Three weeks later, Nedawi returned to Glorious Goodwood and was moved up in class to contest the Group Three Gordon Stakes, an important trial race for the St Leger.

[3] On 12 September, Nedawi started 5/2 favourite for the St Leger at Doncaster, where he was ridden by John Reid, as Dettori was riding Swain in the Irish Champion Stakes on the same afternoon..

Nedawi proved a difficult ride for Reid, swerving to the right and then hanging to the left before catching the filly High and Low, ridden by Jimmy Fortune, inside the final furlong and winning by half a length.

[4] Reid, who had recently been told that he was to be replaced by Fortune as the leading jockey for Robert Sangster mimicked Dettori's flying dismount and said that the victory had given him great satisfaction, while admitting that the race may not have been as strong as usual.

He started favourite at odds of 7/2 in a field which included such notable stayers as Kayf Tara, Celeric and Persian Punch, but finished fifth, 6+1⁄2 lengths behind the winner Enzeli.

[7] A month after his defeat in the Gold Cup, Nedawi returned to Ascot for Britain's most prestigious all-aged race, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.