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2024 Nassau Stakes Tips & Predictions


The Nassau Stakes is the third of the Group 1 features during Glorious Goodwood and it's a quality race for the fillies and mares.

It has been dominated by the bigger stables in recent history, with the likes of Sir Michael Stoute, Henry Cecil and Aidan O'Brien all winning consecutive Nassau Stakes.

Always a popular betting race, the Nassau Stakes is the feature on a quality Day 3 card at Goodwood in early August.

Nassau Stakes Key Facts


DateThursday 1st August, 2024
TrackGoodwood
Distance1m2f
ClassGroup 1
Race TypeSet weights
Prize money£600,000
Age3YO fillies and mares

Nassau Stakes Day Card

The Richmond Stakes is also on the Day 3 card at Goodwood, but all of the attention is on the Nassau Stakes, which runs for big prize money.

Time
Title
Status
1:50pm Kincsem Handicap Class 2
2:25pm Richmond Stakes Group 2
3:00pm Gordon Stakes Group 3
3:35pm  Nassau Stakes Group 1
4:10pm Nursery Handicap Class 2
4:45pm Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 2
5:20pm Halnaker Handicap Class 3

Nassau Stakes Tips

When the field has been finalised for this year's race, we'll publish our tips for the Nassau Stakes.

Nassau Stakes Odds

You'll find the latest odds for the Nassau Stakes at the head of this page...

2023 Nassau Stakes Result

Position
Name
SP
1stAl Husn9/1
2ndAbove The Curve7/1
3rdNashwa11/4

2024 Nassau Stakes Entries


The firm favourite for this year's Nassau Stakes is Opera Singer. Aidan O'Brien's three-year-old improved on her third-place finish in the Irish 1000 Guineas with a narrow defeat in the Coronation Stakes to Porta Fortuna, who went on to boost the Royal Ascot form with an easy victory in the Falmouth Stakes.

Bluestocking sits second in the market, but also holds an entry for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes this weekend. John and Thady Gosden will give Inspiral another run over this trip, despite a disappointing performance in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes.

1000 Guineas winner, Elmalka will also step up to ten furlongs for the first time at Glorious Goodwood. Patrice Cottier could send Prix de Diane winner, Sparkling Plenty over to England for the first time. David Menuisier's Tamfana will make her fourth Group One start in a row at Goodwood.

Roger Varian's Ejaabiyah and Andrew Balding's See The Fire could also represent this year's Classic generation. Laurel and Tiffany could both be switched to ten furlongs. Other possible older runners include Ralph Beckett's Lady Boba, Running Lion for the Gosdens, Hughie Morrison's Stay Alert, and Melo Melo for Francis-Henri Graffard.

Nassau Stakes History

The Nassau Stakes is one of the premier fillies and mares' races in Britain and it runs on the third day of the Glorius Goodwood carnival in July/August.

It was restricted to three-year-old fillies for the first 135 years and was given Group 1 status in 1999 when Saeed bin Suroor scored with Zahrat Dubai.

There have been many champions winners since, including Ouija Board, The Fugue, Minding and Winter.

Midday was a three-time from 2009-2011 and in the process proving itself as the best female middle-distance runner in the land.

Sir Michael Stoute scored three consecutive wins with three different horses from 2002-2004 and Henry Cecil, who has a total of eight wins in the race, scored three consecutive wins with Midday.

John Gosden followed suit when lining up The Fugue, Winsili and Legatissimo in consecutive years before Aidan O'Brien scored back-to-back victories with Minding and Winter.

It has long been a favourites race with 27 favourites winning the last 70 editions and the high-quality stables target their best fillies and mares for the Nassau Stakes.

Classic winner Legatissimo, Winter and Minding continued favourite's strong record between 2015 and 17. Charlie Appleby's Wild Illusion then won her second Group One in 2018.

Deirdre struck a blow for Japan when Mitsuru Hashida's raider claimed a shock win under Oisin Murphy in 2019. Aidan O'Brien's youngest son, Donnacha O'Brien then saddled his first Group One winner, as Fancy Blue struck in the 2020 Nassau Stakes.

In 2021, William Jarvis claimed the biggest win of his training career, as the popular Lady Bowthorpe won the Nassau Stakes.

Nassau Stakes betting guide

Favourites have a great record in the Nassau Stakes, but there have been some recent upsets.

Winsili scored for John Gosden and William Buick in 2013 at odds of 20/1 and Sultanina was an 11/2 winner in 2014, but it has been a race largely dominated by the punters' elect.

Winter paid 10/11 when winning in 2017 and stablemate Minding was very short in the betting at 1/5 in 2016 when beating a field of only five.

The fields are commonly small which means the odds aren't as generous (Winsili faced a field of 15) and punters have done a good job of identifying the best horse in the race.

Despite winning the previous two editions, Midday won paying 6/4 in 2011, having won at odds of 11/2 and 15/8 in the two years prior.

Seven of the last 12 favourites have won the Nassau Stakes and eight of the past 12 winners had previous won at Group 1 level, including Midday and Minding which had five Group 1 wins a piece.

Running well leading into the Nassau Stakes is key and most winners have run in the first four prior to running at Goodwood.

Past Nassau Stakes winners

Year
Race Winner
2023Al Husn
2022Nashwa
2021Lady Bowthorpe
2020Fancy Blue
2019Deirdre
2018Wild Illusion
2017 Winter
2016Minding
2015Legatissimo
2014Sultianina
2013Winsili
2012The Fugue
2011Midday
2010Midday
2009Midday
2008Halfway to Heaven
2007Peeping Pawn
2006Ouija Board
2005Alexander Goldrun
2004Favourable Terms
2003Russian Rhythm
2002Islington
2001Lailani
2000Crimplene
1999Zahrat Dubai
1998Alborada
1997Ryafan
1996Last Second
1995Caramba
1994Hawajiss
1993Lyphard's Delta
1992Ruby Tiger
1991Ruby Tiger
1990Kartajana
1989Mamaluna
1988Ela Romara