JUST think about it – 5,000 winners. That was the feat achieved by Mark Johnston, now training with his son Charlie on the licence, when Dubai Mile won for the second time recently.

A two-year-old colt from the sole crop sired by Roaring Lion (Kitten’s Joy), Dubai Mile was making his third start and winning for the second time, on this occasion shouldering a seven-pound penalty. The next step is likely to be the Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes. Bred by Skymarc Farm, the colt was sold for only €20,000 last year at the Goffs Orby Sale, a pittance given how well he is bred.