG Racing Score 83% Ability 10/10 Draw — Jockey 10/10 Trainer 9.5/10 Course 2.5/10 Distance 7.5/10

2nd 7 (3) 1 tip Believed W: 9st 1lb Age: 3 yo Filly

16/1

J: Oisin Murphy T: J P Murtagh

OR: 105 RPR: 114 Form: 421331

GG Racing Score 35% Ability 2.1/10 Draw — Jockey 3.6/10 Trainer 0/10 Course 6.7/10 Distance 6.3/10

3rd 10 (10) 1 tip Lilt W: 9st 1lb Age: 3 yo Filly

6/1

J: Tom Marquand T: William Haggas

OR: 110 RPR: 119 Form: 1-162

GG Racing Score 55% Ability 4.2/10 Draw — Jockey 5.5/10 Trainer 8.2/10 Course — Distance —

4th 12 (5) Sugar Island W: 9st 1lb Age: 3 yo Filly

150/1

J: Christophe Soumillon T: A P O’Brien

OR: 102 RPR: 111 Form: 430700

GG Racing Score 25% Ability 0/10 Draw — Jockey 0.9/10 Trainer 9.5/10 Course — Distance 1.9/10

5th 6 (11) Tajlina W: 9st 7lb Age: 4 yo Filly

40/1

J: Pierre-Charles Boudot T: F-H Graffard

OR: 107 RPR: 117 Form: 12-325

GG Racing Score 28% Ability 3.3/10 Draw — Jockey 2.7/10 Trainer 1.8/10 Course — Distance —

6th 13 (9) Symbol Of Majesty W: 9st 1lb Age: 3 yo Filly

40/1

J: William Buick T: John & Thady Gosden

OR: 106 RPR: 114 Form: -15216

GG Racing Score 43% Ability 2.1/10 Draw — Jockey 6.4/10 Trainer 4.1/10 Course 6.7/10 Distance —

7th 3 (1) 6 tips Kalpana OUR TIP W: 9st 7lb Age: 5 yo Filly

1/1

J: Colin Keane T: Andrew Balding

OR: 124 RPR: 131 Form: -12115

GG Racing Score 86% Ability 9.2/10 Draw — Jockey 7.3/10 Trainer 5.9/10 Course 10/10 Distance 10/10

8th 1 (13) Coedana W: 9st 7lb Age: 4 yo Filly

33/1

J: Connor Beasley T: Edward Bethell

OR: 105 RPR: 112 Form: -23161

GG Racing Score 28% Ability 0.8/10 Draw — Jockey — Trainer 0.9/10 Course — Distance 8.8/10

9th 8 (2) Inis Mor W: 9st 1lb Age: 3 yo Filly

28/1

J: Billy Loughnane T: David Menuisier

OR: 109 RPR: 120 Form: 013282

GG Racing Score 49% Ability 5.4/10 Draw — Jockey 9.1/10 Trainer 2.7/10 Course — Distance 1.9/10

10th 11 (4) 1 tip Sparan Nua W: 9st 1lb Age: 3 yo Filly

17/2

J: Rossa Ryan T: J S Bolger

OR: 118 RPR: 127 Form: 113429

GG Racing Score 62% Ability 7.9/10 Draw — Jockey 4.5/10 Trainer — Course — Distance 4.4/10

11th 5 (7) See The Fire W: 9st 7lb Age: 5 yo Filly

28/1

J: Rob Hornby T: Andrew Balding

OR: 113 RPR: 122 Form: -11632

GG Racing Score 42% Ability 6.7/10 Draw — Jockey 1.8/10 Trainer 5.9/10 Course 0/10 Distance —

2 (8) Danielle W: 9st 7lb Age: 5 yo Filly

16/1

J: James Doyle T: John & Thady Gosden

OR: 111 RPR: 120 Form: 51-162

GG Racing Score 43% Ability 5.4/10 Draw — Jockey 8.2/10 Trainer 4.1/10 Course 2.5/10 Distance 0/10

9 (6) Johanna Walsh W: 9st 1lb Age: 3 yo Filly

6/1

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

OR: 117 RPR: 127 Form: -31216

GG Racing Score 57% Ability 7.9/10 Draw — Jockey 0/10 Trainer 7.3/10 Course 6.7/10 Distance 4.4/10

Non-runners

Johanna Walsh

+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£79.20
Straight Forecast	£72.81
Tricast	£493.46
Trifecta	£398.20

Selections

D Express:

Believed

Daily Mail:

Johanna Walsh

Daily Mirror:

Johanna Walsh

Daily Record:

Johanna Walsh

NEWMARKET:

Lilt

POSTDATA:

Sparan Nua

RP RATINGS:

Kalpana

SPOTLIGHT:

Kalpana

TOPSPEED:

Kalpana

Telegraph:

Johanna Walsh

The Guardian:

Kalpana

The Star:

Kalpana

The Sun:

Johanna Walsh

The Times:

Kalpana

Who are This Year’s British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Favourites?

Kalpana is a clear favourite to win the race for a third year in a row. She is the top-rated runner on 124 and has won the King George and the Yorkshire Oaks this season.

Irish Oaks winner Johanna Walsh and William Haggas’ Lilt are next in the betting, ahead of Minnie Hauk and Sparan Nua.

Our tip for the race is below, with the best odds available.

14:40 Qatar Racing British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Group 1)

Kalpana

J: Colin Keane

T: Andrew Balding

Result

7th 1/1

Who are This Year’s British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Underdogs?

Coedana won the Princess Royal Stakes at Newmarket last time and has strong form at a mile and a half. See The Fire, Kalpana’s stablemate, and the Gosdens’ Danielle are other bigger-priced runners to consider.

Last Year’s British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Odds

Kalpana won the race for the second year running in 2025, following up her 2024 victory for Andrew Balding.

Betting Strategies for the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes

It is worth being aware of a number of different betting strategies for Champions Day races, as there are many ways of trying to make money off this brilliant series of races at Ascot.

Outright Winner

Three of the last five winners of the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes have gone off as favourites, though there have been 16/1 and 22/1 outsiders in that time too. Nevertheless, this is the most popular market for the race, and it is worth monitoring it closely to get the best price about your chosen fancy.

Each Way

The 22/1 winner last season would have reward outright and each-way backers, though in 2022, only those who backed 50/1 shot Thunder Kiss and 80/1 outsider Insinuendo would have received returns for their second and third-placed efforts respectively. Even with ¼ or ⅕ of those odds at standard each-way terms, their backers would have returned with a healthy profit.

Draw Biases

A significant trend is beginning to unravel in the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes when it comes to the draw as seven of the last eight winners have been drawn between stalls 8-11. That is very unusual, as no field in that time has exceeded 14, so this is a very specific trend to follow.

British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Odds of Past 10 Winners

Five of the last ten favourites have won the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes, including four of the last six, and eight of the last ten winners started at 5/1 or shorter.