Zoffany has Nayef entry Zoffany is the sole Irish entry for the Nayef Joel Stakes at Newmarket on Friday, September 23rd. The £100,000 contest has been newly promoted to Group Two status and takes place the day before the Cambridgeshire. Aidan O'Brien's charge was a Group One winner as a juvenile and has finished runner-up in top company twice this season. The Dansili colt chased home Frankel at Ascot and subsequently just lost out in the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly. He will be bidding to bounce back to form following a disappointing show in the Prix Maurice De Gheest last time. Impressive Celebration Mile winner Dubawi Gold could meet Excelebration in the mile contest, which forms part of the inaugural QIPCO British Champions Series. The race has attracted a high-class entry of 21 and Godolphin have a quintet engaged . These include last season's Group One Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner Poet's Voice, and fellow Group One winner Rio De La Plata, as well as Saamidd, a high-class juvenile but last seen finishing down the field in the QIPCO 2000 Guineas. Other notable entries include Roger Charlton's Cityscape and progressive pair Chachamaidee and Dance And Dance.
