Butler ready for Nayir Celebration

NAYYIR has been working encouragingly ahead of his tilt at Saturday’s totesport Celebration Mile at Goodwood.

The Gerard Butler-trained gelding will be partnered once again by Michael Kinane, who steered him to a close second to Soviet Song in the Sussex Stakes over course and distance last month.

“He worked so well before the Festival (Glorious Goodwood) that I couldn’t see him being out of the frame, and he did run very well there,” said Butler.