[2] Nazeef's dam Handassa was bought by Shadwell as a yearling for 100,000 guineas[3] and became a successful racemare, winning two races including the Listed Garnet Stakes.

Nineteen days later she started 4/6 favourite for a seven-runner maiden race over the same course and distance and recorded her first success as she took the lead approaching the final furlong and won by one and a quarter lengths from the four-year-old gelding Ghalyoon.

[6] On 4 September the filly started at odds of 1/4 for a novice race (for horses with no more than two previous wins) over one mile on the synthetic Polytrack surface at Chelmsford City Racecourse and won "very easily" after accelerating away from her three opponents in the final furlong.

[7] For her final run of the season, Nazeef was returned to the turf for a handicap race over one mile at Newmarket three weeks later in which she carried top weight of 134 pounds and started 6/4 favourite.

Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic the British flat-racing season was restructured leading to the race being run behind closed doors on 3 June (rather than its usual date in April) and being open to three-year-olds.

After being restrained by Crowley for most of the way she made strong progress on the outside in the straight, overtook Billesdon Brook in the closing stages and won "cosily" by three quarters of a length.

Nazeef raced in mid-division before staying on strongly in the last quarter mile and gained the advantage in the final strides to win by a head from the 28/1 outsider Agincourt.

After racing in second place behind Terbellum, Nazeef stayed on strongly in the final furlong and won in a blanket finish by a neck from Billesdon Brook with Terebellum the same distance away in third, half a length in front of One Master.

[15] In the Sun Chariot Stakes over one mile on heavy ground at Newmarket on 3 October Nazeef was ridden by Crowley and started the 17/2 third choice in the betting behind Champers Elysees and Peaceful in a twelve-runner field which also included Veracious, Terebellum, Billesdon Brook, Feliciana De Vega (Darley Stakes), Half Light (Hamburger Stutenmeile) and Cloak of Spirits (second in the 1000 Guineas).