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

Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes (Group 1)

• Going Good To Firm
• Distance 1m 0f 0y
• Class Class 1
• Race Type Flat Turf
• Surface Turf
• Runners 12
• Win Time 1m 36s

Prize Money

• 1st £850,650
• 2nd £322,500
• 3rd £161,400
• 4th £80,400
• 5th £40,350
• 6th £20,250

GG Edge Standard Compact

Win% is implied from the betting forecast

1st 8 (4) 8 tips Bow Echo OUR TIP W: 9st 2lb Age: 3 yo Colt

10/11
(Won)

J: Billy Loughnane T: George Boughey

OR: 126 RPR: 131 Form: 111-11

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2nd 10 (1) 1 tip Gstaad W: 9st 2lb Age: 3 yo Colt

4/1

J: Ryan Moore T: A P O’Brien

OR: 120 RPR: 126 Form: 21-212

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3rd 4 (3) 3 tips Opera Ballo W: 9st 10lb Age: 4 yo Colt

9/2

J: William Buick T: Charlie Appleby

OR: 125 RPR: 130 Form: 21-113

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4th 7 (7) 2 tips Ten Bob Tony W: 9st 10lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

16/1

J: Kieran Shoemark T: Ed Walker

OR: 121 RPR: 126 Form: 0-4811

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5th 12 (11) Zavateri W: 9st 2lb Age: 3 yo Colt

25/1

J: Charles Bishop T: Eve Johnson Houghton

OR: 118 RPR: 120 Form: 1114-2

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6th 3 (2) Never So Brave W: 9st 10lb Age: 5 yo Colt

80/1

J: P J McDonald T: Andrew Balding

OR: 113 RPR: 124 Form: 17-552

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7th 2 (5) Lake Forest W: 9st 10lb Age: 5 yo Colt

17/2

J: Cieren Fallon T: William Haggas

OR: 119 RPR: 124 Form: 207-15

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8th 1 (9) Docklands W: 9st 10lb Age: 6 yo Colt

80/1

J: James Doyle T: Harry Eustace

OR: 115 RPR: 121 Form: 4-1376

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9th 5 (8) Qirat W: 9st 10lb Age: 5 yo Colt

50/1

J: Colin Keane T: Ralph Beckett

OR: 113 RPR: 119 Form: 70-471

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10th 6 (12) Seagulls Eleven W: 9st 10lb Age: 4 yo Colt

50/1

J: Oisin Murphy T: Hugo Palmer

OR: 114 RPR: 121 Form: 0-2113

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11th 11 (10) Puerto Rico W: 9st 2lb Age: 3 yo Colt

40/1

J: Christophe Soumillon T: A P O’Brien

OR: 116 RPR: 120 Form: 111-46

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12th 9 (6) Dorset W: 9st 2lb Age: 3 yo Colt

200/1

J: Wayne Lordan T: A P O’Brien

OR: 103 RPR: 108 Form: 1-7894

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+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