Nassau Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Glorious Goodwood)

Preview the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood with insights into past winners, standout trainers, and leading jockeys. This Group 1 contest for fillies and mares highlights trends that point to winning profiles at the Festival.
Nassau Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Glorious Goodwood)
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Expert Guide

You know how punters get lost in too much data or bet blindly? I break down the stats and trends so you can feel confident you’re betting with more than just gut instinct.

2025 Nassau Stakes Preview

The Nassau Stakes is the feature race on day three of the Glorious Goodwood festival, which is held in late July or early August. Group 1 is open to fillies and mares who are aged three years old or older and run over one mile and two furlongs.

The younger runners (3 years old) receive an 8-pound allowance over their older counterparts, running off just 8-13, while the older runners have to carry 9-7.

For sponsorship purposes, the 2025 renewal of the Nassau Stakes will hold the title of 'Qatar Nassau Stakes'.

Nassau Stakes Information:

To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Goodwood tips on the day of the race. Do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist, or are they predicting other runners? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood section for links to these.

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How competitive is the Nassau Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022 when the race had an over-round of 106%. The race in 2013 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 126%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Nassau Stakes, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2025 Nassau Stakes Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Nassau Stakes Trend Analysis. With the field now finalised, we have the Nassau Stakes Trend Shortlist, which is created using the listed trends.

These are the top three quickest-run Nassau Stakes races over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Deirdre (2:02.93) in 2019
  2. Ouija Board (2:04.47) in 2006
  3. Peeping Fawn (2:04.53) in 2007

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Nassau Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -8.06. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.

Over the last 20 renewals, it was Deirdre, trained by Mitsuru Hashida and ridden by Oisin Murphy, who set the fastest winning time in the Nassau Stakes. That runner won the race in a time of 2:02.93 in 2019. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Roger Varian and jockey Jim Crowley with Al Husn who set the slowest winning time; the race-winning time was 2:13.37 in the 2023 renewal.

What the expert says...
Future form is not great for the winner of the Nassau, between 2005-24, those who ran again produced just four next time out winners, the last to do so was Wild Illusion, who went on to win the 2018 Prix de l'Opera.

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Nassau Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Nassau Stakes' past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won, along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Nassau Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2024
2:04.96
Opera Singer (USA)
3yo 9-1 (8 of 9) 9/4
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2023
2:13.37
Al Husn (IRE)
4yo 9-9 (6 of 6) 9/1
Jim Crowley
Roger Varian (GB)
2022
2:05.77
Nashwa (GB)
3yo 9-0 (9 of 8) 6/5F
Hollie Doyle
John & Thady Gosden (GB)
2021
2:08.94
Lady Bowthorpe (GB)
5yo 9-7 (5 of 6) 100/30
Kieran Shoemark
William Jarvis (GB)
2020
2:04.99
Fancy Blue (IRE)
3yo 8-12 (3 of 7) 11/4
Ryan Moore
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
2019
2:02.93
Deirdre (JPN)
5yo 9-7 (4 of 9) 20/1
Oisin Murphy
Mitsuru Hashida (JPN)
2018
2:06.22
Wild Illusion (GB)
3yo 8-13 (6 of 6) 4/1
William Buick
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2017
2:11.79
Winter (IRE)
3yo 8-13 (6 of 6) 10/11F
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2016
2:05.05
Minding (IRE)
3yo 8-11 (1 of 5) 1/5F
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2015
2:06.04
Legatissimo (IRE)
3yo 8-12 (8 of 9) 2/1F
Wayne Lordan
David Wachman (IRE)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Nassau Stakes have been based:

  • GB: 11 winners with an additional 20 placings from 112 runners
  • IRE: 8 winners with an additional 6 placings from 34 runners
  • JPN: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 4 placings from 9 runners

2024 Nassau Stakes Replay


Nassau Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Nassau Stakes over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien, who has won the race five times, with those five winners coming from Peeping Fawn (2007), Halfway To Heaven (2008), Minding (2016), Winter (2017) and Opera Singer (2024).

Here are the Nassau Stakes trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals for trainers who have entries in the 2025 renewal; those not listed have not had a runner. (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
A P O'Brien22-5-7-6.64-8.20
John & Thady Gosden3-1-1-0.80-1.28
Andrew Balding3-0-2-3.00+1.60

Nassau Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Nassau Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore, who has won the race four times, with those four winners coming from Minding (2016), Winter (2017), Fancy Blue (2020) and Opera Singer (2024). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Nassau Stakes is William Buick (3 wins).

Here are the Nassau Stakes jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals for jockeys who have rides in the 2025 renewal; those not listed have not had a runner. (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Ryan Moore
(Whirl)
17-4-6-6.89-6.80
William Buick
(Running Lion)
8-3-3+24.50+12.94
Oisin Murphy
(See The Fire)
5-1-3+16.00+12.60
Wayne Lordan
(Bedtime Story)
2-1-1+1.00+0.20

Nassau Stakes Trend Shortlist

Goodwood will host the 2025 renewal of the Nassau Stakes, which will be run at 3:05 pm on Thursday, 31st July 2025, and these are the runners who perform best based on the trends, along with the trainer and jockey and their record in the race (Runs-Wins-Places Win LSP / EW LSP):

  • 15/15 Whirl (11/8)
    • A P O'Brien (22-5-7 -6.64 / -8.20)
    • Ryan Moore (17-4-6 -6.89 / -6.80)

Others: Cercene (14/15), See The Fire (14/15), Bedtime Story (13/15) and Running Lion (11/15).

*Trainer & Jockey numbers are Runs-Wins-Places Win LSP / EW LSP, Runners, Odds and Trends Passed/Failed correct at the time of posting (1:55 pm Tuesday 29th July 2025), if no odds were available at the time of posting, then forecasted odds are used.

