Midday faces six in Nassau

Midday will face just six opponents when she bids for successive victories in the Blue Square Nassau Stakes at Goodwood on Saturday.

The four-year-old has had just one outing this term, when chasing home Sariska at York in May, but has several big targets in the autumn including the Breeders' Cup, where she won last year.

"Her program really has been a late summer, autumn campaign because of races like the Nassau on Saturday, the Yorkshire Oaks, the Vermeille, the Prix de l'Opera, Breeders' Cup, all those sorts of major older fillies' races come late in the season," said Teddy Grimthorpe, owner Prince Khalid Abdullah's racing manager.

"With that in mind, Henry (Cecil) wants to have her right for those races.

"She seems to have come on nicely. He's obviously suitably pleased with her as she worked pretty well the other day.

"They are going to be tough races but we are very excited with her."

The opposition is headed by two French raiders in Stacelita - winner of the Prix Vermeille last season - and Rosanara, who was supplemented by the Aga Khan.

Luca Cumani's improving Italian Oaks winner Contredanse and David Elsworth's dual Lancashire Oaks winner Barshiba are both contenders.

Sir Michael Stoute's Strawberrydaiquiri and Saeed bin Suroor's Antara complete the select field.