The key angles as Nashwa takes on her elders in the fillies' Eclipse

Thursday: 3.35 Goodwood
Qatar Nassau Stakes (Group 1) | 1m2f | 3yo+ fillies and mares | ITV/RTV

The Nassau Stakes is being presented as an opportunity for Nashwa rather than a target.

In truth, the race is often seen as an intermediate step by top-class fillies. Since Frankel and Canford Cliffs met in the first 'duel on the downs' in the 2011 Sussex Stakes, the same moniker has been dusted off regularly for that race.

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Keith MelroseBetting editor

Published on 27 July 2022inPreviews

Last updated 18:45, 27 July 2022

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