Naeim wraps up Wathba Stud Farm Cup series in Al Ain with fluent win

Al Ain, UAE - The Helal Al Alawi-trained Naeim won the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Wathba Stud Farm Cup For Private Owners race on the final day of racing in Al Ain for the 2016-17 season.

Tadhg O’Shea had made the perfect start to proceedings and was probably never headed aboard Naiem in the Wathba Stud Farm Cup, a 1600m handicap which began proceedings on the final race meeting here.

Naeim under O’Shea finished about four lengths ahead of Amadeusz BS under Richard Mullen with MH Lazzaz running into third place.

It was a third career success for Naiem, all at Al Ain, but first at this trip having scored both previous victories over 1400m, most recently in a handicap at the end of January.

His only previous attempt at 1600m had resulted in a heavy defeat on the Abu Dhabi turf, in November 2015, but he appeared to relish it here and had this race won from a long way out.

“He has stayed very strongly and done that nicely,” said O’Shea. “The yard always has their horses in good shape and it is a great start to the day.”

The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival is sustained by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority and coordinated by Abu Dhabi Sports Council, with National Feed and Flour Production and Marketing Co. LLC as associate sponsors, IPIC as Strategic Partner, The  National Archives as the official partner and Emirates airline as the official carriers, in cooperation with Emirates Racing Authority, IFAHR, Emirates Arabian Horse Society, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare  and sponsored by Al Aweer Stables, Ayadii LLC, Global United Veterinary Services LLC, Bloom, Petromal, Rise General Trading Co. LLC, Hayatna, Wathba Stallions, Abu Dhabi Falconers Club, Emirates Falconers Club,  Mohamed Bin Zayed Falconry and Desert Physiognomy School, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), Al Awani General Enterprises, Kabale, Omeir Travels, Dr Nader Saab Switzerland, Laboratories Fadia Karam Cosmetics, YAS Channel, Racing Post, Paris Turf,  Al Wathba Centre, the UAE's General Women's Union, The Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2016, Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, Eastern Mangroves Suites-Abu Dhabi by Jannah, Anantara Eastern Mangroves Spa and Resort.

Source: HH SH Mansoor Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival / Satya Narayan