Cercene won the Coronation Stakes last time out, and a total of 6 previous winners of that race from a total of 18 runners went on to win next time out, backing them all would have returned an LSP of +3.84.

Whirl won the Irish Pretty Polly Stakes last time out, and a total of 4 previous winners of that race from a total of 16 runners went on to win next time out, backing them all would have returned an LSP of -3.08.

Nassau Stakes Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +18.32, is when runners had 3 places in the past 90 days.

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career start in the class, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-29.

Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:

  • 2024: Winner in 8 (7,5) [9 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 6 (5) [6 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 9 (2,5) [8 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 5 (3) [6 Runners]
  • 2020: Winner in 3 (1) [7 Runners]

The courses that have produced the most winners of the Nassau Stakes are Ascot and Curragh; there have been a total of 6 winners from each of those courses.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Nassau Stakes:

  • Oasis Dream (3 Wins)
  • Dansili (2 Wins)
  • Dubawi (2 Wins)
  • Galileo (2 Wins)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Winsili in 2013, winning for John Gosden at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of William Buick. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 9 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Nassau Stakes, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.

Route to the Nassau Stakes

Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Nassau Stakes. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2024 - Opera Singer
Ascot - 2nd of 9 (10/3)
Coronation Stakes
2023 - Al Husn
Newcastle (AW) - 1st of 9 (3/1)
JenningsBet In Shiremoor Hoppings Fillies Stakes
2022 - Nashwa
Chantilly - 1st of 17 (3/1)
Prix de Diane
2021 - Lady Bowthorpe
Newmarket (July) - 4th of 13 (11/1)
Falmouth Stakes
2020 - Fancy Blue
Chantilly - 1st of 11 (91/10)
Prix de Diane
2019 - Deirdre
Ascot - 6th of 8 (33/1)
Prince of Wales's Stakes
2018 - Wild Illusion
Ascot - 2nd of 10 (9/4)
Ribblesdale Stakes
2017 - Winter
Ascot - 1st of 7 (4/9)
Coronation Stakes
2016 - Minding
Curragh - 1st of 5 (1/5)
Pretty Polly Stakes (Irish)
2015 - Legatissimo
Curragh - 2nd of 9 (6/4)
Pretty Polly Stakes (Irish)

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Nassau Stakes Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.

James Banting

James Banting

Expert Guide

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Expert Guide

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for flat racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful flat racing blogs for OLBG.

Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood

Here is the schedule for the five-day Glorious Goodwood festival for races which we cover with blogs, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.

Tuesday at Glorious Goodwood

Part of the British Champion Series, the Goodwood Cup is the highlight on the opening day, a marathon over two miles where stamina is key.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:20
Chesterfield Cup Handicap
Take Heart (IRE)
4yo - 7/1
J P Murtagh
Ben Coen
13:55
Vintage Stakes
Aomori City (FR)
2yo - 2/1
Charlie Appleby
William Buick
14:30
Lennox Stakes
Audience (GB)
5yo - 4/1
John & Thady Gosden
Robert Havlin
15:05
Goodwood Cup
Kyprios (IRE)
6yo - 8/13
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore

Wednesday at Glorious Goodwood

Run over a mile, the Sussex Stakes is the main race on the second day, this Group 1 is also part of the British Champion Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:55
Oak Tree Stakes
Raqiya (IRE)
3yo - 7/1
Owen Burrows
Jim Crowley
14:30
Molecomb Stakes
Big Mojo (IRE)
2yo - 25/1
Michael Appleby
Silvestre De Sousa
15:05
Sussex Stakes
Notable Speech (GB)
3yo - 3/1
Charlie Appleby
William Buick

Thursday at Glorious Goodwood

The Group 1 Nassau Stakes is the highlight on Thursday, contested over 1m2f and restricted to only fillies and mares, the race is part of the British Champion Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:20
Kincsem Handicap
Approval (GB)
3yo - 11/2
William Haggas
Tom Marquand
13:55
Richmond Stakes
Black Forza (USA)
2yo - 9/1
M D O'Callaghan
Dylan Browne McMonagle
14:30
Gordon Stakes
Jan Brueghel (IRE)
3yo - 4/5
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:05
Nassau Stakes
Opera Singer (USA)
3yo - 9/4
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore

Friday at Glorious Goodwood

Friday features a couple of decent handicaps with the Goodwood Handicap a stamina-testing race and the Golden Mile which is a heritage handicap. The highlight of the day is the King George Stakes, a sprint run over five furlongs.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:20
Goodwood Handicap
Master Milliner (IRE)
8yo - 25/1
Emma Lavelle
Charles Bishop
13:55
Thoroughbred Stakes
Lead Artist (GB)
3yo - 9/2
John & Thady Gosden
Kieran Shoemark
14:30
Golden Mile Handicap
Toimy Son (FR)
5yo - 12/1
David Menuisier
Oisin Murphy
15:05
King George Stakes
Big Evs (IRE)
3yo - 13/8
Michael Appleby
Tom Marquand

Saturday at Glorious Goodwood

Saturday is the day of one of the biggest handicaps on the flat, the Stewards Cup, 20+ runners over six furlongs compete in this heritage handicap.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:20
Glorious Stakes
Al Aasy (IRE)
7yo - 3/1
William Haggas
Jim Crowley
13:55
Summer Handicap
Align The Stars (IRE)
3yo - 100/30
Charlie Johnston
Joe Fanning
14:30
Lillie Langtry Stakes
Term Of Endearment (GB)
5yo - 15/2
Henry De Bromhead
W J Lee
15:05
Stewards Cup
Get It (GB)
6yo - 40/1
George Baker
Pat Cosgrave

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