Dewhurst Stakes 2026 Betting Odds
Newmarket’s fourth race on Saturday is the Darley Dewhurst Stakes, with seven runners lining up in a Group One encounter which can be realistically won by just three horses. Desert Castle has been all the rage and could go off as the odds-on favourite, with Charlie Appleby’s charge having looked impressive in two outings.
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Darkness Falls began the season with a third-placed finish before claiming successive victories and Aidan O’Brien will feel the horse can compete favourably in this one. The same applies to stablemate Great Barrier Reef, with the charge having claimed three wins before winding up in second in a previous showing.
Dewhurst Stakes Runners & Odds
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Desert Castle is hard to oppose based on the evidence so far. In early August, the horse ran on the July course at Newmarket to oblige at odds of 1/2. The favourite was able to secure the spoils by three and a half lengths, with that coming in a maiden stakes. Then came a bold run at Doncaster, with this being another highly impressive display.
The horse secured a three-length win in the Betfred Champagne Stakes. The even money shot dwelt at the start before clicking into gear, with the runner looking capable of even more progress starting with this showdown. If he is to be beaten, perhaps Darkness Falls is the one that can find extra to claim the spoils.
Darkness Falls has been shortening as other contenders have been dropping out, with the two-year-old scoring on consecutive occasions at the Curragh and Leopardstown. The 4/6 shot was able to win the former when romping clear by a substantial seven lengths, with the horse then stepping up to deliver in the Group One Golden Fleece Stakes.
Great Barrier Reef has bagged three wins in the space of four efforts and can’t be easily discounted. It’s another O’Brien-trained charge who was able to secure a Royal Ascot win when obliging with the spoils in the Group Two Coventry Stakes. However, a late August appearance at the Curragh saw the horse fall short when beaten as the 4/5 favourite.
Past Winners
2025 — Dewhurst Stakes
- 1 Gewan James Doyle +2500
- 2 Gstaad C Soumillon +175F
- 3 Distant Storm W Buick +225
- 4 Zavateri Charles Bishop +450
- 5 Oxagon Oisin Murphy +900
- 6 Alparslan C Lee +5000
- 7 Pacific Avenue Rossa Ryan +3300
- 8 Italy Wayne Lordan +1200
- 9 Saba Desert Billy Loughnane +3300
2024 — Dewhurst Stakes
- 1 Shadow Of Light W Buick EvensF
- 2 Expanded Tom Marquand +1200
- 3 Ancient Truth James Doyle +162
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