2026 Nunthorpe Stakes Odds - US star Bacio heads International market

Jon Vine

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Last updated: Sat 15 Aug 2026 16:05

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Latest odds and betting for the 2026 Nunthorpe Stakes
This Group One headlines day three of Ebor Festival at York on Friday 21st August
Bacio heads the betting at 3/1

Juan Hernandez celebrates after riding Bacio to win the Palace Of Holyroodhouse Handicap on Day Four during Royal Ascot 2026. (Getty)

One of the most famous sprint contests staged in the UK is the Nunthorpe Stakes. This Group One was first staged at York over a century ago and we've got an intriguing list of early entries for this year's renewal of this five-furlong speed test.

Let's take a look through the latest Nunthorpe Stakes betting and run through the headline entries.

2026 Nunthorpe Stakes Odds

Name	Odds
Bacio	3/1
Rayevka	6/1
Asfoora	7/1
American Affair	8/1
Mission Central	10/1
Pershaada	12/1
Bar	14/1

2026 Nunthorpe Stakes Entries

Wesley Ward has come agonisingly close to winning the Nunthorpe on a couple of occasions, and he'll be hoping to see Bacio end his painful wait for a winner at York. Ward's raider bolted up in the Palace Of Holyroodhouse Handicap at Royal Ascot, and Juan Hernandez's mount tops the betting for Friday's main event.

2025 winner Asfoora will make the final start of her glittering career in this year's Nunthorpe. France will be represented by Rayevka, who came up just short of Mission Central in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Mission Central will drop back to five furlongs, having found six too much of a stretch in the July Cup. American Affair made a welcome return to winning ways in the King George Qatar Stakes at Goodwood, and he'll step back up to Group One company. Richard Hannon will be represented by impressive Molecomb Stakes winner Pershaada, and this speedy juvenile will get stacks of weight from the rest of the field.

Night Raider will try to bounce back after limp performances at Ascot and Goodwood. Rumstar is a likely runner for Jonny Portman. Jm Jungle will take his chance in the Nunthorpe for a second successive season. Cover Up and Partisan Hero have been entered, after they fought out the finish to the Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh last month.

Japanese star Satono Reve is entered here and in the City Of York Stakes on the final day of the Ebor Festival. Other potential runners in this five-furlong blockbuster include former Commonwealth Cup winner Time For Sandals, City Walls Stakes winner Redorange, Heavenly Heather for Tracy Waggott and Ralph Beckett's former Breeders' Cup winner Starlust.