THE sole Grade 1 race over jumps last weekend was in France, the Prix Renaud du Vivier 4-year-old Hurdle at Auteuil. It was won by Master Dino, a son of Doctor Dino (Muhtathir) whose fee has jumped for next year from €8,000 to €12,000. He stands at Henri and Antonia Devin’s Haras du Mesnil.

Trained by Richard Gibson, Doctor Dino was quite the globetrotter in his racing days, running 30 times and winning in France, Hong Kong and the USA.