Nayef to return for summer campaign

Impressive Dubai Sheema Classic winner Nayef will return to trainer Marcus Tregoning`s Lambourn base next month to be prepared for a summer campaign.

The four-year-old comfortably disposed of a high-class field to land Saturday`s 12-furlong Group One contest at Nad Al Sheba and has taken the race well.

'He`s fine after the race,' Tregoning said today. 'He`s very, very well. He certainly lost no weight at all which is good _ he looks a picture.

'He`ll stay in Dubai until towards the end of April. There`s nothing we could run him in until June in this country so he`ll stay over there and do his quarantine.

'He`s not going to do an awful lot while he`s there so he`ll have a mini-let down between now and when he comes back.'

Tregoning was delighted with Nayef`s effort and is already considering the options for the colt.

'It was a great performance,' he enthused. 'It was important to win having been out there since November.

'There was plenty of pace and he showed a really good burst of acceleration which won the day.

'I think he is still improving.

'He`ll be kept ticking over cantering and then we can build up to speed in time for either Epsom or Ascot.

'I wouldn`t be worried about him running over a mile and a quarter in the Prince Of Wales`s at Royal Ascot or possibly the Coronation Cup.'