Dublin might be waiting to take on Kerry in Sunday’s All Ireland Football final but it was a Mayo man who was beaming brightly at Carton House yesterday as Royal Dublin ended their 47-year wait for victory in the AIG Barton Shield.

Sheikh Mohammed’s recent purchase of Jealous Again looks a sharp bit of business now as the Royal Ascot form took a giant boost through Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cherry Hinton Stakes winner Misheer.