ASCOT // The trainer John Gosden and jockey Jimmy Fortune dominated yesterday's big meeting as they combined to win both the Group One races.
The main event, the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, was billed as a match between Henrythenavigator and Tamayuz and the pair had both beaten Gosden's representative Raven's Pass earlier in the season.
Fortune adopted more positive tactics on this occasion and his mount, owned by Princess Haya Of Jordan, repelled the challenge of Aidan O'Brien's Henrythenavigator by a length with the remainder a long way behind.
"Horse, jockey and trainer finally got it right," Gosden said. "Things haven't always gone right for him and the only plan was to be handier. He will now go for the Breeders' Cup, either in the Mile or the Classic."
Rainbow View earlier confirmed herself a prospect, retaining her unbeaten record with a defeat of Fantasia in the Meon Valley Stud Fillies' Mile.
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Who has lived at The Bishops Avenue?
- George Sainsbury of the supermarket dynasty, sugar magnate William Park Lyle and actress Dame Gracie Fields were residents in the 1930s when the street was only known as ‘Millionaires’ Row’.
- Then came the international super rich, including the last king of Greece, Constantine II, the Sultan of Brunei and Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal who was at one point ranked the third richest person in the world.
- Turkish tycoon Halis Torprak sold his mansion for £50m in 2008 after spending just two days there. The House of Saud sold 10 properties on the road in 2013 for almost £80m.
- Other residents have included Iraqi businessman Nemir Kirdar, singer Ariana Grande, holiday camp impresario Sir Billy Butlin, businessman Asil Nadir, Paul McCartney’s former wife Heather Mills.
Hunting park to luxury living
- Land was originally the Bishop of London's hunting park, hence the name
- The road was laid out in the mid 19th Century, meandering through woodland and farmland
- Its earliest houses at the turn of the 20th Century were substantial detached properties with extensive grounds
Real estate tokenisation project
Dubai launched the pilot phase of its real estate tokenisation project last month.
The initiative focuses on converting real estate assets into digital tokens recorded on blockchain technology and helps in streamlining the process of buying, selling and investing, the Dubai Land Department said.
Dubai’s real estate tokenisation market is projected to reach Dh60 billion ($16.33 billion) by 2033, representing 7 per cent of the emirate’s total property transactions, according to the DLD.
