Third Goodwood Cup For Stradivarius

[Wandering Eyes]

After a damp and windy start to the festival, Bjorn Nielsen’s Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) put the “Glorious” back into the fixture that once held that title with a third G1 Qatar Goodwood Cup, equalling the feat of the similarly-loved Double Trigger (Ire) (Ela-Mana-Mou {Ire}) in the nineties. Settled in mid-division early by Frankie Dettori, the 4-5 favourite was cajoled to the front with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining and asserted for a cosy neck defeat of Dee Ex Bee (GB) (Farhh {GB}), with Cross Counter (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) 1 3/4 lengths back in third. “He’s a push-button ride, a stayer with a turn of foot who follows any pace and has everything covered,” Frankie said after recording a remarkable 10th group win in two months. “He’s got that burst, but then thinks he’s done enough. The pace was very strong and I had the perfect race. I just put him there and he puts his head in front. He knows he’s good.”

1–STRADIVARIUS (IRE), 135, h, 5, by Sea the Stars (Ire)
1st Dam: Private Life (Fr) (MSP-Fr), by Bering (GB)
2nd Dam: Poughkeepsie (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells
3rd Dam: Pawneese (Ire), by Carvin II
(330,000gns RNA Ylg ’15 TATOCT). O/B-Bjorn Nielsen (IRE); T-John Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £283,550. Lifetime Record: 17-12-1-2, £2,274,581. *1/2 to Persian Storm (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}), Hwt. 3yo-Ger at 9.5-11f & MGSW-Ger, $121,198; Rembrandt Van Rijn (Ire) (Peintre Celebre), GSP-Eng, $167,081; and Magical Eve (Ger) (Oratorio {Ire}), SP-SAf.

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