Nakheel poised for Pall Mall glory

ONE-TIME Classic contender Nakheel can finally come good on the Rowley Mile in the Listed Pall Mall Stakes at Newmarket today.

Unbeaten as juvenile, connections were talking about Nakheel as a possible 2000 Guineas candidate but injury put paid to those plans and a trip to Newmarket was firmly on the back-burner.

Mark Johnston’s promising colt was not seen at the track again until September this year where he finished fifth behind some useful performers in a Group Three event at York.