Soft ground? No worries. If anything, it only served to exaggerate the superiority of Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) as Bjorn Nielsen’s chestnut entered immortality with an emphatic third G1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. Joining Sagaro (GB) and now only one off Yeats (Ire) with his awe-inspiring tally, the 4-5 favourite tracked the pace in mid-division before Frankie said go coming out of the back straight. Checking behind more than he was looking forward heading to the home turn, Dettori allowed him to saunter to the leader Nayef Road (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) two out and open up for a 10-length victory to mark the occasion. It was another eight lengths back to Cross Counter (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) in third.
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