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Weld ready to take on 'best stayer in the world' with Search For A Song
Oisin Orr and Search For A Song after winning the Comer Group International Irish St LegerCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)
Search For A Song will clash with Stradivarius for the first time when the pair meet in the Group 2 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot on Saturday.
Trainer Dermot Weld has decided to take on the champion stayer with the back-to-back Irish St Leger winner and has booked Oisin Murphy for the occasion.
Search For A Song won her second Irish St Leger at the Curragh last month when swooping late to beat Ebor scorer Fujaira Prince by two lengths under a perfectly judged ride from Oisin Orr.
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