THIS may not have been a perfect year for Fran Berry, who is no longer employed by trainer Ralph Beckett, but in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup the popular Irishman can do no wrong.

Not only did he ride two winners at Ascot on Saturday, helping the Great Britain and Ireland team to a 19-point victory over the Rest Of The World team, with Europe in third, but he remains unbeaten in the competition itself, having been a member of the successful Ireland teams in 2010 and 2011.