Qatar Nassau Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares) – Goodwood

Goodwood

15:05

Qatar Nassau Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares)

Date 2025-07-31

Distance 1m1f197y

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £340,260

Winning Time 2m 8.43s (slow by 3.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Whirl (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	6/5F	Won
2nd	Cercene (IRE) Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	11/1	5
3rd	See The Fire (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	5/2	1.25
4th	Bedtime Story (IRE) Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	9/2	2
5th	Running Lion (GB) William Buick · John & Thady Gosden	17/2	16

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (4)	Whirl Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	126	—	1-6121	117	125	105	33d	—	—	-4	37.1	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Won the Group 1 Pretty Polly last time and that form has been franked; major player
2 (2)	See The Fire Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	135	—	35-513	119	126	114	43d	—	—	-1	25.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Went close in this last year; fine third in Prince of Wales's last month; leading claims
3 (3)	Bedtime Story gr/b J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	126	h	155-62	111	120	99	46d	—	—	+3	20.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Runner-up in Group 1 Prix de Diane; not ruled out, for all that Ryan Moore is on Whirl
4 (5)	Cercene Chestnut J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	126	—	7-3231	113	120	103	41d	—	—	+9	18.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Rallied to win 1m Group 1 Coronation Stakes and could be suited by 1m2f; could go well
1 (1)	Running Lion Grey J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	135	p	2-5248	110	119	102	20d	—	—	+15	19.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won Group 2 at Royal Ascot last June but hasn't hit the same heights this season

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Whirl	6/5	6/5	5/4
See The Fire	5/2	5/2	5/2
Bedtime Story	4/1	4/1	4/1
Cercene	9/1	17/2	17/2
Running Lion	20/1	18/1	16/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Whirl

37.1

OR: 16.8 Form: 7 Odds: 13.3

5/4

2nd

See The Fire

25.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Bedtime Story

20.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Running Lion

19.9

OR: 15 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Cercene

18.3

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
See The Fire	119	126	114
Whirl	117	125	105
Cercene	113	120	103
Bedtime Story	111	120	99
Running Lion	110	119	102

Last Run