MARTIN Hassett’s near domination of the first four-year-old races of the season has been covered elsewhere in this section and while Dingo Dollar may have been a fortunate winner at Belharbour, his victory was welcomed well outside the trainer’s extended family and the vicinity of Killenaule.

The chesnut gelding is by Golden Lariat, a smashing-looking son of Mr Prospector out of Larrocha, a Sadler’s Wells mare whose four wins in England included two at listed level. A half-sister to Ardross and Gesedeh from the family of Scorpion, Robertico and Alflora, Larrocha has bred seven winners including Razkalla who, like his dam, claimed two listed races and was Group 1-placed in Nad Al Sheba.