YESTERDAY started in the most perfect way imaginable for Qatar when Dubday, successful in the Group 3 Betfred Glorious Stakes, became the first horse trained there to win a race in Britain.

Arriving on the outside for Frankie Dettori, who missed some scrimmaging on the inner, the five-year-old son of Dubawi went on and defied the steady, unavailing late run of 15/8 favourite The Corsican with Windshear third.