Something of a Goodwood specialist, Nayyir was expected to take in the totesport Celebration Mile at the Sussex track on Sunday week, but this is no longer on the agenda.

“Nayyir is fine and I still can’t explain why he ran like that in the Hungerford at Newbury – maybe the ground was a little bit sticky on top and he just didn’t like it, but he broke badly, was never at the races and it was a disappointing run,” Butler told the Racing Post.

“He won’t go for the Celebration Mile and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes is a long way away now. I’ve nothing in mind for him and we’ll see what unfolds in the next few weeks and find something that might get his confidence back into him again.”

Butler had news of another of his leading lights, Tarfah, who has also had her fair share of problems.

A useful Group-winning filly, she was sent to Chicago last weekend for the Beverly D Stakes before being forced to miss the race through lameness.

Another trip to the States could be on the cards, along with the Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket.

The Blewbury handler added: “Tarfah is also fine and it was disappointing to say the least. She’s on her way home and we didn’t think about staying in America after that.

“The Sun Chariot is in October so she will probably have a race before then. She is in the Blandford Stakes in Ireland and she is also in the Prix Jean Romanet in France so we have a few options for her. I would like to get her back out to America and that’s another option at some stage.”