HAYLEY Turner and the 'Girls' team took the honours in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot.

Turner, making a record 12th appearance in the annual team competition, saw off the late challenge of Hong Kong-based Brazilian ace Joao Moreira to win the Silver Saddle as top rider by one point, 39-38.

The Girls, comprising Turner, Hollie Doyle and their captain Josephine Gordon, landed the team prize with a points total of 76, with the European team second on 70.

Turner said: "I can't believe it. The best thing is my whole family are here. Winning the Silver Saddle, named after the late Alistair Haggis - he was the one who got me on the team 12 years ago and really pushed me. This is my favourite day of the year."

Turner's second place on Roundhay Park in the concluding Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint Handicap assured her the individual and helped secure victory for the Girls. Her one win on the card came on Via Serendipity in the Mile.

She always had the Stuart Williams-trained four-year-old close to the pace set by Poet's Society, before kicking on a furlong out and keeping Via Serendipity going to get the verdict by half a length from Shady McCoy.

Turner said: "It's such a buzz of a day and the horse has done it so well - I only had to give him a couple of flicks late on."

Hollie Doyle gained her first win in the Shergar Cup for the Girls' other success, when scoring on Tis Marvellous (6/1) in the Dash for trainer Clive Cox.

Doyle said: "It's a massive deal for me to get the call-up (to ride at the Shergar Cup), let alone have a winner. I really enjoyed this meeting last year and just got touched off in this race, so it's great to get a win on the board."

Cox said: "This was the first ride that Hollie has had for me and I am over the moon. She gave the horse a super ride."