Winter won’t disappoint on Thursday

Coral preview the Nassau Stakes

There was a massive shock on Wednesday at Goodwood, 20/1 shot Here Comes When winning the Sussex Stakes ahead of odds-on favourite Ribchester. Churchill was withdrawn in the build-up, setting the pace for the day.

A nice price winner if you were on, but favourite backers will be looking for a bit more luck on Thursday, when the Nassau Stakes headlines a seven-race card. Will we see another upset? You can place your bets on that race, or any from the day, at Coral. Click here to build your accumulators.

Winter a worthy favourite

The main event goes at 3.35pm, and we have a nine-runner field to sort through. One mile one furlong lies ahead of the contenders, and Coral’s racing team have Winter marked up as favourite going in to the day. A convincing jolly, and so she should be.

Aidan O’Brien’s three-year-old filly, a product of high-class breeding, arrives at course with a CV showing four wins from seven starts, never finishing outside of the places. A third on debut at Naas was followed by a similar effort at Gowran, then the penny dropped. She won a maiden at Dundalk, was second at Leopardstown, then went on a three-race winning run.

More to come from the NAP

Banking the prize money in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket in May, she made a quick-fire return to the winner’s enclosure in the Irish version of the race, before completing the group one treble at Royal Ascot in June, claiming the Coronation Stakes by 2 ½ lengths from nearest finisher Roly Poly. Seen running on at the finish, those who followed the race left convinced there was more still to come from O’Brien’s star.