The 2026 Sussex Stakes will take place at Glorious Goodwood on Wednesday 29th July and will see the premier milers from across the UK, Ireland and Europe do battle on the south coast. Here, we take a look at all the runners and riders for the Group 1 showpiece that will see the three-year-olds take on the older horses in one of the highlights of the Flat season.

Here are this year’s declarations for the race:

2026 Sussex Stakes Runners

16:10 Goodwood

Good To Firm

Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes (Group 1)

• Flat Turf
• Turf
• 1m 0f 0y
• Class 1
• 12 runners
• Win time: 1m 36s

• First Prize: £850,650
• 2nd: £322,500
• 3rd: £161,400
• 4th: £80,400
• 5th: £40,350
• 6th: £20,250

OUR TIP

1st

8 (4)

8 tips

Bow Echo

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

10/11 (Won)

• Win: £1.91
• Place: £1.20

towards rear, waiting for room over 2f out, headway when bumped over 1f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong, led final strides

2nd

10 (1)

1 tip

Gstaad

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

4/1

• Place: £1.35

sweating, midfield, headway under 2f out, ridden when led final 110yds, ran on but headed final strides

3rd

4 (3)

3 tips

Opera Ballo

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

9/2

• Place: £1.60

started quickly, pulled hard, soon prominent, led under 2f out, soon hung right, headed final 110yds, soon lost second and no extra

4th

7 (7)

2 tips

Ten Bob Tony

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Ed Walker

16/1

took keen hold, in rear, slightly hampered 2f out, edged right but ran on final furlong, nearest finish

5th

12 (11)

Zavateri

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

25/1

in rear, headway when not clear run 2f out, soon switched left and bumped rival, no impression inside final furlong

6th

3 (2)

Never So Brave

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

80/1

took keen hold, towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened gradually final furlong

7th

2 (5)

Lake Forest

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

17/2

dwelt start, in rear, waiting for room from over 2f out, some headway when not clear run 1f out, in the clear and kept on towards finish, not recover

8th

1 (9)

Docklands

J: James Doyle

T: Harry Eustace

80/1

took keen hold, in rear, headway against far rail over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

9th

5 (8)

Qirat

J: Colin Keane

T: Ralph Beckett

50/1

soon raced in second, briefly led over 2f out, weakening when edged right over 1f out

10th

6 (12)

Seagulls Eleven

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Hugo Palmer

50/1

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out (vet said gelding was showing signs of post-race ataxia)

11th

11 (10)

Puerto Rico

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: A P O’Brien

40/1

towards rear, headway into midfield under 4f out, dropped to rear over 2f out

12th

9 (6)

Dorset

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

200/1

soon led at fast pace, headed and weakened quickly over 2f out, lost touch final furlong

+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£3.90
Straight Forecast	£4.59
Tricast	£11.77
Trifecta	£9.80

Selections

D Express:

Opera Ballo

Daily Mail:

Bow Echo

Daily Mirror:

Bow Echo

Daily Record:

Gstaad

LAMBOURN:

Ten Bob Tony

POSTDATA:

Ten Bob Tony

RP RATINGS:

Bow Echo

SPOTLIGHT:

Bow Echo

TOPSPEED:

Bow Echo

Telegraph:

Bow Echo

The Guardian:

Bow Echo

The Star:

Opera Ballo

The Sun:

Bow Echo

The Times:

Opera Ballo

Who are the Top Three Favourites to Win this Year’s Sussex Stakes?

2000 Guineas hero Bow Echo cemented his place as the leading miler in the three-year-old division with victory in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. George Boughey’s star got the better of Aidan O’Brien’s Gstaad in both of those races, but the Ballydoyle raider is well fancied for the 2026 Sussex Stakes. Opera Ballo and Ten Bob Tony are two older horses that take their chance in what is set to be an epic renewal of the Group 1 prize.

Sussex Stakes Horse Entries & Selections

We will find out the final list of runners for the 2026 Sussex Stakes two days before the race, but the entries have already been released for the iconic Group 1 and it sees some of the premier three-year-old milers and some experienced campaigners set to take their chance in the race.

Which Trainers Have Historically Had the Most Success in the Sussex Stakes?

One trainer stands top of the history books as the legendary Sir Henry Cecil has trained the winner of the Sussex Stakes on seven separate occasions. He trained his first winner of the race back in 1975 when Bolkonski claimed victory in the event, while his most memorable winner of the event was Frankel, who claimed victory in the race in 2011 and again in 2012.

Runners & Riders Past Winners