THERE’s no doubt that the biggest win for a locally-bred horse last weekend – or ever if we’re talking prize money – was that of Facteur Cheval in the Group 1 Dubai Turf at Meydan on Saturday. The nine-furlong race was worth £2,283,464.57 to the winner.

Ridden by Maxime Guyon, the five-year-old Ribchester gelding, who was sent off as a 20/1 shot, won by a short-head and three quarters of a length from the Japanese entries Namur (25/1), a mare getting 5lb, and Danon Beluga (12/1).