Nayyir Bows Out Nayyir, a nine-time winner for trainer Gerard Butler, has been retired.The popular nine-year-old raced 37 times during a career spanning six years, winning two Lennox Stakes at Goodwood and amassing a total of £570,612 in prize money.Nayyir bows out with a total of five Pattern-race victories to his credit but a Group One triumph proved elusive with the Indian Ridge gelding being placed three times at the highest level.'Unfortunately, we have retired Nayyir and it is the end of a great career,' said Butler.'It really choked me when I told the owners what I thought they should do. We've done it before something went wrong, he just doesn't seem to be enjoying it as much anymore.'(C) PA Sport
