HIS team, Atletico Madrid, may have made a stuttering start to their La Liga campaign in Spain but the World Cup-winning French striker, Antoine Griezmann, had plenty to shout about after Tornibush, the Irish-bred Dream Ahead colt he part-owns, landed the Group 3 Qatar Prix du Pin.

Running over a seven-furlong course that often favours those that race prominently, Tornibush was alongside the pace-setting Zalamea at the halfway stage and, having finally disposed of that rival inside the final furlong, had enough in hand to hold off the fast-finishing pair of Spaday and Inns Of Court by half a length and a neck.